Multi-device Content Subscription via Secondary Browsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Internet video services like BIVL require users to browse and search content on a single device, disrupting the viewing experience and limiting functionality on devices without GUI capabilities, such as home audio or video devices.
Innovation Solution
A system allowing users to subscribe to and manage channels and content across multiple devices, using a second device for browsing while the main device handles playback, with a method that includes selecting subscription channels, modifying user lists, and executing commands on those channels, ensuring seamless content playback without interrupting the main device's viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If content browsing and playback are performed on a single device, then device complexity is reduced, but the viewing experience is disrupted and functionality is limited on devices without GUI capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the IPTV service functionality into two separate devices: a main device for content playback and a second device for content browsing and subscription management. This segmentation allows each device to specialize in its intended function, improving the viewing experience while maintaining manageable complexity through clear functional separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The second device is designed to perform multiple functions including browsing content, managing subscriptions, and controlling playback on the main device. This multi-functionality allows devices without GUI capabilities to access BIVL services through alternative interfaces, expanding system versatility.
2Ease of operation
If a second device is used for browsing content, then the viewing experience is improved, but security risks increase due to unauthenticated access
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism where the second device does not directly access proprietary content URLs. Instead, it communicates playback commands to the main device, which holds the authenticated credentials. This intermediary role of the main device maintains security while enabling convenient browsing on the second device.
3Ease of manufacture
If devices without GUI capabilities are used, then hardware requirements are reduced, but the ability to browse BIVL services is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a virtual representation of the BIVL service interface on the second device through text-based or alternative GUI interfaces. This copying of the browsing functionality in an adapted form allows devices without traditional GUI capabilities to access and navigate BIVL services effectively.
Data Source
AI summary
Subscribing to channels and playing content, including: selecting an available subscription channel with an application on a second device; modifying a user's, subscription list based on the selected subscription-channel; and executing commands on any of the subscription channels of the user's subscription list. Keywords include: media, internet content, BIVL subscription and device infrastructure.