Multimedia Presentation Control Software for Mobile Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Modern commuters often experience boredom, fatigue, and frustration due to lengthy waiting periods, as existing mobile devices require active seeking of entertainment and information, which may be complicated, expensive, or unavailable, leading to negative psycho/social consequences.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that provides a multimedia presentation to mobile device users automatically, utilizing a communication system with a multimedia presentation content server, mobile communication carrier, and mobile device equipped with smart chip technology, where multimedia presentation control software integrates with the mobile operating system to deliver content based on smart chip events, such as transactions or interactions with local services networks, offering entertainment, information, or advertising without user initiation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If mobile device users actively seek out entertainment and information content, then they can access diversionary content during waiting periods, but the process becomes complicated, expensive, or unavailable requiring active user effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of accessing contentVSAvoidtime spent actively seeking content
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically detecting smart chip events (such as transactions or check-ins) and autonomously selecting and delivering appropriate multimedia content to the user's mobile device without requiring the user to manually search for or request content. The system serves itself by using the event data to trigger relevant content delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring the mobile device with multimedia presentation control software and establishing event-subscription relationships before waiting periods occur. When a smart chip event is detected, the content delivery is already prepared and can be immediately activated, eliminating the need for real-time content searching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multimedia content is automatically provided based on smart chip events, then user experience during waiting periods is improved, but system complexity increases with integration of control software and event detection

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser productivity during waitingVSAvoidsystem integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The multimedia presentation control software is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both an event detector (subscribing to smart chip events) and a content delivery controller. This universal component handles multiple tasks including event monitoring, content selection, presentation control, and user interaction management, thereby reducing the need for separate specialized components and lowering overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the system provides relevant multimedia content automatically, then waiting-related boredom and frustration are alleviated, but cost increases for content delivery and processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenegative psycho/social consequences of waitingVSAvoidcost of content delivery
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting content delivery based on the type of smart chip event detected. Different events (transactions, check-ins, arrivals) trigger different content parameters (type, duration, format), allowing the system to optimize resource allocation and reduce unnecessary content delivery costs while maintaining effectiveness in alleviating waiting-related negative effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS7912459B2Method and system for providing a multimedia presentation to a mobile device user
Publication Date: 2011.03.22 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC
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AI summary

There is provided a method for use by a mobile device for providing an entertainment presentation to a user. The method comprises downloading a multimedia presentation control software by the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes a controller and a smart chip operable to support electronic commerce transactions, registering a first action by the mobile device in response to a first smart chip event caused by the user, activating a function of the multimedia presentation control software in response to the first action, and providing the entertainment presentation to the user of the mobile device using the multimedia presentation control software.