Dynamic Multimedia Device Appropriation via Server Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multimedia equipment, such as mobile phone terminals, often have limited screen size, listening comfort, and communication bandwidth, which do not provide optimal communication quality and comfort for users, especially when they are not compatible with higher-capacity access points.
Innovation Solution
A method for dynamic appropriation of a second multimedia device by a first device, allowing the first device to control and utilize the capabilities of a second device in the same geographical area for improved communication, using a server to establish signaling links and data streams that adapt to the capacities of the available terminals, enabling the use of more suitable equipment for enhanced user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user terminal with limited capabilities (e.g., mobile phone) is used for communication, then portability and ease of operation are improved, but communication quality and multimedia capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that coordinates between the user terminal and available multimedia terminals. The server receives communication requests, identifies suitable terminals in the geographical area, and establishes connections, allowing the mobile terminal to leverage high-capacity terminals without compromising portability
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows a single user terminal to dynamically access multiple different multimedia terminals depending on location and availability. The user terminal universally interfaces with various terminals (videoconference terminals, PCs, TVs) through the server, enabling one device to perform multiple communication functions with different quality levels
2Reliability
If the user terminal attempts to access higher-capacity access points, then communication bandwidth and quality are improved, but compatibility issues arise when the terminal is not compatible with enhanced capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of the user terminal attempting to access high-capacity terminals directly and risking incompatibility, the system inverts the approach: the server identifies compatible terminals and establishes connections on behalf of the user terminal. The compatibility check is performed by the server based on terminal capabilities and requirements, not by forcing the user terminal to adapt to high-capacity interfaces
3Reliability
If multimedia capabilities are enhanced by using higher-capacity terminals, then communication quality is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the communication functionality into two parts: the user terminal maintains simple portability functions, while the actual multimedia communication is handled by separate, dedicated terminals (videoconference terminals, PCs with cameras, TVs) that are distributed in the geographical area. This segmentation allows high-capacity terminals to be used without requiring the user terminal itself to be complex
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for the dynamic appropriation of at least one second device (31) by a first device (33) located in a geographical area containing said at least one second device, in the event of a request to establish a communication between the first device (33) and a third device (37), said method including: a step in which a first signalling link is established between a server (34) and the first device (33), and a step in which the second and third devices are controlled from the server (34) in order to establish at least one payload flow between the second and third devices, forming a first part of the communication.