Multimedia Playback Switching for Privacy-Safe Cross-Device Projection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multimedia data projection methods between electronic devices often expose private information and require cumbersome manual settings, leading to inefficient and unfriendly user interactions.

Innovation Solution

A multimedia data playing method that allows seamless switching of multimedia data between devices by prompting users to select candidate devices for specific applications, enabling per-application or per-task granularity control, and displaying prompt interfaces to simplify the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If complete screen projection is implemented to utilize device characteristics, then display quality is improved, but information security deteriorates due to disclosure of private information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidinformation security
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the screen projection function into two distinct modes: complete screen projection for public content and selective application projection for private content. This segmentation allows users to choose the appropriate projection mode based on the nature of the content, thereby maintaining display quality while protecting information security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces dynamic switching capability between different projection modes. Users can dynamically switch between complete screen projection and selective application projection based on real-time needs, making the system adaptable to different scenarios and balancing display quality with information security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Object-affected harmful factors

If selective application projection is implemented to protect information security, then information security is improved, but operation complexity increases due to manual selection requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation securityVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a system where the device automatically manages projection settings based on application attributes. The system self-identifies which applications are suitable for projection and pre-configures them, eliminating the need for users to manually select and configure each application, thus reducing operation complexity while maintaining information security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary configuration of projection settings for different applications in advance. The system pre-identifies public and private applications and sets up projection rules beforehand, so that during actual use, users only need to trigger projection without dealing with complex configuration, thereby simplifying operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If manual configuration is required for each projection to ensure precision, then projection accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprojection accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables the system to automatically identify projection-uitable applications and configure projection parameters without user intervention. The device self-determines which applications to project and sets appropriate parameters, maintaining projection accuracy while eliminating the time users would spend on manual configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary identification and configuration of projection settings for multiple applications in advance. By pre-processing these configurations, the system ensures projection accuracy is maintained while reducing the time required during actual projection operations, as users only need to initiate projection without reconfiguring settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12619349B2Multimedia data playing method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2026.05.05 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method includes displaying N candidate devices, receiving a first selection operation that a user selects a second electronic device from the N candidate devices, and switch multimedia data associated with the first display interface to the second electronic device for playing or displaying the task.