Networked Rendering Device Internet Multimedia Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multimedia home networking technologies do not allow users to access the complete collection of internet multimedia content created for delivery within web browsers, as they require downloading and storing content on media servers before rendering on devices within the home network.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilize an application to render internet multimedia content on rendering devices within a network, providing web browser functions to select, transmit, and control the content, allowing direct access and rendering without the need for local storage on media servers, using a user interface that combines web browsing and device management tasks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If internet multimedia content is accessed through existing multimedia home networking technologies, then content can be rendered on network devices, but the content must be downloaded and stored on media servers first

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAccess to internet multimedia contentVSAvoidLocal storage requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the web browser functionality from the traditional media server architecture and integrates it directly into networked rendering devices. This allows the device to access and render internet multimedia content directly without extracting and storing content locally on media servers first, eliminating the intermediate storage step while maintaining rendering capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a web browser component as an intermediary layer between the internet content sources and the rendering devices. This mediator enables direct access to internet multimedia content through standard web protocols, eliminating the need for content to be transferred and stored on traditional media servers while still allowing networked rendering.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If web browser functions are integrated into rendering devices, then direct access to internet content is enabled, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveContent access capabilityVSAvoidSystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes rendering devices multi-functional by integrating web browser capabilities directly into them. This allows the same device to both render multimedia content and browse the internet using standard web protocols, eliminating the need for separate media server infrastructure and reducing overall system complexity despite adding functionality to individual devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables rendering devices to dynamically adapt their functionality by incorporating a web browser component that can handle various internet content protocols (HTTP, RTSP, etc.). This dynamic capability allows devices to access and render different types of multimedia content from internet sources without requiring static pre-configuration or separate dedicated servers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Quantity of substance

If content is streamed directly from internet to rendering devices, then local storage is eliminated, but compatibility with existing networking standards must be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveLocal storage requirementVSAvoidProtocol handling

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the traditional monolithic media server functionality into separate components: web browser functions, content rendering functions, and network communication functions. This segmentation allows the system to handle internet content protocols and existing home networking protocols separately, maintaining compatibility with UPnP and other standards while enabling direct internet content access without local storage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses the web browser as an intermediary that translates between internet content protocols (HTTP, RTSP) and the rendering device's native protocols. This intermediary layer maintains compatibility with existing home networking standards while enabling direct access to internet multimedia content without requiring content to be stored locally or converted through traditional media server processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9195775B2System and method for managing and/or rendering internet multimedia content in a network

Publication Date: 2015.11.24 PACKETVIDEO CORP

AI summary

A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device.