Personal Display Proximity Detection for TV Content Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face challenges in finding and selecting relevant on-demand media content due to the vast availability of visual, audio, and software applications, making it difficult to navigate and view content of interest in a streaming environment.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented in a streaming environment that includes displaying content on a television, detecting a personal display device in proximity, and displaying information associated with content selections on both the television and personal display device, with alerts indicating content availability on the personal device, utilizing a platform server with modules for authentication, search, recommendation, and user interface customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If content is displayed on a television with vast on-demand media content available, then content variety and availability are improved, but it becomes more challenging for consumers to find, select and view content of interest
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a personal display device (smartphone, tablet, or computer) as an intermediary between the television and the user. This secondary device displays content information, recommendations, and control interfaces, making it easier for users to navigate and select content from the vast on-demand library without cluttering the television interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the content viewing experience across two devices: the television displays the actual content (video, audio, or application), while the personal display device handles content selection, information display, and navigation. This segmentation allows each device to specialize in its optimal function, improving overall ease of operation.
2Loss of information
If information associated with content selection is displayed on both television and personal display device, then content information accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The personal display device serves multiple functions: displaying content information, providing content recommendations, receiving user selections, and communicating with the television. This multi-functionality consolidates several operations into a single device, managing system complexity while improving information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where the personal display device receives content information from the television, processes it through recommendation algorithms, and presents refined information back to the user. This feedback mechanism organizes information flow and reduces complexity by structuring the interaction pattern.
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AI summary
A method includes displaying content on a television, detecting a personal display device in proximity of the television, detecting a selection of content displayed on the television, detecting an instruction associated with the selection, displaying, based on the instruction, information associated with the selection on the personal display device and displaying on the television an alert indicating that the information associated with the selection is on the personal display device.