Portable Terminal Audio Playback With Position-Based Channel Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies do not provide a specialized or optimized method for group simultaneous playback of audio content among portable terminals, limiting the audio listening experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for portable terminals that allow group simultaneous playback by checking supportable channels and allocating them based on device position or user input, enabling selective channel allocation and synchronized audio content playback across devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If basic content sharing function is implemented using NFC, then device compatibility and ease of operation are improved, but audio playback quality and channel allocation capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts channel allocation based on device position information and user interface states. The master terminal adjusts channel assignments in real-time during group simultaneous playback, allowing the system to transition from basic content sharing to optimized audio playback based on operational conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes operational parameters by checking supportable channels and allocating specific channels (e.g., left channel, right channel) to different devices based on their positions. This parameter optimization enables specialized audio playback while maintaining compatibility with existing NFC-based content sharing infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If channel allocation based on position information is implemented, then audio playback quality and adaptability are improved, but device complexity and measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the audio content into different channels (e.g., left channel, right channel) and allocates them to specific devices based on position information. This segmentation allows specialized audio playback while keeping each device's processing requirements manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The master terminal acts as an intermediary that collects position information from all devices, determines optimal channel allocation, and distributes channel assignments to group members. This intermediary approach centralizes the complexity of position-based allocation while keeping individual device complexity low.
3Adaptability or versatility
If group simultaneous playback with channel allocation is implemented, then audio listening experience and adaptability are improved, but loss of information and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the master terminal checks supportable channels of audio content and monitors device position information. Based on this feedback, the system adjusts channel allocation to optimize audio playback while ensuring all devices can process their assigned channels, preventing information loss.
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AI summary
An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.