Portable Storage Device for Vehicle Media Streaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current content delivery systems do not effectively extend media content accessibility beyond traditional premises to remote locations, such as vehicles, without relying on cellular data networks, which can be costly and unreliable.
Innovation Solution
A storage device that connects to a wireless local area network (WLAN) at user premises, downloads content from a subscription source, and then streams it to a receiving device via its own WLAN when powered at a remote location, such as a vehicle, using vehicle power sources like OBD or USB ports, allowing seamless content access without relying on cellular data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is delivered to remote locations using cellular data networks, then content accessibility is extended, but costs increase and reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by downloading and storing content at the home premises before the user travels to remote locations. The storage device pre-populates content locally, eliminating the need for cellular data transmission during travel, thus resolving the contradiction between extending content accessibility and maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable storage device acts as an intermediary between the home network and the remote location. It receives content from the home network, stores it locally, and then provides it at remote locations without requiring cellular connectivity, thereby enabling content accessibility while avoiding reliance on unreliable cellular networks.
2Adaptability or versatility
If content is delivered to remote locations using cellular data networks, then content accessibility is extended, but data costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Content is downloaded and stored at home before travel using the home's internet connection. This preliminary action eliminates the need to consume cellular data during travel, extending content accessibility to remote locations while avoiding the cost of cellular data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates local copies of content on the portable storage device at the home premises. These copies are then accessed at remote locations without requiring additional data transmission, thereby extending content accessibility while eliminating cellular data costs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a storage device streams content at remote locations, then content accessibility is extended, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable storage device is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a content receiver at home and a content streaming device at remote locations. By integrating wireless communication capabilities, storage, and playback functions into a single device, the system extends content accessibility without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device dynamically adapts its function based on location - receiving and storing content when at home, and streaming content when at remote locations. This dynamic behavior allows the system to extend content accessibility while managing complexity through context-aware operation rather than requiring separate dedicated systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, media content from a media processor device via a first wireless communication network, where the media content can be received at the media processor device from a subscription media source. The method can include storing the media content received from the media processor device, initiating a first connection to an in-vehicle communication system, accessing a second wireless communication network generated by the in-vehicle communication system, initiating a second connection, via the second wireless communication network, to a media device detected on the second wireless communication network, and transmitting a stream of the media content to the media device via the second wireless communication network, wherein the media device reproduces the media content from the stream of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.