Proximity-Based Audio Profile Transfer for Multi-User Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Audio playback systems often fail to effectively handle multiple users' distinct audio preferences, requiring manual reconfiguration when different users use the same device, which can discourage usage.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing proximity-based communications, such as NFC, to transfer audio configuration information between devices, allowing seamless adjustment of sound effects based on user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If audio playback systems retain playback settings in memory, then the settings are remembered when the device is turned off and on, but the system cannot effectively handle multiple users having their own audio playback settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments audio configuration information by associating it with specific user identifiers. Each user has their own stored audio profile, allowing the system to retrieve and apply the appropriate profile based on which user is currently using the device. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliable setting retention for each user while enabling multi-user adaptability through segmented storage and retrieval mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (proximity-based communication system) that facilitates the transfer and application of audio configuration information between devices. This intermediary enables automatic profile switching by detecting when a user's device is near the audio playback device, thereby supporting multiple users without requiring manual reconfiguration for each user.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual reconfiguration is required for different users, then each user can have personalized settings, but the process is time-consuming and discourages usage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring and storing audio profiles associated with user identifiers in advance. When a user approaches the audio playback device, the system automatically retrieves and applies the pre-stored profile without requiring the user to manually reconfigure settings. This eliminates reconfiguration time while maintaining personalized settings for each user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting the presence of a user's device via proximity-based communication, retrieving the appropriate audio configuration information, and applying it without user intervention. This automation eliminates the time-consuming manual reconfiguration process while ensuring each user receives their personalized settings.
3Ease of operation
If audio configuration information is transferred via proximity-based communications, then seamless adjustment is enabled, but the system requires additional communication infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the universality of proximity-based communication systems (such as NFC) that already exist in modern smartphones and devices. By utilizing this existing multi-functional infrastructure, the system enables seamless audio profile transfer without requiring dedicated specialized hardware, thereby achieving ease of operation while minimizing additional device complexity.
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AI summary
Systems and techniques are described herein for audio playback adjustment. For instance, a process can include receiving, by a first device via a proximity based communications system, an identifier associated with an audio playback device, determining that the first device has audio configuration information for the audio playback device, wherein the audio configuration information includes a set of sound effects for adjusting audio playback of the audio playback device, and transmitting, via the proximity based communications system, the audio configuration information for the audio playback device.