Mobile Video Chat Streaming with a User-Tracking Rotating Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for attaching a mobile device to a larger display device for video chatting are cumbersome and complicated, making it difficult to view multiple participants on a small mobile device screen.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a rotating base with a motor, communication device, and a coupling unit to seamlessly stream video chats from a mobile device to a display device, using a camera to track user movement and adjust the mobile device's position to maintain the user in the field of view, and a controller to rotate the base accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If a mobile device is connected to a larger display device for video chatting, then the viewing capability is improved, but the connection process becomes cumbersome and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting the user's presence and initiating the streaming process without requiring manual connection steps. The mobile device automatically connects to the display device when the user is detected, eliminating the need for users to navigate through complex connection settings or cables.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service operation where the mobile device autonomously manages the connection to the display device. The device automatically detects when a user is present, initiates the video stream, and maintains the connection without requiring user intervention for each connection event, making the process as simple as placing the device on the base.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the mobile device remains stationary on the display device, then the connection is stable, but the user may move out of the camera's field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by using the camera to continuously monitor the user's position in the field of view. When the user moves out of view, the system detects this change and triggers the rotating base to adjust the mobile device's orientation, creating a closed-loop control system that maintains proper framing while the device remains physically stationary on the base.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies dynamics by enabling the rotating base to change the orientation of the mobile device in response to detected user movement. While the mobile device itself remains stationary on the base (maintaining connection stability), the base rotates to dynamically adjust the device's viewing direction, allowing the system to adapt to user movement without compromising connection stability.
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AI summary
Provided herein are system, apparatus, device, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for streaming a video chat from a mobile device on a display device. In a given embodiment, a first mobile device and second video device can communicate audio and video data to one another, via a video chat. The incoming audio and video data for the first mobile device can be streamed to and output by an external display device. The streaming request is generated in response to the first mobile device coupling with a rotating base, controlled by the first mobile device.