Secondary Device Selection for Split Audio-Visual Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing speech recognition systems often lack the ability to efficiently utilize secondary devices with better display capabilities for presenting visual content, especially when the primary device lacks optimal display capabilities or is engaged in higher priority tasks.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines and utilizes secondary devices with better display capabilities for presenting visual content by identifying and ranking candidate devices based on proximity, display capabilities, and user preferences, and sends appropriate content to both the primary device for audio output and secondary devices for visual output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the primary device is used for both audio and visual output, then device complexity is reduced, but display quality deteriorates when the primary device lacks optimal display capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the output functions by separating audio output (handled by the primary device) from visual output (handled by a secondary device with superior display capabilities). This allows each device to specialize in its optimal function, resolving the contradiction between system simplicity and display quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements multi-functionality by enabling the primary device to coordinate with a secondary device for visual output. The primary device maintains its audio output function while also managing the selection and coordination of secondary devices, achieving both simplicity and quality through distributed functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the primary device presents visual content, then device availability is simplified, but content presentation quality deteriorates when the primary device is engaged in higher priority tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects secondary devices based on real-time conditions including the primary device's task status, display capabilities, and proximity to the user. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain high content presentation quality by switching to appropriate secondary devices when the primary device is occupied, while preserving device availability through flexible selection criteria.
3Manufacturing precision
If secondary devices are selected based on multiple criteria (proximity, display capabilities, user preferences), then content presentation quality is improved, but device selection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different weighting to selection criteria based on the specific context and content type. For example, proximity may be prioritized for certain content types while display capabilities are prioritized for others. This localized quality approach optimizes content presentation quality by matching criteria importance to specific scenarios while managing selection complexity through context-aware decision-making.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for determining a device(s) to output content are described. A primary device may receive a user input. Skill component configuration data may be determined, where the skill component configuration data indicates at least one display capability for outputting visual content of the skill component. Based on the skill configuration data, it may be determined that a secondary device is usable to present the visual content of the skill component. The skill component may provide a response to the user input, where the response includes: (i) a first portion to be output using at least one speaker; and (ii) a second portion to be output using a display. The primary device may be used to present the first portion of the response as audio and the secondary device may be used to present the second portion of the response as displayed content.