Service-Specific Output Device Selection for Content Playback Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack an efficient method for managing and controlling multiple output devices for diverse content reproduction services, particularly in IoT environments, leading to inconsistent and user-unfriendly interactions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with communication circuitry and processors that generate pages listing connectable output devices, allowing users to select and control content reproduction services through various transmission protocols, enabling seamless audio and video output across multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple output devices are supported for diverse content reproduction services, then adaptability and service diversity are improved, but device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control system by creating separate pages for each content reproduction service (e.g., music, video, broadcasting) with service-specific output devices listed on corresponding pages. This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple output devices without presenting overwhelming complexity, as users only see relevant devices for the current service context.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary classification system that categorizes output devices according to service types. The classification acts as a mediator between the diverse output devices and the user interface, organizing devices into service-specific groups (music output devices, video output devices, etc.) to simplify selection while maintaining broad compatibility.
2Ease of operation
If service-specific output device lists are provided, then ease of operation is improved, but information organization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic page switching mechanism where the interface structure adapts based on the selected content reproduction service. When a user selects a service, the system dynamically displays the corresponding page with service-specific output devices, making the interface simple for the current task while maintaining the capability to switch between multiple service contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a service-type dimension to the device selection interface. Instead of organizing devices in a single flat list, the system creates multiple pages dimensioned by service type (music, video, broadcasting), allowing users to navigate to the relevant dimension for their current need. This dimensional organization simplifies operation within each context while managing overall information complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a display, communication circuitry, a processor, and a memory. The electronic device obtains information about at least one output device corresponding to each content reproduction service of a plurality of content reproduction services through the communication circuitry. Based on the obtained information, the electronic device generates a plurality of pages for displaying a list of at least one output device for each content reproduction service of the plurality of content reproduction services. Based on a first user input, the electronic device displays at least one page of the plurality of pages on the display, and based on a selection of at least one output device from the list of the at least one output device of the displayed at least one page, provides a corresponding content reproduction service among the plurality of content reproduction services by the selected at least one output device.