Smart Discovery Program for Wireless Receiver Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless display technologies, such as Miracast, lack efficient methods for automatically discovering and connecting to the correct wireless receiver, especially in environments like meetings, where multiple receivers are available, leading to potential exposure of restricted information and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A smart discovery program that uses a user's location and calendar data to automatically identify and connect to the appropriate wireless receiver, storing receiver information for seamless future connections, and maintaining a server-based receiver log to facilitate correct receiver selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If Miracast over Wi-Fi Direct is used with manual receiver selection, then connection reliability is improved, but user convenience deteriorates due to the need to manually compare receiver IDs with physical location labels
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines the correct receiver based on the user's physical location and meeting context without requiring manual intervention. The smart discovery program autonomously compares location data with receiver information and selects the appropriate receiver, eliminating the need for users to manually compare IDs with physical labels.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes a database mapping physical locations to receiver IDs before the user needs to connect. This preliminary action allows the smart discovery program to quickly retrieve and present the correct receiver information when a user initiates a connection request, rather than requiring real-time manual searching.
2Ease of operation
If location-based naming schemes are used for receivers, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need to maintain and update receiver names with location changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a smart discovery program as an intermediary between the user and the receiver selection process. This intermediary automatically handles the complexity of location-based name management by querying a database, comparing location data with receiver information, and presenting the correct receiver without requiring the user to manage name updates or maintain naming conventions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If Miracast over Infrastructure is used to expand receiver discovery range, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need to manage multiple subnets and location-based filtering
Solution Approach 1:
The smart discovery program serves as an intermediary that simplifies multi-subnet management. It automatically queries the database for receivers matching the user's current location and meeting context, filtering through multiple subnets and location data without requiring the user to manually manage subnet configurations or understand complex network topology.
4Ease of operation
If automated receiver discovery based on location is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability may worsen due to potential incorrect location data or receiver unavailability
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the smart discovery program queries the database for available receivers matching the user's location and meeting context. It presents multiple potential receivers to the user with location information, allowing the user to verify and confirm the correct selection, thereby maintaining high connection accuracy while preserving automated operation.
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses automated discovery of and seamless connection to wireless receivers for mirroring, extending, and/or projecting images, audio, and/or video from a computing device to the wireless receivers. A smart discovery program discovers a specific wireless receiver that matches a location for a meeting and provides the user with an option to wirelessly connect to the matching receiver during the meeting. The smart discovery program may also use a current location of the computing device to provide a user with a list relevant wireless receivers. Relevant receivers may include those receivers that are both available and located near the computing device. When a computing device connects to a wireless receiver, it may store the receiver ID for the connected receiver in a local receiver log so that the computing device may use this information to connect to the same receiver at a later time.