Streaming Control Device Position-Based Media Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for streaming media data between media servers and playback devices, such as those using DLNA, require cumbersome user operations, necessitating a more intuitive and convenient user interface for connection management.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for selecting media data and playback devices, allowing users to access media servers, search for compatible playback devices based on position, and control playback through touch gestures and drag-and-drop interactions, enabling seamless media data streaming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional DLNA methods are used for streaming media data, then media sharing between devices is achieved, but user operations become cumbersome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile terminal as an intermediary device between the media server and media playback device. The mobile terminal provides a graphical user interface that simplifies the connection process by automatically detecting devices, displaying them in spatial arrangement, and enabling intuitive drag-and-drop operations. This intermediary layer shields users from the underlying protocol complexity while maintaining full DLNA functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic device discovery and connection establishment without requiring manual configuration. The mobile terminal automatically detects the media server and playback devices on the network, retrieves their information, and presents them to the user in an organized spatial layout. This self-service approach eliminates the need for users to manually configure network settings or understand technical parameters.
2Productivity
If manual connection configuration is required, then precise device control is achieved, but time consumption and operational steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal performs preliminary actions by automatically discovering and pre-configuring the network environment before user interaction. It retrieves device information, determines spatial relationships between devices, and prepares the graphical interface with all necessary connection options. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for users to perform time-consuming manual configuration steps during actual media playback.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical configuration methods (manual menu navigation, setting adjustments) with a graphical drag-and-drop interface. Users simply drag media files onto target devices visually displayed on the screen, and the system automatically handles the complex connection establishment. This substitution dramatically reduces operational time while maintaining precise control over the streaming process.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling streaming media data using a streaming control device includes accessing, via the streaming control device, a plurality of media data stored in a media server, displaying, via a touchscreen of the streaming control device, a first object including the plurality of media data, receiving a first command selecting a particular media data among the plurality of media data from the first object, searching for media playback devices to reproduce the particular media data based on a position of the streaming control device, displaying, via the touchscreen, a third object for representing the searched media playback devices, receiving a second command selecting a particular media playback device among the searched media playback devices from the third object, and controlling the particular media playback device to reproduce the particular media data.