Tangible Object RFID Tag Multimedia Access System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multimedia content distribution methods lack a tangible medium, making it difficult for consumers to track collections, access content across different devices, and provide ownership indicia, and they fail to offer convenient sharing or gifting options, leading to cumbersome interfaces and loss of content access due to device changes.
Innovation Solution
A system using a tangible object with embedded identification information, such as an RFID tag, that allows consumers to access multimedia content by detecting proximity and providing identification information to a reader, which then authorizes access to associated multimedia data, enabling playback and control through a connected device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a tangible medium is introduced to represent multimedia content, then consumers can track collections and provide ownership indicia, but the system complexity increases due to additional hardware components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a tangible object (physical copy) that contains identification information representing the multimedia content. This physical copy acts as a carrier that can be tracked and managed, solving the collection tracking problem without requiring complex digital management systems. The tangible object serves as a simplified representation of the digital content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a reader device as an intermediary between the tangible object and the multimedia content access system. The reader detects the identification information on the tangible object and facilitates access to the corresponding multimedia content, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture while enabling collection tracking.
2Reliability
If access control is implemented through tangible objects with identification information, then ownership and authorization are clarified, but the ease of operation decreases due to additional steps
Solution Approach 1:
The tangible object automatically provides its identification information when brought near the reader device. The system automatically detects the object, retrieves the associated multimedia content, and facilitates access without requiring manual input or complex authentication steps, thereby maintaining ease of operation while ensuring reliable access control.
3Productivity
If multimedia content is distributed electronically without tangible media, then distribution efficiency improves, but consumers lose tangible ownership indicia and collection tracking capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a tangible copy (physical object) that serves as a carrier for identification information representing the multimedia content. This physical copy can be distributed efficiently while also providing tangible ownership indicia and enabling collection tracking, thus resolving the contradiction between distribution efficiency and ownership representation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides a convenient and user-friendly way for consumers to access and manage multimedia content, offering tangible ownership indicia, easy sharing, and improved access control, while also providing content providers with a retail channel for higher margin purchases.
Implementation Method 1
The tangible object is configured to provide identification information of the tangible object. The system further includes a reader configured to wirelessly detect the tangible object based upon the proximity device and receive the identification information.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments include systems and methods of accessing multimedia content. One embodiment includes a system for accessing multimedia data. The system includes a tangible object comprising at least one proximity device embedded within the tangible object. The tangible object is configured to provide identification information of the tangible object. The system further includes a reader configured to wirelessly detect the tangible object based upon the proximity device and receive the identification information. The system further includes a device configured to receive a signal from the reader in response to detecting the tangible object and configured to access multimedia data based upon the provided identification information.