Television Bluetooth Connection Control via Screen State Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Televisions in standby mode with integrated Bluetooth and WIFI modules experience high power consumption due to continuous connection attempts and voice prompts when a mobile phone tries to connect, leading to poor user experience and increased energy usage.

Innovation Solution

A Bluetooth connection method for televisions that determines the screen state before establishing a connection with a target Bluetooth device, only connecting when the screen is on and preventing connections when the screen is off, thereby reducing power consumption and improving user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the Bluetooth module and WIFI module share the same power supply circuit and the television enters standby mode with WIFI wake-up function enabled, then the television can be woken up remotely through WIFI module, but the Bluetooth module remains in activated state causing continuous connection attempts and high power consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote wake-up functionVSAvoidpower consumption in standby mode
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the power supply control for WIFI module and Bluetooth module independently. When the television enters standby mode with WIFI wake-up function enabled, only the WIFI module remains in activated state while the Bluetooth module is switched to inactive state. This segmentation allows remote wake-up through WIFI without continuous Bluetooth connection attempts, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Speed

If the Bluetooth module remains in activated state during standby mode to maintain connection capability, then connection can be established quickly, but continuous connection attempts generate voice prompts and increase power consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection establishment speedVSAvoidenergy loss from continuous connection attempts
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing the Bluetooth connection when the television is in on state before entering standby mode. The connection state and paired device information are stored in memory. When waking from standby, the television retrieves stored connection information and quickly re-establishes the connection without continuous connection attempts, thus maintaining fast connection speed while avoiding energy loss from repeated connection attempts during standby.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If the television accepts Bluetooth connection requests during standby mode, then user can connect devices remotely, but it causes poor user experience due to continuous voice prompts and connection attempts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote device connectionVSAvoidvoice prompts and connection attempts noise
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic state management where the Bluetooth module's operational state changes based on television power state. In on state, Bluetooth module is activated and accepts connection requests normally. In standby mode, Bluetooth module is switched to inactive state and does not respond to connection requests, eliminating voice prompts and connection attempt noise. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and harmful factors by making the system adaptive to different operational contexts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11895364B2Bluetooth connection method and television
Publication Date: 2024.02.06 HISENSE VISUAL TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a Bluetooth connection method and a television. The method may comprise: in response to a connection command for establishing a Bluetooth connection with a target Bluetooth device, determining a screen state of a display apparatus, wherein the screen state comprises a screen-on state or a screen-off state; if the screen state of the display apparatus is the screen-on state, establishing a Bluetooth connection with the target Bluetooth device; and if the screen state of the display apparatus is a screen-off state, forbidding the establishment of a Bluetooth connection with the target Bluetooth device. In the disclosure, a display apparatus establishes a connection with a Bluetooth device only when the screen state of the display apparatus is a screen-on state, thereby avoiding the situation where the display apparatus establishes a connection with the Bluetooth device when the display apparatus is in screen-off state.