Unified Content Listing for Multi-Source Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current content processing devices, such as smart TVs, can only play content from a single source at a time, requiring users to manually switch between different source modes to access content from external devices like USB drives or streaming services, disrupting the viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
A content processing device equipped with a content mapping engine that maps external content from multiple sources to a unified content listing based on parameters like genre, metadata, and type, allowing seamless access and playback without switching between source modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a television supports multiple source modes (USB, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.), then the adaptability and versatility of the device is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to the need to manually switch between multiple sources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple content sources (broadcast, USB, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA, streaming) into a single unified content listing interface. The content mapping engine combines content from all these diverse sources into one integrated view, allowing users to access content from any source without manually switching between different source modes, thus resolving the contradiction between multi-source adaptability and ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The content processing device is designed with universal functionality to handle and present content from multiple different sources through a single interface. The content mapping engine creates a universal content listing that works across all source types, making the device capable of serving multiple functions (broadcast viewing, external storage access, wireless streaming, etc.) through one unified operation mode
2Adaptability or versatility
If a television supports multiple source modes, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple source management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The content mapping engine acts as an intermediary layer between the multiple content sources and the user interface. It mediates the complexity by automatically mapping and organizing content from various sources (broadcast, USB, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA, streaming) into a unified content listing, thereby managing the complexity internally while presenting a simple interface to users
3Device complexity
If manual switching between source modes is required to access content from different sources, then the device complexity is reduced, but the loss of time increases due to switching operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-mapping and organizing content from all possible sources into a unified content listing before the user needs to access it. The content mapping engine proactively consolidates content from broadcast, USB, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA, and streaming sources into one ready-to-use interface, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual switching operations
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method of processing content from a plurality of external content sources and a content processing device performing the method. Contents of the plurality of external content sources are analysed by an external content analyser, while one or more source modes of the content processing device are analysed by a source mode analyser. Accordingly, the contents of the plurality of external content sources are mapped by a content mapping engine to a content listing in the one or more source modes of the content processing device, based on at least one content parameter.