Video Caller ID Display on Television Screen
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional caller identification technologies do not provide personalized and convenient methods for identifying incoming calls, often relying on text-based information that may not be sufficient to recognize the calling party, and require users to access a display device, potentially leading to missed calls.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that allows calling parties to send video messages through a communication channel, which are associated with incoming calls and displayed on a visual screen, enabling personalized and immediate identification of the caller without interrupting the original program.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional text-based caller ID information is transmitted and displayed, then the receiving party can identify the calling party with basic information (name, telephone number, location), but the information is often insufficient to truly identify the calling party and is not personalized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional text-based caller ID (2D information display) to video-based caller ID (adding temporal and visual dimensions). Video messages provide dynamic visual information that encompasses static text information while adding personalization through visual cues, facial expressions, and contextual content, thereby resolving the information sufficiency issue without proportionally increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of caller ID from text-only to video-based information transmission. This parameter change enables personalized identification by incorporating visual elements such as the caller's image, gestures, and environmental context, which significantly enhance identification capability while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized video protocols
2Ease of operation
If the receiving party locates and accesses the display unit to view caller identification information, then the information can be viewed, but this process is inconvenient and may result in missed calls
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by automatically displaying video caller ID information on the receiving party's television screen before the call is answered. The system pre-positions the visual identification information in the user's field of view, eliminating the need for manual navigation to display units and ensuring the caller is identified immediately, thus preventing missed calls
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that bridges the telephone network and the television display system. This intermediary automatically retrieves, processes, and displays video caller ID information on the TV screen, making the process transparent to the user and eliminating manual intervention, thereby improving convenience and reducing time loss
3Reliability
If video messages are transmitted through the communication channel and displayed on a visual screen, then personalized and immediate caller identification is enabled, but the system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by utilizing existing multi-functional infrastructure: the communication channel carries both traditional voice calls and video messages; the television set-top box handles both regular TV programming and video caller ID display; the display screen serves both entertainment and communication identification purposes. This multi-functionality approach enables reliable video-based caller ID without proportionally increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by transmitting a video message (a copy of the caller's visual information) through the communication channel to the receiving party's display system. This digital copy enables accurate visual identification of the caller without requiring the physical presence of the caller, maintaining reliability while managing system complexity through standard digital transmission protocols
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AI summary
Novel tools and techniques to enable video enhancements identifying the calling party of an incoming telephone call. In an aspect of some such tools, a video message from the calling party is sent to the receiving party through a communication channel in the provider network. Upon receiving an incoming telephone call at the provider network, the video message can be associated with the incoming telephone call, and routed to a video screen associated with the receiving party to show the video message for the receiving party as an indication of the incoming telephone call and identification of the calling party.