Virtual Location Access for Smart TV Social Services
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Location-based social network services are difficult to effectively use on terminals with less portability, such as smart TVs, as they rely on current location information, which is not feasible when the terminal is not positioned in the real space.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize virtual access location information to access location-based social network services, allowing terminals to function similarly to portable devices even when not physically present, by determining whether virtual location information is used and obtaining and employing virtual access location information to access the service.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current location information is used for location-based social network services, then the service can be provided accurately for portable terminals, but the service cannot be effectively used on terminals with less portability like smart TVs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of location information by generating virtual access location information that mimics current location data. This virtual location information is derived from content being displayed on the terminal, allowing less portable terminals like smart TVs to access location-based services as if they were physically present at a location, thereby resolving the contradiction between service adaptability and ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces virtual access location information as an intermediary between the terminal and the location-based social network service. This intermediary enables terminals without physical location capabilities to interact with location-based services by providing synthesized location data based on displayed content, thus improving both service adaptability and usability
2Adaptability or versatility
If virtual access location information is used to enable location-based services on less portable terminals, then service adaptability is improved, but additional complexity is introduced in determining and managing virtual location data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal virtual location information generation mechanism that can be applied across different terminal types and content sources. The system extracts location information from various types of displayed content (broadcasts, internet content, local files) using a unified approach, thereby achieving service adaptability without proportionally increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal automatically generates virtual access location information based on the content it is displaying, without requiring external location services or manual input. The system self-determines the location context from the displayed content and autonomously provides the virtual location data to access location-based services, reducing the complexity burden on the overall system
Data Source
AI summary
A method for accessing a location-based social network service in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether virtual location information is used when the location-based social network service is requested, obtaining virtual access location information of the portable terminal when it is determined that the virtual location information used, and accessing the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information.