Voice Input Interface for Content Delivery Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
User interactions with electronic devices accessing content items via content delivery services are inefficient, particularly for battery-operated devices, where input devices require significant user effort and time, and there is a need to manage personally identifiable information securely to minimize risks of unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
Electronic devices subscribe users to content delivery services, allowing access through voice and non-voice inputs, reducing cognitive burden and streamlining the process, while ensuring secure handling of personally identifiable information in compliance with industry and governmental privacy standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional manual input methods are used to access content items, then user control and precision are maintained, but user interaction time and cognitive burden increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces voice input as an intermediary between the user and the content delivery service. Instead of directly manipulating traditional input devices, users speak natural language commands that are processed by voice recognition systems, which then translate these commands into actionable requests for content items. This intermediary layer significantly reduces interaction time and cognitive burden while maintaining user control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical input systems (keyboard typing, mouse clicking, remote control navigation) with acoustic/voice-based input systems. This substitution eliminates the need for manual dexterity and sequential navigation through menus, allowing users to access content items through natural speech, thereby dramatically reducing interaction time and mental effort.
2Reliability
If multiple input methods are required to access content items, then system security and control are maintained, but device complexity and interaction steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the voice input system universal by designing it to handle multiple functions within a single interface. The voice recognition system can identify users, search for content, select items, and initiate playback all through natural language commands. This multi-functional approach maintains security and control while eliminating the need for separate input methods for different tasks, thereby reducing perceived complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates user identification and authentication through voice characteristics, allowing the system to automatically recognize and adapt to the user's preferences and history. This self-service capability maintains security through automated verification while reducing the number of explicit steps the user must take, simplifying the overall interaction process.
3Productivity
If voice input is implemented for accessing content items, then user interaction efficiency is improved, but accuracy of content selection may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system repeats or confirms the interpreted voice command before executing the action. This allows users to verify that their spoken intent was correctly understood and to correct any misinterpretations. The feedback loop maintains high interaction efficiency by quickly presenting the interpretation for confirmation, while simultaneously ensuring high selection accuracy through user verification before content delivery.
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates processes for subscribing to a content delivery service. For example, the electronic device subscribes to a voice-only subscription to a content delivery service or a voice and non-voice subscription to the content delivery service. In some embodiments, the electronic device accesses content items via a content delivery service.