Widget Rendering on Personal Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies limit the ability to deliver Internet-enabled entertainment and services beyond the vicinity of a centralized hub device, requiring expensive hardware or extended subscription plans, and do not efficiently leverage broadband Internet connectivity in homes.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for providing, sharing, and playing widgets on personal electronic devices, such as digital photo frames, through a networked service provider, allowing users to render and send digital content with widgets to other users, enabling seamless distribution and configuration of content across multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized hub device is used to deliver Internet-enabled entertainment and services, then service delivery capability is improved, but device cost and subscription requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized hub functionality into distributed widget-capable personal electronic devices. Each device independently executes widgets and delivers services locally, eliminating the need for a single powerful centralized hub while maintaining service delivery capabilities across multiple distributed endpoints.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal widget execution capability across diverse personal electronic devices (photo frames, tablets, smartphones). This multi-functionality allows various device types to deliver Internet-enabled services without requiring specialized expensive hub hardware, as each device can independently run service-delivery widgets.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized hub device is used to deliver Internet-enabled entertainment and services, then service delivery capability is improved, but service accessibility beyond hub vicinity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent distributes service delivery capability from a centralized hub to multiple independent personal electronic devices throughout the home. This segmentation allows services to be accessed at various locations without being constrained by proximity to a single hub device, improving ease of operation across the household.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces widgets as intermediary software components that enable personal electronic devices to access and deliver Internet services. These widgets act as mediators between the device and online services, allowing seamless service accessibility without requiring direct hub connectivity or extended subscription plans.
3Adaptability or versatility
If broadband Internet connectivity is leveraged through centralized hub, then Internet service usage is improved, but bandwidth utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments broadband Internet connectivity access from a single centralized hub to multiple distributed personal electronic devices. Each device independently connects to and utilizes the broadband connection, enabling efficient parallel bandwidth utilization across multiple devices simultaneously, thereby improving overall bandwidth utilization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables personal electronic devices to independently access and utilize broadband Internet connectivity without requiring centralized hub mediation. Each device self-manages its own Internet connection and service access, eliminating unnecessary data routing through the hub and improving bandwidth utilization efficiency through direct device-to-Internet communication.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing, sharing, storing and playing widgets and associated media content on a personal audiovisual device, such as a digital photo frame, are described. In one implementation, widgets may be selected by a user for rendering based on capabilities of a user's device, with the widgets then provided to the device for playback. Digital content such as audio files, images, and/or video may be rendered in conjunction with playback of the widget. Widgets may be shared between users so as to facilitate sharing of media content.