Adaptive Home Network UI via Gesture-Driven Service Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current home network management systems face challenges in providing a user-friendly interface that adapts to user preferences and allows intuitive management of various services, as existing UI screens often require users to adapt to different designs and do not efficiently display multiple functions simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A user terminal apparatus with a communication unit, display unit, sensing unit, and control unit that provides multiple service pages and function areas, allowing users to navigate and manage home network services through intuitive gestures like flicking, dragging, and pinching, with adaptive layouts based on device orientation, enabling seamless integration of new devices and services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple service pages are provided for different home network management services, then service functionality is improved, but UI complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The UI is segmented into multiple service pages, each dedicated to a specific home network management service (e.g., control service, energy service, monitoring service, media service, mode service). This segmentation allows comprehensive service functionality while organizing complexity into manageable, focused sections that users can navigate between rather than overwhelming them with all services at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to the UI structure with service pages arranged in a first direction (horizontal) and function areas within each page arranged in a second direction (vertical). This multi-dimensional organization allows users to navigate through different service pages horizontally while accessing detailed functions vertically, effectively managing UI complexity across multiple dimensions rather than a single flat interface.
2Ease of operation
If various functions are integrated into one service UI screen, then user convenience is improved, but screen space utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes a two-directional navigation system where service pages are arranged horizontally (first direction) and function areas are arranged vertically (second direction) within each page. This multi-dimensional layout allows comprehensive function integration while maintaining efficient screen space utilization by organizing content across multiple layers and directions rather than cramming everything into a single flat view.
Solution Approach 2:
The UI structure implements a nested organization where function areas are contained within service pages, and each service page represents a broader service category. This nesting allows users to access various functions through a hierarchical navigation path, providing comprehensive functionality while maintaining clean, organized screen displays at each level rather than displaying all functions simultaneously.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed UI screen design is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to user preferences deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic UI system where the control unit changes the displayed service page and function areas based on user manipulations such as flicking, dragging, and pinching gestures. This dynamic responsiveness allows the interface to adapt to different user preferences and interaction patterns while maintaining a consistent underlying structure, balancing manufacturing simplicity with user adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The UI system provides self-service functionality by automatically responding to user gestures and manipulations, dynamically adjusting the displayed content based on user interactions. This self-adjusting capability allows the interface to adapt to user preferences without requiring complex configuration or manual customization, maintaining ease of manufacture while achieving adaptability.
4Loss of information
If comprehensive service information is displayed simultaneously, then information completeness is improved, but readability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments comprehensive service information into distinct service pages, each dedicated to a specific service category (control, energy, monitoring, media, mode). This segmentation preserves information completeness by organizing all necessary information across multiple focused pages rather than losing information through condensation, while improving readability by presenting manageable, topic-specific information sets on each page.
Solution Approach 2:
The hierarchical organization across service pages (first direction) and function areas within pages (second direction) creates a multi-dimensional information structure that maintains completeness while enhancing readability. Users can navigate through different levels and dimensions of information, accessing comprehensive details systematically rather than being presented with overwhelming amounts of information simultaneously on a single screen.
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AI summary
An example user terminal apparatus includes communication circuitry configured to be connected to a home network comprising a plurality of devices; a display configured to display a UI screen for managing the home network; a sensor configured to sense a user manipulation of the UI screen; and processing circuitry configured to change the UI screen displayed on the display according to the user manipulation. The UI screen is one of a plurality of service pages that are changeable according to a user manipulation in a first direction, the plurality of service pages being pages for respectively providing different home network management services. At least one of the plurality of service pages comprises an area that is displayable on the display according to a user manipulation in a second direction.