Animated Menu Buttons for Optical Storage Media
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current optical storage media menus lack dynamic feedback, with static visual buttons limiting user interaction and engagement.
Innovation Solution
Animated menu buttons that change color, shape, and sound based on their state, utilizing a data structure that extends the DVB-ST page composition segment to include animation and audio feedback, allowing for enhanced visual and auditory cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If static visual buttons are used in optical storage media menus, then the menu structure is simple and easy to implement, but user feedback is limited and engagement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transitioning from static buttons to animated buttons that change their visual appearance based on state. Buttons display different images or animations when in normal state, selected state, or activated state, providing dynamic visual feedback to users during menu navigation and interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes by assigning different colors or color schemes to buttons in different states. Selected buttons are highlighted with distinct colors compared to unselected buttons, and activated buttons display different colors to indicate successful execution, providing clear visual feedback to users.
2Adaptability or versatility
If animated buttons with multiple states are implemented, then user feedback and engagement are enhanced, but the data structure and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the menu button representation into separate state-specific components. Each button is defined with separate image or animation data for different states (normal, selected, activated), allowing independent management and rendering of each state without requiring complex state machine logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by creating a unified menu system that can handle multiple button states and interaction modes through a single data structure framework. The same data structure supports static and animated buttons, as well as different interaction types, making the system versatile without requiring separate implementation for each feature.
3Ease of operation
If audio feedback is added to menu buttons, then user interaction is enhanced, but the storage requirements and processing load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by providing audio feedback only for specific button states and interactions rather than continuously. Audio clips are triggered selectively when buttons are selected or activated, rather than being continuously played, reducing overall storage requirements while maintaining effective user feedback.
Data Source
AI summary
Optical storage media often contain data structures for a menu suitable for selection of a title, a chapter, a parameter or others. Such menus usually comprise a number of buttons to be displayed, with each button having a state. Possible states of buttons are “unselected”, “selected” or “activated”. According to the invention, the representation of a menu button may vary, depending on its state. An image or an image sequence, e.g. cartoon, may be associated to a buttons state, providing user animation. Further, a sound or sound sequence, e.g. melody or click, may be associated to a buttons state, and may be played back when the button enters this state. A data structure is disclosed which allows storage of such menu data e.g. on a Blu-ray disc.