AV Device User Interface Tab Segmentation for Supplemental Info
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current audio video (AV) devices, such as TVs, lack intuitive and clutter-free interfaces for providing supplemental information about video programs, making it difficult for users to access additional content without operating a computer.
Innovation Solution
An AV device with a processor-controlled user interface (UI) that includes tabs for video and cast information, search functionality, and integration with non-Internet databases, allowing users to access related content, biographies, and bookmarks directly on the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If additional information and features are added to AV devices to provide supplemental video program information, then the information availability and user access capability are improved, but the interface becomes more cluttered and operationally complex
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple tabs (Video tab, Cast tab, Related tab, Text Search tab, History tab, Bookmark tab), each organizing specific types of information separately. This segmentation allows comprehensive information access while maintaining interface simplicity by presenting only relevant information in each tab view.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface transitions from a two-dimensional display to a multi-dimensional information space through tabbed navigation and pop-up windows. The pop-up window for text search provides an additional dimensional layer for input without cluttering the main interface, allowing users to access supplemental information through multiple spatial dimensions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive search functionality is integrated into the AV device, then user autonomy and information access are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The AV device integrates multiple search functions (Video search, Cast search, Text search) and information access capabilities into a single universal interface. The processor executes diverse search operations across different data sources (metadata databases, Internet searches) through a unified tabbed interface, reducing the need for multiple separate devices or complex configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary between the user interface and multiple data sources (metadata databases, Internet search engines). It manages complex search operations, data retrieval, and result presentation automatically, shielding users from the underlying complexity while providing versatile search capabilities.
3Loss of information
If the interface presents multiple types of information simultaneously, then information completeness is improved, but interface clutter and user confusion increase
Solution Approach 1:
Different types of supplemental information are segmented into separate tabs: Video tab for program descriptions and related videos, Cast tab for actor information, Related tab for associated content, Text Search tab for custom queries, History tab for recent searches, and Bookmark tab for saved items. This segmentation presents complete information systematically without causing interface clutter.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adapts its content based on user selection and context. When a user selects a video program, the interface automatically populates relevant information in each tab. The pop-up window dynamically appears for text search input and disappears after search execution, adapting the interface structure to current user needs rather than presenting all information statically.
Data Source
AI summary
Using a TV, a viewer watching broadcast TV or Internet video content on a display can select a “Video Search” application indicating viewer desire to obtain information about a currently playing video program. The application is invoked to send a name of the currently playing video program to a server on the Internet and associated with a database to cause the server to execute a search only of the database associated with the Internet server and not to execute a search of the Internet. The server returns metadata related to the currently playing video program, which is presented on the display along with the currently playing video program.