Hot Beverage Menu Layout for Faster Program Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hot beverage machines lack a clear and efficient method for users to select programs from a large menu, requiring users to scroll through numerous options to find the desired program, making the selection process cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a detection device to determine frequently used programs, a setting device to order them, and a display device to showcase a limited number of prioritized programs, allowing users to quickly access frequently used options while hiding less frequently used ones, dynamically adapting based on user behavior and machine status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all user programs are displayed in the selection menu, then the user can access any program, but the menu becomes cluttered and selection becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The selection menu is segmented into multiple pages, with frequently used programs displayed on the first page and less frequent programs on subsequent pages. This segmentation allows the most important programs to be immediately accessible while organizing the complete program set across multiple displays, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive program access and quick selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically analyzing usage patterns and pre-arranging programs in order of frequency before the user needs to select. Programs are pre-sorted and positioned in the menu based on historical data, so when the user opens the selection menu, the most likely choices are already in prominent positions, eliminating the need for manual sorting and reducing selection time.
2Ease of operation
If a fixed program order is used in the selection menu, then the menu structure is simple, but it does not adapt to changing user preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The program order in the selection menu is made dynamic rather than fixed. The system continuously monitors usage patterns and automatically reorders programs based on current frequency of use. This dynamic adaptation maintains simplicity for the user while allowing the menu structure to evolve with changing preferences, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by monitoring program selection frequency and using this information to automatically adjust the menu ordering. The feedback loop continuously refines the program arrangement based on actual user behavior, ensuring the menu adapts to preferences without requiring manual reconfiguration, thus maintaining simplicity while achieving adaptability.
3Loss of information
If the display shows only a limited number of programs, then the display remains clear and readable, but less frequently used programs become difficult to find
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a single-dimension display (one page showing all programs) to a multi-dimensional structure with multiple pages. Each page maintains clarity by showing only a manageable number of programs, while the additional dimension of page navigation provides access to the complete program set. Frequently used programs appear on the first page, ensuring they are immediately visible without compromising display clarity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a hot beverage machine (1) with a plurality of user programs, comprising a display device (2) for a selection menu (4) for user programs (14) and a determination device (3) for determining a plurality of user programs ( 14), a determination device (5) for determining an order of the specific user programs, and a display device (7) for displaying a number of the specific user programs (14) in the defined order in a selection menu (4) of the display device (2). The invention also relates to a method for displaying a selection menu (4) for user programs (14) during operation of a hot beverage machine (2), with the steps of determining a plurality of user programs (14) that can be displayed in a selection menu (4), determining a sequence of the specific user programs ( 14) and displaying a number of the specific user programs (14) in the specified order in a selection menu (4) of the display device (2), and the use of such a method for displaying a selection menu for user programs in a data processing device for operating a hot beverage machine (1st ).