Bidirectional Remote Controller OSD Menu Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote controllers are inconvenient for inputting navigation, selection, and character inputs on complex display devices, particularly when controlling functions like Internet browsing, as they require users to switch between on-screen displays and instruction manuals.
Innovation Solution
A bidirectional remote controller that receives and displays menu screens from a display device, allowing users to select menus and transmit corresponding control commands to execute functions directly, including the use of a touch screen or display unit and XML data format for menu configuration, enabling immediate display of active windows and data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional remote controller is used to control a display device, then the remote controller can transmit simple control signals (channel change, volume control), but it becomes inconvenient for inputting navigation, selection, and characters on complex display devices requiring multiple screen switches between OSD and instruction manuals
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller receives and displays a reproduction of the display device's OSD menu screen on its own display unit. This allows the user to navigate and select menu items on the remote controller's display rather than on the display device's screen, eliminating the need to switch between multiple screens and instruction manuals while maintaining full functionality for navigation, selection, and character input.
2Productivity
If the user navigates through OSD menus on the display device screen, then the user can access settings and functions, but the user must switch between OSD and instruction manuals increasing the time and complexity of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller creates a local copy of the OSD menu screen on its display unit, allowing the user to view and navigate menu items without switching back and forth between the display device screen and instruction manuals. This eliminates the time loss associated with multiple screen switches while maintaining efficient settings configuration capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote controller acts as an intermediary device between the user and the display device's OSD menu system. By displaying the menu on the remote controller's screen and receiving selection inputs from the user, it mediates the interaction process, eliminating the need for the user to directly interact with the display device's screen and manual.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display device has increased functions and processing capabilities, then the display device can provide advanced features like Internet browsing, but the remote controller becomes insufficient for controlling these complex functions
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller is designed to handle multiple types of control signals for various display device functions including navigation, character input, and function execution. By receiving the OSD menu screen and processing user inputs for diverse functions like Internet browsing and settings configuration, the remote controller becomes a universal control device that adapts to the display device's versatility without requiring multiple specialized controllers.
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AI summary
A method for controlling a bidirectional remote controller is provided. The method includes receiving, at the bidirectional remote controller, menu information from a display apparatus; generating, at the bidirectional remote controller, a menu screen based on the received menu information for controlling the display apparatus; and displaying the generated menu screen on a display of the bidirectional remote controller.