Interactive Display Book Reader Page Turn Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interactive display systems for advertising in commercial settings rely on keyboards, mice, or touch screens, which may not provide an intuitive and durable solution for user interaction with audio/video content.
Innovation Solution
A peripheral 'book reader' system with sensors on both sides of a book that detects page turns to control video and audio content, allowing users to interact with media by turning pages, preventing accidental triggering and reducing wear and tear.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a keyboard, mouse, or touch screen is used for user interaction, then the system can provide traditional input methods, but the interaction is not intuitive and the display is more accessible to users
Solution Approach 1:
A book is introduced as an intermediary object between the user and the display system. The book physically blocks access to the display while serving as the interaction interface. Users interact with the book (turning pages, lifting tabs) rather than directly accessing the display, thus maintaining display security while enabling intuitive interaction through the familiar book format
2Ease of operation
If the display is made accessible to consumers for direct interaction, then user engagement increases, but wear and tear on the display increases and long-term costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The book serves as a protective intermediary that absorbs all user interaction forces. Page turning, tab lifting, and book handling occur on the book rather than the display, protecting the display from wear and tear while maintaining full user engagement with the content through the book interface
3Device complexity
If sensors are placed on one side of the book only, then the system is simpler, but accidental triggering occurs due to inadvertent interaction
Solution Approach 1:
Sensors are asymmetrically positioned on both sides of the book at corresponding locations. When a tab is lifted from the left side, the left sensor detects it; when the tab is placed on the right side, the right sensor detects it. This asymmetric dual-side configuration ensures that only intentional page turns (with tab movement from one side to the other) are registered, eliminating false triggers from inadvertent contact
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables intuitive user interaction with audio/video content through page turning, reducing long-term costs and wear on the system while maintaining accessibility for consumers.
Implementation Method 1
The position of each tab is detectable by the book reader when a page is in a closed position, an opened position and positioned between the opened and closed positions
Implementation Method 2
The book reader is configured with sensors located on two sides of the book to detect the lifting of a tab from one side of the book and the placement of the tab on the other side of the book
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods of use are presented for selecting and displaying media content on a display where the media content is determined by user manual manipulation of the content pages of a book positioned on a book reader. The display includes a video display screen and a media player. The media player has a storage drive configured to accept and store media content, and a processor configured to access the storage drive to transmit selected media content to the video display screen when signaled by the book reader to do so. The book reader includes a plurality of sensors divided into a plurality of right side sensors and a plurality of left side sensors that are configured to detect and determine which content page of the book is currently open and displayed on the book reader. When a content page is displayed and detected, a controller signals the processor.