Card Object Interface for Seamless Content Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current image display apparatuses lack user-friendly features and functionality to enhance convenience, particularly in transitioning between digital broadcast content and interactive services.

Innovation Solution

An image display apparatus and method that include a network interface for data exchange, a display for showing a home screen with card objects and a card object generation screen, and a controller to add selected content items to a card object, enabling user-friendly content management and interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional broadcast interface is used, then digital broadcasting functionality is provided, but user convenience and interaction are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidinteractive service capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The interface is segmented into card objects, each representing a specific function or content category. These card objects are displayed on a dashboard and can be independently selected, dragged, and customized by users, enabling both ease of operation and adaptability to different user needs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The card object interface serves multiple functions: displaying content information, enabling selection, allowing customization, and providing navigation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate traditional interfaces for different operations, improving both user convenience and interactive capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If card object generation feature is added, then user convenience is increased, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent management easeVSAvoidinterface generation capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates card objects based on selected content items without requiring manual configuration by the user. The controller handles the complex tasks of creating and managing card objects, while users simply need to select content, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly increasing perceived system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9182890B2Image display apparatus and method for operating the same
Publication Date: 2015.11.10 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating the image display apparatus includes displaying a home screen including at least one card object including a content list, displaying a card object generation screen if card object generation input is received, and, if at least one content item displayed on the card object generation screen is selected, adding the selected content item to a card object to be generated. Therefore, it is possible to increase user convenience.