Content Grouping on Spatial Maps for TV Browsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern display apparatuses, such as TVs, face difficulties in allowing users to easily select and browse numerous contents due to the lack of a pointing device and the inconvenience of displaying large amounts of geographical information simultaneously, making it hard for users to find desired content.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus that classifies and displays contents into groups based on position information, using a control unit to generate user interfaces (UIs) indicating these groups, allowing users to zoom in on selected areas and display sub-groups using time and position information, with the option to skip levels in zooming, improving content accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple contents are displayed simultaneously on a map, then content browsing capability is improved, but user selection difficulty increases due to lack of pointing device and information overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the map into multiple zoom levels, where each level displays a different number of contents based on the user's viewing distance. This segmentation allows the system to present manageable amounts of information at each level, preventing information overload while maintaining comprehensive browsing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a zoom level dimension to the traditional 2D map display. By adding the depth dimension of zooming, the system can display fewer contents at a time while maintaining the ability to access all contents through progressive zooming, thus improving usability without sacrificing browsing capability.
2Ease of operation
If all contents information is displayed at once, then content accessibility is improved, but display complexity and user confusion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content information display across multiple zoom levels. At each zoom level, only relevant content information is displayed, progressively revealing more details as the user zooms in. This segmentation reduces display complexity at any given moment while maintaining comprehensive accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes multiple zoom levels with predetermined content display configurations before user interaction. This preliminary structuring allows the system to present information in an organized, progressive manner, reducing user confusion while maintaining accessibility without requiring complex real-time processing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If geographical information is displayed separately from contents, then information organization is improved, but user interaction efficiency decreases due to additional navigation steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges content display with geographical information display by integrating content icons directly onto the map at their respective locations. This merging allows users to view both content and geographical context simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate navigation steps while maintaining organized information presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The map display serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays geographical information, content locations, and content details all in one interface. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate screens for geographical information and content browsing, improving user interaction efficiency while maintaining organized information structure.
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AI summary
A display apparatus and a displaying method of contents, the display apparatus including a content output unit which outputs contents, a display unit which displays predetermined space information, a user interface (UI) generating unit which generates UI information, a user input unit, and a control unit which classifies the contents into a group which corresponds to a position on the displayed predetermined space information based on predetermined position information of the contents in response to a request to search for contents, being input through the user input unit, controls the UI generating unit to generate a first UI indicating the group, and controls the display unit to display the generated first UI at the corresponding position of the group on the displayed predetermined space information.