Context-Aware Information Provision in Image Display Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when trying to access information corresponding to displayed contents on image display apparatuses, as they often rely on external servers storing vast amounts of data, leading to delayed and inefficient information retrieval.
Innovation Solution
An image display apparatus equipped with sensors to sense environmental information and a processor that generates query data based on metadata and profile information, communicates with a server to receive additional information and information providing rules, allowing it to provide target information relevant to the context of the displayed content in real-time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If an external server is used to store and provide content information, then the amount of information available to users increases, but the time delay in providing information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information system into two parts: a lightweight local information database stored in the image display apparatus for immediate access, and an external server for comprehensive information storage. This segmentation allows frequently accessed information to be retrieved locally without network delay, while still maintaining access to extensive external information resources when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-fetching and caching information related to displayed content into the local information database before the user actually needs it. The system proactively monitors displayed content and automatically retrieves relevant information in advance, so that when users request information, it is already available locally without requiring real-time server communication.
2Quantity of substance
If an external server is used to provide content information, then the comprehensiveness of information increases, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component - a local information database and management system - that sits between the external server and the user interface. This intermediary pre-processes, filters, and caches information from the external server, presenting a simplified interface to users while maintaining comprehensive information access. The intermediary handles the complexity of server communication, data formatting, and information retrieval logic, shielding users from system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If information is provided immediately during content display, then user convenience increases, but the need for external servers or large storage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing a targeted local information database that stores only the specific types of information most relevant to displayed content, rather than storing all possible information locally. The system selectively caches information based on content type, user preferences, and access frequency, maintaining immediate information access for relevant data while keeping local storage requirements minimal.
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AI summary
An image display apparatus includes a display displaying contents, a communicator communicating with a server, and a processor controlling the communicator to receive additional information for the displayed contents and an information providing rule from the server and providing target information corresponding to a context among the received additional information when the context corresponding to the information providing rule is generated while the contents are displayed on the display.