Contextual Media Control Interface via Mobile Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Television receivers have limited control and information access, with users relying on cumbersome remote controls and limited electronic program guides that primarily provide information about broadcast content, making it difficult to access and control various types of media content.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes a spring application to provide a user interface on a device connected to a display device, allowing for data reception and command generation based on content displayed, offering contextual functionality and quick access to media playback controls, bookmarks, and other features tailored to the type of content being presented.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional remote control and electronic program guide are used, then the television receiver can present broadcast content, but the control and information access becomes cumbersome and limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the television system. The mobile device runs an application that communicates with the television receiver, handling control commands and information display. This mediator absorbs the complexity of control operations and information management, leaving the television receiver simpler while providing enhanced user interaction capabilities through the mobile device's interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves the user interface from the two-dimensional television screen to the mobile device's display, utilizing a different dimensional space for interaction. The mobile device's touchscreen provides a more intuitive and flexible interface for controlling television content, accessing information, and navigating menus, thereby improving ease of operation without adding physical complexity to the television itself.
2Loss of information
If the electronic program guide provides only broadcast content information, then the system remains simple, but information accessibility and content variety are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the electronic program guide universal by enabling it to handle multiple types of content beyond traditional broadcast TV. The system can now access and provide information about video on demand, music, pictures, and other media types. The mobile device application serves as a universal interface that adapts to different content types and sources, significantly enhancing information accessibility and content variety while maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adaptability to the information system. The application on the mobile device dynamically adjusts its functionality based on the type of content being accessed. It can switch between different information displays, control options, and interaction modes depending on whether the user is viewing broadcast content, video on demand, music, or pictures, thereby enhancing versatility without requiring a completely separate system for each content type.
3Ease of operation
If the television receiver handles all control functions, then the system architecture remains simple, but user interaction and control flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control system into distinct functional components. The television receiver handles content delivery and basic control responses, while the mobile device application handles user interface operations, command formulation, and information presentation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, improving control flexibility through the mobile device's capabilities while keeping the television receiver's architecture relatively simple.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, electronic devices and applications for presentation and control of content. In one embodiment, a method for presentation of a user interface associated with content presented by a display device includes running an application by a device, wherein the application is configured to present a user interface based on content displayed by a display device, and receiving data from the display device, wherein the data is associated with content displayed by the display device. The method also includes presenting a user interface on the device by the application based on data received from the display device, wherein graphical elements and functions of the user interface are presented based on content displayed by the display device, and wherein graphical elements of the user interface are selectable to generate commands for the display device.