Control Device Frame Layout for Content Search Bottleneck
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control devices require users to search for content again after entering a new device's control mode, making it inconvenient when a specific device does not contain the searched-for content.
Innovation Solution
A control device and method that generates and displays frames corresponding to connected devices or pre-installed applications, allowing easy control of external devices by reducing frame size, adding frames to one side, arranging them in a row or three-dimensional array, and navigating them based on user selection, with the ability to enlarge selected frames and control corresponding devices or applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a control device provides a control menu displaying a list of connected devices, then the user can select a device to enter control mode, but the user must inconveniently search for content again after entering a new device's control mode
Solution Approach 1:
The control device performs preliminary action by displaying not only the list of connected devices but also the content information (such as music tracks, video titles, or document names) associated with each device in advance. This allows users to identify and select the desired content directly without needing to enter control mode for each device to search for content, thereby eliminating repeated searches and saving time.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device implements multi-functionality by integrating both device selection and content display functions into a single control menu interface. The menu simultaneously shows device names and their associated content information, allowing one interface to serve multiple purposes: identifying devices, previewing content, and initiating control operations, thus improving ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If the control device displays detailed content information for each device, then users can identify the desired content more easily, but the control menu becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The control menu is segmented into hierarchical levels: a first level displaying device names and a second level displaying content information. The interface can dynamically expand or contract to show detailed content information only when needed, maintaining simplicity in the basic view while providing comprehensive information when required, thus balancing ease of operation with menu complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control menu implements dynamic behavior where content information is displayed only when necessary (such as when a device is selected or when hovering over a device entry). The interface adapts its complexity level based on user interaction, showing minimal information by default and expanding to show detailed content information only when the user needs to identify specific content, thereby maintaining simplicity while providing comprehensive identification capabilities.
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AI summary
A control device which controls a device is disclosed. The control device can be connected to at least one external device, and includes a display unit which generates and displays a frame; and a control unit which controls the display unit to add at least one frame corresponding to each of the at least one external device or to pre-installed applications. The control unit further controls the display unit to display corresponding content in each frame.