Customized Control Interfaces for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices require separate, dedicated control interfaces for specific operations, limiting the versatility and universality of control across different devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables a single electronic device to implement various customized control interfaces through a touchscreen display acting as both input and output, using a primary client and server to provide tailored control interfaces for different applications, allowing users to input commands and control multiple devices with intuitive graphical representations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate dedicated control interfaces are used for specific operations, then the control precision and reliability for each specific device is improved, but the device complexity and lack of universality increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal control interface system where a single electronic device can dynamically adapt to control multiple different devices (media player, video game system, etc.) through a standardized interface that automatically configures itself based on the target device type, eliminating the need for multiple dedicated control interfaces while maintaining reliable device-specific control functionality
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple customized control interfaces are implemented in a single device, then the adaptability and versatility are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control interface system dynamically adapts its configuration based on the detected target device type. The interface automatically reconfigures its controls and layout to match the specific device being controlled (media player, video game system, etc.), providing customized control experience without requiring multiple static interface implementations, thus managing complexity through dynamic adaptation rather than static multiplication
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses graphical representations that copy or simulate the actual device interface elements (buttons, controls, layout) on the display screen, allowing users to interact with familiar device-specific controls through a standardized touchscreen interface, thereby achieving device-specific adaptability without creating entirely new complex control mechanisms for each device type
3Ease of operation
If a touchscreen display acts as both input and output, then the ease of operation is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring user input increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional separate mechanical control interfaces (physical buttons, joysticks) with a touchscreen display that combines both input and output functions in a single interface, allowing users to interact with graphical representations of device controls directly on the screen, thereby simplifying the physical interaction while using electronic sensing to detect touch positions and gestures
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AI summary
Systems and techniques by which a single electronic device can implement a variety of customized control interfaces. The control interfaces can be tailored to specific operations performed the device which is controlled. In one aspect, computer-implemented methods for controlling a web-based application include providing, from a server, a web page that includes a web-based application and a uniform resource identifier specifying a control interface for the web-based application and transmitting the control interface specified by the uniform resource identifier to a client for use in controlling the one or more functions of the web-based application. The control interface is configured to permit a user to control one or more functions of the web-based application from a mobile device.