Display Apparatus Application Control Screen Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote controllers for display apparatuses have limited key configurations, making it difficult to operate complex applications and requiring users to access separate application stores for downloading applications, which is inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus and method that transmit a generation signal to an external device to create an application control screen, allowing users to input commands through the external device to control applications, and download applications without accessing application stores by receiving and installing them from an external server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a remote controller with limited key configurations is used to control a display apparatus, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation for diverse complicated applications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The external device (smartphone, tablet, or PC) serves multiple functions: it acts as a remote controller for the display apparatus, provides an application control screen for downloading and managing applications, and enables direct installation of applications without requiring separate application store access. This multi-functional approach resolves the contradiction by using a universal device that can handle both simple remote control operations and complex application management tasks.
2Reliability
If users access separate application stores to download applications, then the reliability of application installation is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the additional access steps required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the application download and installation functions directly into the external device's interface. The application control screen displayed on the external device integrates browsing, downloading, and installing capabilities in one unified interface, eliminating the need to separately access application stores. This integration maintains installation reliability while significantly improving ease of operation by reducing the number of steps and interfaces the user must navigate.
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AI summary
A display apparatus, a method for executing an application thereof, an external device remotely controlling the display apparatus, and a method for providing an application control screen thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display that displays an application execution screen, the application execution screen displaying an application; a communication unit that communicates with an external server and an external device that remotely controls the display apparatus; and a control unit that transmits to the external device a generation signal that instructs the external device to generate an application control screen in response to receiving an input command to execute the application, controls the communication unit to receive a command from the external device input through the application control screen, and operates the application according to the received command.