Display Apparatus Automatic Program Recommendation via Server Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display apparatuses provide limited utility in program information, requiring users to manually register favorite channels or programs and inconveniently search for broadcast times to view or record desired programs.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus and server system that communicates to recommend broadcasting programs based on user viewing history, providing schedule information and recording or VOD options without user command, using a controller to transmit view information, receive recommendations, and display them in a GUI.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display apparatus simply provides program information such as broadcasting schedule or channel information, then the device complexity is low, but the utility of program information is limited and requires manual user registration and searching
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs program recommendation, scheduling, and recording without requiring manual user input. The controller autonomously transmits view information to the server, receives recommendations, and executes recording or VOD provision based on the recommended programs, making the system serve itself rather than requiring continuous user commands
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where the controller transmits user view information to the server, receives recommended program information in return, and uses this feedback to automatically schedule recordings or provide VOD. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automatic program discovery and scheduling without manual intervention
2Loss of time
If the user needs to register favorite channels or programs manually, then the device complexity is low, but the loss of time for user operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically transmitting view information to the server and receiving program recommendations before the user needs to search or register programs. The controller proactively obtains and prepares recommended program information, schedules recordings in advance, and makes VOD available beforehand, eliminating the need for users to spend time on manual registration and searching
3Ease of operation
If the display apparatus provides recommended broadcasting programs with automatic recording and VOD, then the user convenience is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary between the user's view information and the recommended program recommendations. The controller transmits view information to the server, which processes this information and returns recommended program information. This intermediary architecture allows the complex recommendation logic to reside on the server rather than requiring complex local processing in the display apparatus
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is designed with multi-functionality, capable of transmitting view information, receiving recommendations, automatically scheduling recordings, and providing VOD access. This universal controller handles multiple functions through a unified architecture, managing program recommendation, automatic recording scheduling, and VOD provision within a single integrated system
Data Source
AI summary
A display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image of a broadcasting program; a communication section configured to communicate with a server; a controller configured to control to transmit view information about a broadcasting program viewed by a user to the server, receive information about a broadcasting program recommended corresponding to the view information from the server, and provide schedule information of the recommended broadcasting program in accordance with a time slot in which the recommended broadcasting program is broadcasted.