Display Configuration Screen with Associated Function Link Menu
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in setting display apparatus functions due to the complexity of menu systems, where changing one function often requires navigating multiple menus to find and set associated functions, especially when the user is unfamiliar with the overall menu structure.
Innovation Solution
A configuration set screen with an association function link menu is introduced, allowing users to access and set associated functions directly from a single menu, reducing the number of menu manipulations needed by linking related functions together.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different screens are provided for setting various functions, then the display apparatus can provide diverse functions, but the user must manipulate many different screens which increases operation complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration setting screen is designed as a universal interface that can set multiple different functions through a single screen. The screen displays a list of set items (picture settings, sound settings, channel settings, etc.) that can be selectively adjusted, allowing one screen to serve multiple function-setting purposes rather than requiring separate screens for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If functions are organized in separate menus, then the display apparatus can provide comprehensive functions, but the user must open and close multiple menus to find and set associated functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the setting of a selected function with its associated functions on the same configuration setting screen. When a user selects a set item (e.g., picture settings), the screen automatically displays and allows setting of related items (e.g., sound settings, channel settings) without requiring the user to navigate to separate menus, thus combining multiple setting operations into a single interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the menu system has a complex structure, then the display apparatus can provide diverse functions, but it becomes difficult for users to search for associated functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the association relationship information from the complex menu system and presents it directly on the configuration setting screen. By displaying associated functions alongside the selected function in an organized list format, the system removes the need for users to navigate through complex menu structures to find related settings, effectively taking out the complexity from the user interaction path.
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AI summary
A method of setting a function and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. The method of setting a function of the display apparatus includes displaying a set item list, which includes one or more set items, on a screen of the display apparatus; and in response to a set item on the set item list being selected, providing a menu for accessing one or more other set items associated with the selected set item.