Display Control Unit Switching Program Guide Layout for Accessibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users, especially visually impaired individuals, face difficulties in finding specific programs on mobile terminals due to the complexity of program guides in grid formats and the lack of clear indication of viewable channels among multiple channels.
Innovation Solution
An information processing terminal with a display control unit that switches the screen structure based on a voice reading assist function, displaying a program guide in a list format when the function is on, and includes indicators for viewable channels, allowing users to easily distinguish between viewable and unviewable channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a program guide is displayed in a grid format with channel and time axes, then comprehensive program information can be shown, but visually impaired users cannot easily find specific programs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by switching the display format between grid and list views based on user needs. The display control unit dynamically changes the program guide structure from a two-dimensional grid to a one-dimensional list, making the interface adaptable rather than static. This resolves the contradiction by allowing comprehensive information display when needed while providing easy navigation when accessibility is prioritized.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the structural parameters of the display from a grid layout (with row and column dimensions) to a list layout (single dimension). This parameter change transforms the spatial organization of program information, making it accessible to visually impaired users through voice reading while maintaining the ability to display comprehensive information in grid format when appropriate.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple channels are included in the program guide, then more program choices are available, but users cannot distinguish viewable channels from unviewable channels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual differentiation (analogous to color changes) by displaying viewable channels with distinct visual markers such as checkmarks or different background shading. This allows users to quickly distinguish which channels they have subscription rights to among the multiple channels presented, resolving the identification difficulty while maintaining channel variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the channel list by visually separating viewable channels from unviewable channels. By applying distinct visual indicators to different channel groups, the interface divides the information into manageable segments that are easy to distinguish, allowing users to navigate through multiple channels while clearly understanding their viewing rights.
Data Source
AI summary
The present technology relates to an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program by which screen display that is easy to understand can be carried out.An information processing terminal according to one embodiment of the present technology displays, in a case where an assist function for voice reading of a description displayed on a screen is on, a screen related to a predetermined description such that the displayed screen has a structure different from that in a case where the assist function is off. The present technology is applicable to apparatuses including a television receiver, a personal computer, and a mobile terminal or the like, which are used for viewing programs.