Image Display Error Recovery in Information Mode

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Solution Overview

Problem

Image display apparatuses that transition from normal mode to information mode without turning off when a power key is pressed do not have an efficient method for recovering from system errors, potentially causing user inconvenience.

Innovation Solution

The image display apparatus identifies error types and performs recovery operations, such as cold-booting or closing programs, based on error severity and external conditions, allowing it to recover from errors without interrupting the user's experience by entering an information mode first.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the image display apparatus enters information mode without turning off when a power key is pressed, then user convenience is improved, but system error recovery capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidsystem error recovery capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary error detection and classification before entering information mode. By identifying error types in advance and preparing appropriate recovery strategies, the system ensures that error recovery can be executed properly even when the apparatus transitions to information mode without turning off, thus maintaining both user convenience and system reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The error recovery process is segmented into distinct phases: error detection during normal operation, error classification, decision-making on recovery timing, and execution of recovery operations. This segmentation allows the system to handle errors systematically without interrupting the user experience in information mode, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If the image display apparatus performs system error recovery by rebooting, then error recovery effectiveness is improved, but user experience interruption worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror recovery effectivenessVSAvoiduser experience continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the error recovery approach based on the current operating mode and error severity. When in information mode, the system can defer non-critical error recovery operations until a more appropriate time, while still maintaining system stability. This dynamic adaptation allows effective error recovery without necessarily interrupting the user experience, as the recovery timing and method are flexibly determined based on real-time conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary error assessment and prepares recovery operations in advance. By identifying errors early and preparing recovery strategies before they become critical, the system can execute recovery operations more smoothly and with less disruption to user experience, thus improving both recovery effectiveness and operational continuity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If the image display apparatus executes applications during error recovery, then system productivity is improved, but error recovery completeness worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem productivityVSAvoiderror recovery completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments error recovery operations into priority levels, allowing critical error recovery tasks to be executed first while non-critical tasks can be deferred or handled in the background. This segmentation enables the system to maintain productivity by continuing less time-sensitive operations while ensuring that essential error recovery functions are completed, thus balancing productivity with recovery completeness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms to monitor the status of error recovery operations and adjust execution priorities accordingly. By continuously assessing recovery progress and system state, the system can dynamically allocate resources to ensure critical recovery functions are completed while maintaining overall system productivity, resolving the contradiction between these two objectives

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3682646B1Image display apparatus and driving method thereof
Publication Date: 2023.06.07 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An image display apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The image display apparatus includes a memory including instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: in response to a request for executing a designated application being received, identify a type of error occurred in the image display apparatus, and based on the type of error identified by the processor, determine whether to: execute the designated application and recover from the error after the designated application is executed by the processor, or recover from the error and execute the designated application after recovering from the error.