Image Display Device Manual Search via Menu Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of image display devices face inconvenience in accessing and navigating through manual guides, which are often provided as separate books or files, requiring time and resources to translate and distribute manuals in multiple languages, and existing methods for searching manual pages are inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An image display device with a memory unit storing manual pages and a control unit that displays function setting menu items, allowing users to select and search for specific manual pages directly on the device, using a display unit to show both menu items and corresponding manual pages, and a key input unit for manual requests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If manufacturers provide manual books or files separately, then users can access function descriptions, but users are inconvenienced by having to keep manuals and search through them using separate devices or sequential methods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the manual storage and display function with the image display device itself. The control unit stores manual pages and displays them on the device's built-in display, combining what were previously separate entities (manual book/file and display device) into an integrated system, eliminating the need for separate manual search devices
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit acts as an intermediary between the user's search request and the manual content. It receives user input through the key input unit, processes the search by identifying corresponding manual pages, and delivers the relevant information through the display unit, replacing inefficient sequential or table-of-contents-based search methods
2Adaptability or versatility
If manufacturers provide manuals in multiple languages, then users worldwide can access device information, but manufacturers expend much time and money in making and distributing manuals of various languages
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores manual content in a parameterized format where language can be changed without recreating the entire manual. The control unit can retrieve and display manual pages in different languages by changing the language parameter, allowing quick adaptation to different regions without the time-consuming process of translating and distributing separate physical manuals
Solution Approach 2:
The image display device's display unit and control unit serve multiple functions: displaying video content, showing menu items, and presenting manual pages in multiple languages. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate distribution channels for different language versions, as a single device can serve users worldwide with different language preferences
3Loss of information
If users search manual through table of contents or sequential search, then users can find specific manual pages, but the search process is time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The manual pages are pre-organized and stored in the control unit with associated metadata linking them to specific function setting menu items. When a user selects a menu item, the control unit can immediately retrieve the corresponding manual page without requiring the user to perform sequential searching or navigate through a table of contents, significantly reducing search time
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for searching a manual in an image display device includes a display unit, a key input unit and a control unit. In the method, a menu call command for setting a function of an image display device is input at the request of a user. Menu items for the function setting are displayed. One of the items is selected, and a predetermined key is input for a manual call command for the item. A manual page of the selected item is displayed.