Dynamic Display Unit Segmentation for Rapid Content Retrieval

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Solution Overview

Problem

Multifunctional display apparatuses face increased booting times and user inconvenience due to the large amount of content, requiring improved structures and software for faster content search and retrieval.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus with a remote controller and wireless communication unit that allows users to control content output by reducing unit size and increasing the number of units through consecutive wireless signals, enabling easier content categorization and recommendation based on user input, such as gestures and wheel key rotations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display apparatus provides a large amount of content, then the content variety is improved, but the time required to search and retrieve desired content increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent varietyVSAvoidcontent search time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is divided into multiple units that can be dynamically adjusted in number and size. When consecutive wireless signals are received, the controller increases the number of units and decreases the size of each unit, allowing more content to be displayed simultaneously. This segmentation enables users to view more content options at once, reducing the time needed to search for desired content while maintaining content variety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If the number of content units displayed is increased, then the content search efficiency is improved, but the size of each content unit is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent search efficiencyVSAvoidcontent unit size
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSArea of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the number and size of display units based on user input. When consecutive wireless signals are received from the remote controller, the controller automatically increases the number of units and decreases the size of each unit. This dynamic adjustment allows the display to optimize between showing more content units (improving search efficiency) and maintaining adequate visibility of each unit, with the balance shifting based on user interaction patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If the display apparatus is made multifunctional, then the functionality is improved, but the booting time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidbooting time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The display apparatus automatically responds to user inputs without requiring manual configuration or complex processing. When wireless signals are received from the remote controller, the system automatically adjusts the number and size of display units based on the signal pattern. This self-service mechanism allows the multifunctional capabilities to be activated on-demand, reducing the need for extensive booting sequences while maintaining enhanced functionality during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2963934B1Display apparatus and method of controlling the same
Publication Date: 2019.01.02 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A display apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display a preset number of units divided from each other, such that some of a plurality of sequentially-arranged content is output; a remote controller configured to receive a control command for outputting others of the plurality of content; a wireless communication unit configured to receive a wireless signal corresponding to the control command; and a controller configured to control the display unit to decrease a size of each unit and to increase the number of units when the wireless signal is consecutively received.