Dynamic Operation Screen Adaptation for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for controlling external electronic apparatuses via mobile terminals lack flexibility in adapting operation screens based on the relative location between devices, leading to suboptimal user experiences and inefficient function execution.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal system that includes a communication section, display section, control sections, and storage for managing instruction signals and correspondence information, allowing dynamic adjustment of operation screens and function availability based on the relative location between the mobile terminal and the external electronic apparatus, enabling flexible function execution and user interface adaptation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the operation screen displays all available functions regardless of location, then the user has access to complete functionality, but the user interface becomes cluttered and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The operation screen dynamically adjusts its content based on the detected relative location between mobile terminal and electronic apparatus. The control unit receives location information, determines the appropriate function set corresponding to that location, and updates the operation screen to display only relevant functions, making the interface adaptive rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions or locations around the electronic apparatus are assigned different function sets. Based on where the mobile terminal is detected, the system presents the locally appropriate functions, ensuring that users see only the functions relevant to their current position, thus improving operational efficiency
2Productivity
If the operation screen is customized based on relative location, then operational efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A control unit is introduced as an intermediary component that receives location information from the detection unit, looks up the corresponding function set from stored correspondence data, and updates the operation screen accordingly. This intermediary layer manages the complexity by centralizing the logic rather than distributing it throughout the system
Solution Approach 2:
The correspondence between relative locations and function sets is pre-established and stored in the system before runtime. When location detection occurs, the control unit simply retrieves the predetermined function set matching the detected location, avoiding complex real-time decision-making and reducing system complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If location detection is implemented, then context-aware operation screen adjustment is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection unit serves multiple functions: it detects the relative location of the mobile terminal, provides this information to the control unit for operation screen adjustment, and potentially supports other location-based features. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by providing broad utility across different system operations
Data Source
AI summary
In a mobile terminal, a plurality of operating buttons associated with functions performable by an electronic apparatus are provided on an operation screen. A storage section previously stores correspondence information related to the functions performable by the electronic apparatus and indicating correspondence between a relative location between the mobile terminal and the electronic apparatus and a set of functions available depending on the relative location. A first control section allows a display section to display a setting screen for accepting a change in the correspondence information. Based on an operation accepted by an acceptance section on the setting screen, a second control section changes the correspondence information and allows a storage section to store the changed correspondence information. The first control section changes contents of the plurality of operating buttons on the operation screen, using a location of the mobile terminal detected by a detecting section and the correspondence information.