Dynamic Remote Control Interface for TV Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote user interface systems require a large number of keys on remote controllers to control various functions, limiting functionality extension and user-specific configuration, and cannot provide different user interfaces for the same content, making it difficult for users with varying preferences to control devices effectively.
Innovation Solution
A remote user interface system and method that uses a remote control device, such as a mobile phone, to discover and control an Open Internet protocol television Terminal Function device by performing capability matching, receiving and rendering multiple user interfaces, and transmitting control actions, allowing for device-specific, user-specific, or content-specific control interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional remote controller with fixed keys is used, then the user can control basic functions, but the remote controller cannot be extended with new functions and cannot provide user-specific configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control interface transitions from a static physical button layout to a dynamic software-based interface that can be reconfigured through capability matching. The controlling RUIC receives and displays adaptive control interfaces from the controlled RUIC, allowing the interface to change dynamically based on device capabilities and user preferences rather than being fixed in hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The controlling RUIC serves multiple functions: it acts as a display device, a control interface, and a communication bridge between the user and the controlled RUIC. The system enables a single remote device to control multiple different types of media players and content sources through universal capability matching and adaptive interface generation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single fixed user interface is provided on the remote control, then the interface is simple, but it cannot accommodate different user preferences or provide specialized control interfaces for different users
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides different control interfaces tailored to different users' needs and preferences. Each user can have customized control schemes, button layouts, and interaction modes based on their specific requirements, such as simplified interfaces for elderly users or advanced features for power users, while maintaining ease of operation for each individual.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the remote control uses a fixed set of keys, then the device is simple to manufacture, but it cannot control newly added functions or devices without adding more physical keys
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of manufacturing new physical remote controllers with additional buttons for each new function, the system creates software-based control interfaces that can be generated and updated digitally. The control interface is copied and adapted through software rather than hardware manufacturing, allowing new functions to be added without physical production changes.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the remote control interface is customized for different users and devices, then user preferences are accommodated, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic capability matching between the controlling RUIC and controlled RUIC without requiring manual configuration by the user. The interfaces and control schemes are self-configured through automated negotiation of capabilities, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining high adaptability.
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AI summary
A remote user interface system and method for effectively controlling functions of a client device and remote user interface rendered on the client device by means of a client-specific or content-specific control user interface rendered on a remote control device is provided. A method for controlling a remote user interface device with a remote control device includes broadcasting, at the remote control device, a discovery message for discovering the remote user interface device; performing, when a response is received, a capability exchange and matching with the remote user interface device; rendering a control user interface transmitted by the remote user interface device and displaying the rendered control user interface on a screen; and transmitting, when an input is detected on the control user interface, a control command corresponding to the input to the remote user interface device.