Dynamic Stack-Based Content Organization for Ultra-Resolution Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electronic program guides (EPGs) are less effective for organizing, sorting, and displaying content on modern ultra-resolution displays, which offer larger screen real estate and higher resolutions than traditional displays.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of dynamic interactive graphical user interfaces that allow content selection by displaying sub-categories of content in a stack structure, enabling users to change sub-category types and navigate through content using thumbnail navigation and high-resolution graphics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional electronic program guides are used to organize and display content, then content organization is provided, but the display effectiveness is reduced on ultra-resolution displays
Solution Approach 1:
The interface transitions from static traditional EPG layouts to dynamic interactive graphical interfaces that adapt to user actions. The system dynamically reorganizes content stacks based on user navigation, providing evolving display configurations optimized for ultra-resolution screens while maintaining reliable content organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces vertical stacking of content categories, transforming the traditional horizontal or grid-based layout into a multi-dimensional vertical arrangement. This stack-based organization leverages the vertical space of ultra-resolution displays, improving display effectiveness by utilizing the additional screen real estate in the vertical dimension.
2Quantity of substance
If more content categories are displayed to provide comprehensive organization, then content coverage increases, but text and content confusion increases on large displays
Solution Approach 1:
The content is segmented into distinct vertical stacks, each representing a specific category or type of content. This segmentation separates different content types spatially, allowing comprehensive content coverage to be displayed without confusion by organizing diverse content into clearly defined, visually separated stacks.
Solution Approach 2:
Visual separators and spacing act as intermediaries between different content stacks, reducing visual confusion. The interface uses graphical elements and spatial separation to mediate between the need for comprehensive content display and the need to prevent text and content confusion on large ultra-resolution screens.
3Loss of information
If detailed content information is displayed to provide comprehensive browsing, then content detail visibility improves, but navigation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface dynamically adjusts the level of detail displayed based on user interaction state. When users navigate through stacks, the system dynamically presents appropriate levels of content detail, providing comprehensive information visibility while managing navigation complexity through adaptive interface responses.
Data Source
AI summary
A device for enabling content selection is configured to display a program guide that presents a plurality of icon groupings. Each icon grouping corresponds to one of a plurality of sub-categories within a category of media content. An icon in an icon grouping representing a media content item within a sub-category of the plurality of sub-categories. The device is further configured to receive a first input indicative of a selection of the icon grouping and based on the received first input, update the programming guide to present the icon grouping for selection. The updating of the program guide includes changing a manner in which the icons of the icon grouping are organized within the icon grouping. The device is further configured to perform an operation associated with the icon from the icon grouping based on a second input indicative of a selection of the icon.