EPG Replay Indicators for One-Click Live TV Catch-Up
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in efficiently replaying missed television programs as they need to exit live broadcasting mode and perform multiple searches in video applications, often resulting in wasted time due to unavailable replay options.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus and method that includes a controller to present an electronic program guide (EPG) with live broadcast information, enabling a first request to a server for replay data, and displaying replay identifiers for programs that can be replayed, along with an information bar for controlling replay during live broadcasts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users exit live broadcasting mode and search in video applications to replay missed programs, then replay functionality is achieved, but user time is wasted due to multiple searches and unavailable replay options
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting which live broadcast programs support replay before the user needs to replay them. The controller sends requests to the server to detect replayable programs and generates replay data in advance, so when users want to replay, the options are already prepared and displayed in the EPG without requiring users to search through video applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the live broadcast mode and replay functionality. It intercepts the replay request within the EPG interface, communicates with the server to obtain replay data, and presents replay options to users directly in the current interface, eliminating the need for users to exit to video applications and perform manual searches.
2Reliability
If users perform multiple searches in video applications to find replayable programs, then replay options are found, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the replay detection and identification functionality from the complex video application search process and integrates it directly into the EPG interface. The controller automatically detects which programs support replay and extracts this information to display replay identifiers in the EPG, simplifying the user operation to a single click without requiring multiple searches through video applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by having the controller continuously monitor and detect which live broadcast programs support replay, then immediately feed this information back to the user interface as replay identifiers. This real-time feedback mechanism ensures users are informed about available replay options without needing to perform multiple searches, reducing operation complexity while maintaining reliability.
3Productivity
If the system automatically detects replayable programs and displays replay identifiers, then user experience is enhanced with one-click replay, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed with multi-functionality to handle both live broadcast management and replay detection within a single component. By making the controller universal and capable of performing multiple functions (managing live broadcasts, communicating with servers, detecting replayable programs, and controlling interface display), the system achieves fast replay access without adding separate complex subsystems, thus improving productivity while keeping device complexity manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is directed to a display apparatus, including: a display configured to display a user interface for presenting an electronic program guide; and a first controller configured to: send a first request including live broadcast information to cause a server to determine replay data according to a first live broadcast program included in the live broadcast information; receive the replay data from the server, and control the electronic program guide to display a second live broadcast program with a visual replay identifier.