Frequently-Accessed Service List on Second Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when accessing frequently-used services on IPTVs due to long lists of services, requiring navigation through multiple options to find desired services.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to easily navigate to frequently-accessed services by maintaining a list of frequently-used services, which can be populated by the user or a server, with features like manual addition, automatic tracking, and expiration management, along with considerations for device access, time-based preferences, and user profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complete list of all services is displayed, then all services are accessible, but navigation time increases and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The service list is segmented into two distinct parts: a frequently accessed services list showing only top services (e.g., top 5-10) and a complete services list. This segmentation allows users to quickly access常用 services without navigating through the entire list, reducing navigation time while maintaining access to all services through the complete list when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically tracking and pre-organizing services into a frequently accessed list based on user behavior patterns. This pre-processing of service organization eliminates the need for users to manually search through the complete list, as frequently used services are already positioned for immediate access.
2Ease of operation
If manual tracking of frequently accessed services is implemented, then user preferences are captured, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically tracking user service access patterns without requiring manual user input. The tracking mechanism operates transparently in the background, automatically identifying and organizing frequently accessed services based on observed usage behavior, thereby maintaining ease of operation while minimizing the perceived complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from user access patterns to dynamically update and refine the frequently accessed services list. By continuously monitoring and responding to user behavior, the system adapts to changing preferences automatically, maintaining high convenience without requiring complex manual configuration or intervention.
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AI summary
Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using a second display with a content playback device. In one implementation, this feature provides users a frequently-accessed service or asset list when browsing on a second display. Such systems and methods may be particularly advantageous when a user normally only visits a few services in an entire list of available services on a regular basis. The frequently-accessed list of services or assets may be populated by the user through the second display or may be populated by the server that is tracking service access by the user. The frequently-accessed service or asset list (or both) may be specific to the user account, a user profile within the user account, the second display, or the content playback device. In some implementations, the second display may be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, or the like.