Graphical Tile Interface for Television Receiver Feature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television receiver interfaces are not intuitive or efficient for accessing and controlling various features, leading to a desire for more advanced input techniques that provide convenient access to user interface features.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface using tiles on a television receiver's display, where a two-dimensional input from a remote control selects features, allowing viewers to access channels, programs, and other features by navigating a cursor to corresponding tiles and activating them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional button-based remote control interface is used, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates and user interface efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional linear button arrangements to two-dimensional grid-based tile interfaces displayed on the television screen. This dimensional expansion allows multiple features to be accessed simultaneously through visual navigation, improving ease of operation while the processing complexity remains managed through software implementation
2Adaptability or versatility
If more features are provided in the user interface, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tile-based interface serves as a universal access point for multiple receiver features including channel selection, program guides, recording, and settings. Each tile can represent different functions depending on context, allowing a single interface mechanism to provide adaptability across diverse features without proportionally increasing device complexity
3Productivity
If conventional linear interface navigation is used, then device complexity is minimized, but productivity and user efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into discrete tiles organized in a grid layout, allowing users to quickly locate and access specific features without scrolling through linear menus. This segmentation improves user efficiency by enabling direct navigation to desired functions while the underlying system complexity remains manageable through modular software architecture
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods provide for graphically providing features on a set top box (STB) or other television receiver in response to viewer instructions received from a remote control. Imagery including various tiles each corresponding to one of the provided features is presented on the display. A two-dimensional input is received from the remote control that indicates a selected one of the plurality of tiles, and, in response to the received two-dimensional input, the feature associated with the selected tile is provided.