Handheld Terminal AR Interface for Broadcasting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital broadcasting systems require users to operate complex remote controllers to navigate and record programs, disrupting the viewing experience and lacking convenience in accessing detailed information.
Innovation Solution
A handheld terminal that communicates with broadcasting reception apparatuses and information providing servers to display content information and related data, allowing users to view, select, and record programs without interrupting their viewing experience, using a device with a content display unit, server communication unit, and related information display unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users operate a remote controller to navigate and access program information displayed on a television screen, then users can access detailed program information and perform recording operations, but the operational complexity increases and the viewing experience is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transfers the information display from the two-dimensional television screen to a three-dimensional spatial context by projecting the program guide and related information directly into the user's field of view through augmented reality technology. This allows users to access program information in the same spatial dimension as the television content, eliminating the need to switch between the TV screen and remote controller interface, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining ease of information access
2Ease of operation
If users operate a remote controller to select and execute commands displayed on a television screen, then users can perform recording and navigation operations, but the viewing experience is disrupted and convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous viewing of television content while simultaneously accessing program information and performing recording operations through the augmented reality interface. Users can maintain their viewing experience uninterrupted while overlaying program guide information and control options in their field of view, allowing concurrent execution of viewing and interaction tasks without time loss for switching between interfaces
3Loss of information
If detailed program information is displayed on a television screen using a menu system, then users can access comprehensive information, but the operational complexity increases due to multiple button presses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the program information display into multiple hierarchical layers within the augmented reality interface. Users can access summary information at the base layer and progressively drill down into detailed information about performers, program content, and recording options through intuitive spatial navigation. This segmentation allows comprehensive information access without requiring users to navigate through multiple menu screens and button presses on the remote controller
Data Source
AI summary
A handheld terminal includes a device communication unit which communicates with at least one or more broadcasting reception apparatus receiving contents and content information about the contents from a content provider and receives the content information from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a content display unit which displays the content information received from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a server communication unit which communicates with an information providing server which manages related information relating to the contents and receives the related information relating to the content information received from the broadcasting reception apparatus from the information providing server, and a related information display unit which displays the related information received from the information providing server.