Image Output Device Menu Shortcut Selection Logic

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional image output devices in televisions and mobile terminals automatically update menu images based on application usage frequency, leading to undesired shortcuts being added, requiring users to perform unnecessary operations to delete them.

Innovation Solution

An image output device that suggests additional shortcuts based on user interaction, allowing users to manually decide their placement in the menu, preventing automatic addition of frequently used but temporarily needed applications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If the menu image is automatically updated based on the frequency of use of application programs, then the menu image reflects user preferences without manual input, but undesired shortcuts may be forced to be added against the user's intention

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautomatic menu updateVSAvoidaccuracy of shortcut selection

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of automatically adding shortcuts based on usage frequency, the system inverts the approach by first displaying only shortcuts that do not satisfy the frequency criterion, and lets the user decide which ones to add. This reverses the control from system-driven to user-driven while still utilizing usage data as a reference.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates user feedback through the selection operation. When the user selects a shortcut from the displayed options, the system updates the menu image accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that the automatic update process aligns with the user's true preferences.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If shortcuts are automatically added to the menu image based on usage frequency, then frequently used applications are easily accessible, but the user has to perform additional operations to delete unnecessary shortcuts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of frequently used appsVSAvoidtime for manual shortcut management

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system inverts the traditional approach by displaying only the shortcuts that need user consideration (those not meeting the frequency criterion). Shortcuts that already meet the criterion are automatically included, eliminating the need for users to manually add them or delete unnecessary ones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically managing the inclusion of frequently used applications in the menu image. The usage frequency data drives automatic decisions, reducing the need for manual user intervention in shortcut management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If the menu image includes all frequently used application shortcuts, then user convenience is improved, but the menu image may contain shortcuts that do not reflect the user's true preference

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of menu accessVSAvoidaccuracy of user preference representation

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the shortcuts into two categories: those that satisfy the frequency criterion (automatically included) and those that do not (displayed for user selection). This segmentation allows the system to handle different types of shortcuts differently, ensuring that truly preferred applications are represented accurately.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of assuming high frequency equals true preference, the system inverts the logic by requiring user confirmation for shortcuts that do not meet the frequency criterion. This ensures that the menu image reflects the user's true preferences rather than just usage patterns.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentEP3719624B1Image output device, method for controlling image output device, and television

Publication Date: 2024.11.06 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

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AI summary

An image output device (100) includes an instruction receiver (110), an image generator (130), an image controller (120), a storage (150) that stores application information (160), and an updater (140) that updates the application information (160). The image controller (120) selects, with reference to the application information (160), from among the plurality of shortcuts (40), at least one first shortcut satisfying a first criterion and a second shortcut not satisfying the first criterion but satisfying a second criterion. The image generator (130) generates and outputs the home menu (30) in which the at least one first shortcut selected is displayed and the second shortcut selected is displayed in a different form than the at least one first shortcut.