Interactive User Interface for Dynamic Content Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional content delivery systems provide an impersonal and unsocial user experience by lacking interactive functionality, leading to social detachment between users and service providers.

Innovation Solution

A user interface that allows users to interactively select and display content elements alongside programming content, transitioning between full and detailed views, and adding/removing elements, enhancing user engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a grid-like guide is provided to show content availability, then content information is organized and accessible, but interactive functionality is limited and user social engagement is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent information accessibilityVSAvoidinteractive functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The interface transitions from a static grid-like guide to a dynamic presentation mode where content elements can be selected, expanded, and interacted with in real-time, allowing the system to adapt to user engagement needs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The interface adds an interactive dimension by overlaying selectable content elements on top of the full-screen content display, transforming the flat grid view into a multi-layered interactive experience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Productivity

If independent content use is provided to deliver content to users, then content delivery efficiency is maintained, but social interaction and user engagement are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent delivery efficiencyVSAvoidsocial interaction capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Content elements act as intermediaries between the full-screen content and user interaction, enabling social engagement features while maintaining efficient content delivery to multiple users simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Illumination intensity

If a full version of programming content is displayed to provide immersive viewing, then viewing quality is improved, but detailed content element information is not accessible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveviewing qualityVSAvoidcontent element details
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The interface segments information by displaying the full content version in the background while overlaying discrete content elements that can be individually selected and expanded to show detailed information

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Detailed content element information is accessed by transitioning to a different display dimension where the selected element is expanded while the full content is shrunk to a thumbnail version

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS8806532B2Providing a user interface
Publication Date: 2014.08.12 COX COMMUNICATIONS INC
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AI summary

A user interface may be provided. First, a first input may be received, and in response to the received first input, at least a portion of a plurality of content elements may be displayed. Then, a second input indicating a selection of a one of the displayed plurality of content elements may be received. In response to the received second input, a displayed full version of a programming content and the displayed plurality of content elements may be removed. Also, in response to the received second input, a shrunken version of the full version of the programming content and a more detailed version of the selected one of the plurality of content elements may be displayed. Next, in response to a received third input, the more detailed version and the displayed shrunken version may be removed and the full version of the programming content may be redisplayed.