Unified IPTV Browsing Interface for Multi-Provider Content Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IPTV systems fail to provide a user interface that dynamically meets individual user requests and allows for personalized content selection from multiple content providers, leading to user inconvenience due to the time-consuming process of selecting desired content.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that receive video signals from multiple content providers, decode, mux, and generate a browsing interface displaying all content on one screen, allowing users to easily select desired content without additional hardware, using a server with receiving, decoding, multiplexing, and encoding modules to transmit the interface to a display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of content providers is increased, then the variety of contents is improved, but the time required to select one content provider increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple content provider interfaces into a single unified browsing interface. Instead of requiring users to navigate separate interfaces for each content provider, the system combines all content providers into one integrated interface where users can access and select from all available contents through a single screen and control mechanism, thereby reducing selection time while maintaining content variety.
2Productivity
If traditional IPTV system is used, then content delivery is achieved, but user-specific personalized content selection is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic browsing interface that adapts to user preferences and requests. The system can dynamically adjust the content presentation based on user-specific criteria, allowing each user to personalize their content selection experience while maintaining efficient delivery. The interface can dynamically reconfigure based on user behavior patterns and explicit preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing customized content selection capabilities tailored to individual users. Instead of a uniform interface for all users, the system delivers personalized browsing experiences where each user can select contents according to their specific preferences, while the overall system maintains efficient content delivery infrastructure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple video signals are received and displayed, then content variety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between content providers and the display device. The server receives multiple video signals from different content providers, processes them, and generates a unified browsing interface that can be displayed on a single device. This intermediary approach allows content variety to be achieved without requiring the display device to have multiple tuners or complex hardware capabilities.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a user interface provision method and to a system using the method, and more specifically relates to: a user interface provision method in which video signals provided from a plurality of content providers are generated in a browsing interface and supplied to a display device; and a system using the method.