IPTV GUI Control via Internet Access Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current remote controlled display systems for IPTV lack efficient and versatile methods for controlling graphical user interfaces using various Internet access devices over IPTV connections, limiting user interaction and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables control of graphical user interfaces on display devices through an IPTV connection using a range of Internet access devices such as personal computers, tablets, smartphones, and set-top boxes, with input devices like keyboards, touch screens, and motion sensors, allowing commands to be translated and transmitted over the IPTV connection for navigation and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional remote control methods are used for IPTV displays, then basic channel navigation is possible, but user interaction and control versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables any Internet access device (smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop) to function as a remote control for the IPTV display. This multi-functional approach allows diverse input devices to control the display through standard network protocols, eliminating the need for dedicated remote controls and significantly enhancing control versatility while maintaining ease of operation through familiar interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple Internet access devices are supported for control, then control versatility improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network-based intermediary system that mediates between diverse Internet access devices and the IPTV display. By using standard network protocols and a centralized control architecture, the system handles device compatibility and command translation at the network level, which simplifies the overall system architecture while supporting multiple device types without increasing local device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If commands are transmitted over IPTV connection, then integration with existing infrastructure improves, but transmission reliability may be affected by network conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the display acknowledges received commands and provides status information back to the controlling Internet access device. This feedback loop enables command confirmation, error detection, and retry mechanisms, ensuring reliable command transmission over the IPTV network connection while maintaining seamless integration with existing network infrastructure.
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AI summary
An Internet protocol television (IPTV) system is driven by a graphical user interface (GUI) controlled by an input device attached to an Internet access device that in turn connects to the GUI over IPTV connections. The input device may be a keyboard, smart phone, iPad, mouse, personal computer, laptop, touch screen, or other generic universal serial bus (USB), IEEE 1394 (FireWire), or other connected device. Connection between the input device and the GUI may be either wired (including, but not limited to USB, IEEE 1394, and Ethernet) or wireless (including, without limitation, infrared (IR), radio frequency, or other form of electromagnetic transmission). Regardless of connection method, the input device acts to operate and command the IPTV GUI so as to navigate and control the IPTV. By appropriate GUI implementations, a single input device may be configured to operate one or more windows on one or more display via IPTV connections.