Mobile Terminal Remote Control via Region Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
As mobile terminals become increasingly multifunctional, their menu structures become complex, making it difficult to efficiently control and interact with display devices such as smart TVs, personal computers, and other electronic devices.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal capable of setting up a wireless network with display devices using near-field communication technologies like Bluetooth, RFID, or infrared, allowing users to control display devices through a remote control application, select specific regions on the screen, and transmit or receive information for executing specific applications or functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile terminals are equipped with complex functions to enhance functionality, then the terminal's versatility is improved, but the menu structure becomes complicated and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote control application as an intermediary between the user and the display device. This application provides a simplified control interface that mediates the interaction, allowing users to control the display device through intuitive operations rather than navigating complex menu structures directly on the terminal itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The control functionality is segmented into separate components: the mobile terminal handles complex functions and menu structures internally, while the remote control application provides a simplified interface layer. This segmentation allows the terminal to maintain versatility without exposing users to complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal integrates multiple functions including media player, camera, and communication, then the terminal's versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal is designed with universal functionality, integrating media player, camera, communication, and remote control capabilities into a single device. This multi-functionality allows the terminal to serve multiple purposes while the patent specifically addresses the complexity issue through software architecture rather than hardware integration.
3Ease of operation
If the terminal provides remote control function for display device, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control application serves as an intermediary layer that simplifies the interface between the user and the display device. It handles the complexity of communication protocols and control signals internally, presenting users with simple control operations while managing the underlying software complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless control and interaction between mobile terminals and display devices, simplifying complex menu structures and enhancing user experience by allowing remote control functionality and information exchange.
Implementation Method 1
setting up a wireless network with display devices using near-field communication technologies like Bluetooth, RFID, or infrared
Implementation Method 2
transmitting control signals to the display device through wireless communication
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AI summary
Disclosed is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may include a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit may set up a wireless network with the display device. The controller may receive information related to a specific region, selected by a cursor in a screen of a display device, from the display device or transmit specific information to the display device by using the specific region as an interface window.