Mobile Device Control for Video Receiver GUI
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video receiver control systems rely on remote controls and display user interfaces on TVs, which obscure the video program and lack advanced interaction capabilities, limiting user experience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses mobile devices to control video receivers via a graphical user interface, allowing channel changes, program recording, and related content retrieval, utilizing a gateway server for communication between mobile devices and video receivers over wireless networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user interface is displayed on the TV screen to control video receiver, then control functionality is provided, but the video program display is obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is extracted from the TV screen and moved to the mobile device screen. The mobile device displays the electronic program guide and control interface separately, allowing the TV screen to be fully dedicated to displaying the video program without obstruction.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary between the user and the video receiver. It displays the control interface and transmits control signals to the video receiver via wireless communication, eliminating the need to display controls on the TV screen itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional remote control is used to control video receiver, then basic channel changing is possible, but advanced interaction capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device, which users already possess for other purposes, is made universal by enabling it to control the video receiver. It provides multiple functions including channel changing, electronic program guide access, and interactive controls, replacing the need for a dedicated remote control.
Solution Approach 2:
The control interface is made dynamic and adaptive through the mobile device's touchscreen and processing capabilities. The interface can respond to various user interactions, provide contextual information, and adapt to different viewing scenarios, unlike static remote control buttons.
3Ease of operation
If spatially compressed portion of screen is used for video program, then electronic program guide navigation is facilitated, but video quality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the display functions between two devices: the mobile device displays the electronic program guide for navigation, while the TV screen displays the full-resolution video program. This separation allows both guide navigation and high-quality video to coexist without compromising either.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and device for displaying an electronic program guide on a handheld device. The guide includes a plurality of tiles, each tile associated with a television program. The device receives a related content request input through its touchscreen and, in response, sends a related content request message to a gateway server over a wireless network connection, the related content request message includes information identifying one of the plurality of programs. The device receives and displays related media content from the gateway server in reply to the related content request message.