Network Reconfigurable Remote Button for Direct App Launch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in conveniently finding and launching applications on television OS platforms, as they need to navigate through multiple menus or websites to discover and install new applications.
Innovation Solution
A network reconfigurable button on a remote control that accesses a configuration file to launch applications, allowing users to select and associate applications with the button using various selection techniques, such as single press, double press, or long press, and enabling the rotation of applications showcased.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users navigate through on-screen menus and platform websites to find and launch applications, then applications can be accessed, but the process becomes time-consuming and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring remote control buttons with application launch information before user interaction. Configuration files are prepared in advance that map specific button presses to applications, so when a user presses a button, the application launches immediately without requiring navigation through menus or websites.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential function of application launching from the complex menu navigation process. By isolating the launch command to a simple button press on the remote control, it removes the time-consuming intermediate steps of navigating through on-screen menus and platform websites, keeping only the critical action of launching the application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed button function is used on the remote control, then the button structure is simple, but the button cannot adapt to different applications or content
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control button system transitions from a static, fixed function to a dynamic, reconfigurable state. Configuration files allow button functions to be dynamically assigned to different applications based on user preferences, device state, or content type, enabling the same physical button to adapt its behavior without changing the physical button structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote control button is designed with universal functionality, where a single button can serve multiple purposes by loading different configuration files. The button can be configured to launch different applications, perform different actions, or display different information depending on the active configuration, making one button replace what would traditionally require multiple specialized buttons.
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations generally relate to a network reconfigurable button on a remote control. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a selection of a button on a remote control device. The method further includes accessing a configuration file, wherein the configuration file is associated with the button. The method further includes launching an application based on the configuration file.