Remote Control Touch Duration for Content Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find the process of obtaining content information from external service apparatuses in remote control systems to be cumbersome and experience delayed processing responses, making it frustrating compared to obtaining information from television receiver apparatuses.
Innovation Solution
A remote control apparatus that includes a display panel, operation detector, remote controller, item selection unit, touch operation determination unit, detailed information obtaining unit, related information obtaining unit, and display controller, which compares the duration of touch operations with a threshold value to determine whether to retrieve detailed information from the television receiver or related information from an external service apparatus, improving usability by controlling the information retrieval process through touch duration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the user specifies a desired item as a searching condition to obtain content information from an external service apparatus, then the user can access external content information, but the operation becomes bothersome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control apparatus pre-fetches content information from external service apparatuses in advance and stores it in its memory. When the user touches a selection item, the information is already available for immediate display, eliminating the need for users to perform complex searching operations at the moment of need.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote control apparatus automatically obtains and stores content information from external service apparatuses without requiring user intervention. The system independently manages the information retrieval process, updating its internal database in the background, thereby freeing users from manual searching tasks.
2Adaptability or versatility
If content information is obtained from an external service apparatus, then the user can access external content, but the processing response is delayed compared to obtaining information from the television receiver apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control apparatus pre-fetches content information from external service apparatuses in advance and stores it in its memory. When the user touches a selection item, the information is already available for immediate display, eliminating the need for users to perform complex searching operations at the moment of need.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides information retrieval into two segments: frequently accessed content information is stored locally in the remote control apparatus for immediate access, while less frequently accessed information remains on the external service apparatus. This segmentation allows the system to provide fast response for common queries while maintaining access to comprehensive external content.
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AI summary
A remote control apparatus includes a display panel, an operation detector detecting an operation of touching the display panel, a remote controller remotely controlling an electronic apparatus in accordance with the touch operation, an item selection unit allowing a user to select a selection item in the display panel, a touch operation determination unit comparing a duration time of an operation of touching the selection item with a predetermined threshold value, a detailed information obtaining unit obtaining detailed information on the selection item from the electronic apparatus when the duration time is smaller than the threshold value, a related information obtaining unit obtaining related information on the selection item using the selection item as a searching condition from an external service apparatus when the duration time is equal to or larger than the threshold value, and a display controller controlling display of the detailed information or the related information.