Remote Controller Display for Program Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in easily and simply obtaining information about the current broadcast or recorded program they are viewing, as existing systems require manual search through newspapers or obstruct the video with Electronic Program Guide (EPG) displays.
Innovation Solution
A content output system comprising a content output apparatus and an information display apparatus that communicate with each other, allowing the user to select and output content and display information about the selected content in a highlighted manner, distinguishing it from other available content, using a remote controller with display capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If EPG display is performed on the television receiver, then program information can be obtained, but the program video is obstructed during display
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the information display function from the video output function by using a separate remote controller with display capabilities. The television receiver focuses on video output while the remote controller handles EPG information display, eliminating mutual obstruction.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote controller acts as an intermediary device between the user and the television receiver. It receives program information from the receiver and displays it separately, serving as a mediator that provides information without interfering with the main video display.
2Loss of information
If user searches through newspaper or magazine for program information, then program details can be found, but time and convenience are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides automatic program information display through the remote controller. When the user changes channels or plays recorded content, the corresponding program information is automatically retrieved and displayed, eliminating the need for manual search through newspapers or magazines.
Solution Approach 2:
The television receiver provides feedback to the user about currently playing content through the remote controller's display. This feedback mechanism automatically informs users of program information based on their viewing actions, eliminating the need for external information sources.
3Ease of operation
If remote controller displays program information, then user convenience is improved, but remote controller complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller is designed to perform multiple functions: traditional control operations (power, volume, channel) plus information display capabilities. By making the remote controller multi-functional, the system avoids adding separate display devices while improving user convenience.
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AI summary
A content output system includes a content output apparatus; and an information display apparatus, the content output apparatus and the information display apparatus being capable of communicating with each other. The content output apparatus includes a selection section configured to select, in response to a selection instruction, one piece of content from among a plurality of pieces of content that can be output, as content composed of a video signal and/or an audio signal; and an output section configured to output the content selected by the selection section. The information display apparatus includes a display section; and a control section configured to allow the display section to display, as content information display, information on the plurality of pieces of content that can be output from the content output apparatus in a state in which content that is output from the output section of the content output apparatus is displayed so as to be distinguished from remaining pieces of content that can be output.