Remote Controller Mode Switching for Set-Top Box Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote controllers are inadequate for the complex operation requirements of modern televisions and set-top boxes, which provide comprehensive entertainment services, as they do not accommodate refined operation methods beyond simple key presses.
Innovation Solution
A remote control method and controller that senses user selection and determination events, switching between mouse and key operation modes to simplify user interaction, combining a left mouse button with a confirm key to provide a seamless and intuitive operation interface, thereby enhancing user experience by eliminating the need for thumb movement and reducing visual distractions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional key-type remote controller is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot satisfy the refined operation requirements for comprehensive entertainment services
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller is designed to support multiple operation modes (mouse mode and remote control mode) within a single device. The controller can switch between these modes based on user needs, allowing one device to perform multiple functions - either as a traditional remote with direction keys or as a mouse with pointer control, thereby improving adaptability without requiring multiple separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The remote controller implements dynamic mode switching capability, where the operation mode can change from remote control mode to mouse mode and vice versa. This dynamic adaptability allows the device to adjust its functionality based on the current operation requirements, resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural complexity
2Ease of operation
If mouse mode is always displayed with pointer visible, then the pointer position can be clearly seen, but it causes visual distraction and disturbs user experience in key mode
Solution Approach 1:
The mouse pointer visibility is made dynamic based on the current operation mode. In mouse mode, the pointer is displayed to help users navigate and select options. In remote control mode, the pointer is hidden to eliminate visual distraction. This dynamic visibility adjustment resolves the contradiction between providing clear pointer indication and avoiding visual disturbance
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate buttons are used for mouse left button and remote control confirm key, then each function can be independently controlled, but it requires thumb movement and complicates the operation interface
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control confirm key and the mouse left button are merged into a single physical button. This unified button serves dual purposes: it acts as the confirm key in remote control mode and as the left mouse button in mouse mode. This merging eliminates the need for separate buttons and thumb movement between them, simplifying the operation interface while maintaining both functions
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a remote control method, a remote controller, a remote control response method, and a set-top box. The remote control method includes: sensing a user selection operation event, and judging a type of the user selection operation event; when the type of the user selection operation event is corresponding to an operation control mode type, sending a user selection operation event message; when the type of the user selection operation event is not corresponding to the operation control mode type, switching an operation control mode. The remote control method complies with a use habit of a user in terms of operation control mode switching, so that the user may trigger operation control mode switching through natural association without special learning, thereby improving a user experience effect.