Remote-Control Input Panel With Context-Filtered Selectable Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information input methods for large-screen electronic devices, such as televisions, are inefficient due to the need for complex operations using remote control devices, leading to low input efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that present an information input component with multiple input positions, determine matching elements based on user input, and allow indicator movement between selectable elements via a controller, reducing the number of selectable options and improving input efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional information input methods are used with remote control devices, then users can input information to large-screen electronic devices, but the input efficiency is low due to complex operations
Solution Approach 1:
The input method is segmented into multiple input positions that can be sequentially activated. Each input position corresponds to a specific input mode (e.g., numeric keypad, alphabetical keyboard, symbolic keyboard), allowing users to divide the input task into manageable segments rather than dealing with a single complex input interface
Solution Approach 2:
The input component dynamically changes its configuration based on user interaction. When an input position is activated, the system dynamically presents relevant elements and adjusts the available options, transforming the static remote control interface into a dynamic, context-aware input system that adapts to the current input needs
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple elements are presented for selection, then users have more input options, but the complexity of selection increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions or positions of the input component have different qualities and functions. Each input position is designed with specific characteristics (e.g., numeric vs. alphabetical vs. symbolic), and the elements presented at each position are tailored to that position's purpose, making selection easier by reducing irrelevant options
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-organizing and pre-filtering elements based on the activated input position. Before presenting elements for selection, the system preliminarily determines which elements are relevant to the current input context, reducing the number of elements users need to search through and making selection easier
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AI summary
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to information input. In a method, an information input component is presented in a display device, and the information input component includes a plurality of input positions for inputting different portions of information. In response to a first input position of the plurality of input positions being in an input state, a first set of elements matching the first input position is determined from a plurality of elements associated with an input panel. The first set of elements in a first style is presented in the input panel to indicate that the first set of elements are in a selectable state. An indicator is moved between the first set of elements displayed by the input panel. In response to receiving an input instruction via the controller, a second element corresponding to the indicator is inputted to the first input position.