Second Display Search Launch via IPTV Metadata
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current IPTV systems require users to manually open a remote control application, navigate to a search field, and enter a search term, making content searches cumbersome and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allow users to directly launch a second display application with a search term from within a native IPTV application, eliminating the need for manual search initiation by using APIs to configure the second display application to show search results directly, leveraging metadata from content items or user inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually open a remote control application and navigate to a search field to enter a search term, then the search function can be performed, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures the second display application with search parameters and launch scripts before the user needs to perform a search. When a user selects content on the first display, the system automatically prepares and transmits search parameters to the second display application, which then automatically executes the search and displays results without requiring the user to manually open the application or enter search terms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (the server and launch script system) that bridges the first display and second display applications. This intermediary automatically handles the search parameter transmission and application launch coordination, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate between applications and perform manual search operations.
2Ease of operation
If users manually open and navigate through multiple applications to perform a search, then the search can be executed, but the system complexity and number of interfaces increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the search functionality into the existing content selection interface of the first display application. By integrating the search launch capability within the same application context, users can initiate searches without leaving the current interface, thereby reducing the number of separate applications and interfaces they need to navigate through.
Solution Approach 2:
The first display application is enhanced with multi-functionality to serve both content selection and search initiation purposes. The same application interface that displays content also provides the capability to launch searches on the second display, eliminating the need for separate dedicated search applications and simplifying the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
Apparatus and methods to implement a technique for using a second display with a network-enabled television. In one implementation, this feature allows the native application on the second display to directly launch the second display application with a requested search term so that the user is immediately brought to a search page with relevant search results. The search term may be derived from the native application which in turn derives from the context of the IP TV. Such a context could be metadata from a currently playing BD from a BD player or TV channel. The second display application may be a web application or a native remote controller application. The second display could be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, or a laptop or tablet PC, a desktop PC, or the like.