Set-Top Box Standby Screen Personalization
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer electronic devices in standby mode typically display a static or no video signal, limiting user interaction and functionality, despite continuing to perform operations like monitoring programming signals and receiving updates.
Innovation Solution
A method for personalizing the home screen of electronic devices by loading modules based on user preferences, retrieving associated content, and generating video signals during standby and startup modes, allowing for dynamic content display on a connected monitor or television.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the set-top box displays a static basic message or no video signal in standby mode, then power consumption is reduced and device simplicity is maintained, but user interaction capability and information utility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the static standby screen into a dynamic one that can display personalized content, weather information, sports scores, and other real-time data. The system dynamically loads and displays different content based on user profiles and current conditions, enabling user interaction while in standby mode without significantly increasing power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the standby screen into multiple modular content areas that can be independently loaded and displayed. Different information modules (weather, sports, news, personal messages) can be selectively activated based on user preferences and current needs, allowing the system to provide comprehensive information while maintaining power efficiency by only loading necessary modules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the set-top box continues to perform operations like monitoring programming signals and receiving updates in standby mode, then functionality and user benefit are improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the set-top box automatically download and prepare content (EPG data, firmware updates, personalization data) during standby mode before the user needs it. This allows the device to perform useful operations in the background without requiring user initiation, providing immediate responsiveness when the user activates the device while consuming minimal power.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically monitoring for programming signals, receiving firmware updates, and updating EPG data without user intervention. The set-top box autonomously manages its own operations during standby mode, maintaining functionality while minimizing power consumption through efficient task scheduling.
3Loss of information
If personalized content modules are loaded and displayed during standby mode, then user experience and information utility are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a standardized module architecture where the same hardware platform can display multiple types of content (weather, sports, news, personal messages) through interchangeable software modules. This modular approach allows the device to provide diverse information functions without requiring separate hardware for each function, thus enhancing information utility while controlling complexity through software-based versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, system, and set-top box are provided. A method for personalizing a home screen of an electronic device includes entering a standby mode of the electronic device, loading modules based on personalization indicators, retrieving content that is associated with the modules, and generating a video signal while the electronic device is in one of the standby mode and a startup mode. The video signal includes the content. The entertainment system and the set-top box are provided for performing the method.