Smart TV NFC Input via Mobile Terminal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for inputting information on smart TVs are cumbersome, requiring users to manually select and input letters with a remote control, which is time-consuming and inconvenient, leading to poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize near field communication (NFC) to send indication information from a smart TV to a mobile terminal, allowing users to input information such as login account or wireless network details through the mobile terminal's keyboard, facilitating wireless communication and improving user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually select and input letters with a remote control, then information can be entered into the smart TV, but the input process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile terminal as an intermediary device between the user and the smart TV. The mobile terminal receives indication information from the TV, provides a virtual keyboard interface to the user, and transmits the input information back to the TV. This intermediary approach allows users to leverage their mobile device's keyboard for faster input compared to using a remote control, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time consumption.
2Productivity
If a remote control is used for information input, then the smart TV can receive input, but the user experience deteriorates due to the cumbersome process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the mobile terminal's existing keyboard interface as a copy of a familiar input method. Instead of requiring users to learn or adapt to a remote control keyboard layout, the system copies the mobile device's native keyboard interface, which users are already accustomed to using. This copying approach maintains high productivity while significantly improving ease of operation and overall user experience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the smart TV has built-in input capabilities, then information can be entered directly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex input processing functionality from the smart TV and relocates it to the mobile terminal. The TV only needs to send indication information and receive the final input data, while the mobile terminal handles the complex keyboard interface management and input processing. This extraction approach maintains input method flexibility for the TV while avoiding the complexity burden, as the mobile terminal already possesses the necessary input capabilities.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies the input process by enabling users to input information conveniently through their mobile devices connected to the smart TV via NFC, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
sending, in response to a need to input information on the display interface of the smart TV, indication information to a mobile terminal including a near field communication component
Data Source
AI summary
A method for inputting information on a display interface can be applied to a smart TV, and include: sending, in response to a need to input information in the display interface of the smart TV, indication information to a mobile terminal including a near field communication component, through a device associated with the smart TV and including a near field communication function circuit, the indication information being used to indicate that information needs to be input in the display interface; and acquiring information sent by the mobile terminal, and inputting the information in the display interface. The information to be input in the display interface of the smart TV can be input to the smart TV through the mobile terminal, thereby improving user experience.