Unified Smart TV Interface for Program and Application Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart TVs currently require users to switch between separate interfaces for TV programs and applications, leading to inconvenient operations, especially for elderly people and children.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a preset index table to establish a one-to-one correspondence between index numbers and information associated with both program resources and applications, allowing users to conveniently access and switch between TV programs and applications without needing to switch between interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If two different management systems are employed to manage TV programs and applications separately, then TV programs and applications can be managed independently, but users need to switch between interfaces to access different content types, increasing operation complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management of TV programs and applications into a unified interface. The channel list interface displays both TV channel icons and application icons together, allowing users to access both content types through a single unified navigation system, eliminating the need to switch between separate interfaces while maintaining independent management capabilities through the underlying dual-management-system architecture
2Ease of manufacture
If separate interfaces are used for TV programs and applications, then each interface can be optimized for its specific content type, but the overall system complexity increases and usability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The unified channel list interface serves multiple functions: it displays TV channels, displays applications, handles channel switching, and handles application launching. This multi-functional interface reduces system complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require separate interfaces, while still providing optimized access to different content types through a single unified entry point
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AI summary
A method for accessing TV programs and applications on a smart TV may include receiving a channel selection command from a user, and determining an index number corresponding to the channel selected by the user according to the command. The method may also include searching for a program resource or an application corresponding to the determined index number through a preset index table, and starting and displaying the identified program resource or application. A system for accessing TV programs and applications on a smart TV may change a channel management mode of conventional systems of smart TVs and set-top boxes, such that information of TV programs and applications can be displayed together and called conveniently. A user can conveniently and rapidly switch between programs and applications without the need to switch between TV channel and application interfaces.