Sound Volume Trigger for Widget Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of remote controller commands for smart electronic devices, such as set-top boxes, due to expanded functions like web browsing and gaming, necessitates simplified operation methods without requiring users to read instruction manuals, particularly for activating external systems during video playback.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing a remote controller with a trigger button detector circuit and an electronic device with a control circuit to adjust sound volume and display volume bars, where pressing a trigger button twice within a preset interval activates external systems, allowing users to control and display operational interfaces without interrupting video playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the remote controller supports more functions (web browsing, text input, games), then the functionality of the electronic device is improved, but the operation complexity increases and users need to read instruction manuals
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically activates external systems based on detected sound volume adjustment operations without requiring users to read manuals or understand complex commands. The electronic device self-activates the appropriate external system (video player, music player, game console) by monitoring and analyzing the sequence of sound volume adjustment operations, making the device serve itself rather than requiring user guidance
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses changes in sound volume parameters as trigger conditions for activating external systems. By monitoring parameters such as the number of sound volume adjustments, time intervals between adjustments, and magnitude of volume changes, the system determines when to activate external systems, transforming parameter monitoring into a control mechanism that simplifies operation
2Adaptability or versatility
If the remote controller transmits more complicated commands for smart functions, then the adaptability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The sound volume adjustment trigger button is designed to serve multiple functions: it can adjust sound volume normally, activate external systems when pressed multiple times within a time interval, and provide a unified operation interface for various smart functions. This universal design allows a single button to handle both basic audio control and complex system activation without requiring separate buttons or complex command sequences
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device automatically determines which external system to activate by analyzing the sequence of sound volume adjustment operations, eliminating the need for users to manually select or configure complex commands. The system self-activates the appropriate external system based on the detected operation pattern
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system activates external systems during video playback, then the versatility is improved, but the visual disruption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic sound volume adjustment operations (multiple presses within a time interval) as the trigger condition for activating external systems. This periodic action pattern allows the system to distinguish between normal volume adjustments and activation commands, enabling external system activation during video playback without requiring visual disruption or manual confirmation
Solution Approach 2:
The sound volume adjustment operations serve as an intermediary mechanism between the user and external system activation. Instead of directly activating external systems through complex commands or visual interfaces, the system uses sound volume adjustments as an indirect trigger, allowing users to activate external systems during video playback without direct visual interaction or disruption
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AI summary
A system and a method for activating a widget based on sound volume adjustment are provided. The system includes a remote controller, an electronic device and a display device. When a trigger button is pressed, the remote controller outputs a first sound volume adjusting signal to be transmitted to the display device through the electronic device to control the display device to adjust a sound volume of an original video signal to output a first sound source signal, and may output a reminder signal. When the trigger button is pressed again, the remote controller outputs a second sound volume adjusting signal for controlling a sound volume of the display device to adjust the first sound source signal to output a second sound source signal, the electronic device activates the widget and controls the display device to display an operation interface of the widget.