Television Receiver Disk Locate Button Audible Alert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing receiver devices with integrated remote controls for multimedia systems lack effective solutions for locating misplaced remote controls, as they often rely on limited alert options and lack integrated location assistance.
Innovation Solution
A receiver device with a disk format, integrated camera, speakers, and a locate button that emits an audible alert when pressed, allowing users to easily locate the remote control via wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a remote control is integrated with a receiver device for multimedia systems, then the ease of operation is improved, but the ability to locate the remote control when misplaced deteriorates due to limited alert options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary audible alert system that mediates between the remote control and the user. When the locate button is pressed, the receiver device emits an audible signal that travels through the environment to guide the user to the remote control's location, effectively using sound as a mediator to solve the detection problem.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces limited mechanical or visual alert options with an acoustic field-based solution. The audible alert system uses sound waves to provide location information, substituting inadequate mechanical feedback mechanisms with a more effective acoustic communication system.
2Device complexity
If traditional alert systems are used in receiver devices, then the device complexity is kept low, but the effectiveness of locating the remote control deteriorates due to limited alert options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the receiver device universal by giving it multiple functions: it serves as both a multimedia receiver and a remote control location system. The locate button and audible alert mechanism are integrated into the existing receiver device, allowing it to perform both its primary function and the additional function of helping users find their remote controls.
3Device complexity
If no location assistance is provided, then the device complexity remains low, but the time spent searching for misplaced remote controls increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by providing the locate button functionality that proactively helps users find their remote controls before they become completely lost or forgotten. The system prepares the audible alert mechanism in advance, so when needed, users can immediately activate it to resolve the location issue quickly.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates the easy retrieval of misplaced remote controls by providing an audible alert system, enhancing user convenience and reducing the time spent searching for misplaced devices.
Implementation Method 1
The remote control emits an audible alert when the locate button on the disk is depressed to facilitate the user to locate the remote control
Data Source
AI summary
A television receiver assembly includes a disk that is positionable on a horizontal support surface such that the disk is visible to a user. A display is coupled to the disk and the display displays indicia comprising still imagery and video imagery. A camera is integrated into the disk to capture footage of an area proximate the disk. A pair of speakers is each of the speakers is coupled to the disk and each of the speakers is positioned on opposite sides of the display from each other. A locate button is incorporated into the disk and a remote control is in wireless communication with the display and the speakers. The remote control emits an audible alert when the locate button on the disk is depressed to facilitate the user to locate the remote control.