Touchscreen Interface for Drag-and-Drop Image Search Term Recommendations
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of modern multimedia devices with numerous functions and limited remote control interfaces makes it difficult for users to efficiently navigate and search for information related to displayed images, leading to cumbersome operations and increased fabrication costs.
Innovation Solution
A media system and method that provides recommended search terms by displaying a search window on the screen, allowing users to drag an image or its portion to the window, where related search terms are displayed as recommendations, enabling easy information retrieval without the need for extensive button manipulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If diverse functions are integrated in the remote controlling device, then the functionality and versatility of the device is improved, but the device complexity and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical button-based control system with a touch-screen interface that displays visual representations of control elements. Users interact by touching the screen rather than pressing physical buttons, allowing for more flexible and compact device design while maintaining diverse control functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional array of physical buttons to a two-dimensional touch-sensitive display surface. This dimensional change allows for a more compact form factor while providing access to multiple functions through visual interfaces rather than spatial button arrangements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of control buttons is increased to accommodate diverse functions, then the adaptability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical buttons with a touch-sensitive display interface. This substitution eliminates the need for users to remember button positions and press combinations, as the touchscreen provides visual feedback and intuitive interaction for all control functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The touchscreen interface provides visual representations of control elements that automatically update based on the current state and available functions. The system self-adapts to display relevant controls without requiring users to navigate through menus or remember complex button sequences.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functions are provided on a limited-size remote controlling device, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The touch-sensitive display serves as a universal interface that can present multiple different control elements and functions depending on the current context. A single screen area can display various buttons, sliders, and controls for different functions without requiring separate physical components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The touchscreen interface dynamically adapts its display based on the current state, selected function, and available controls. The visual representation of control elements changes in real-time to match the operational context, providing relevant functions only when needed rather than displaying all possible controls simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
A media system and a method of providing recommended search term corresponding to an image are disclosed. Herein, a display device may be configured to display a still image of the content and a search window on a display screen. And, an electronic device may be configured to verify whether or not an image or a portion of the image has been dragged to the displayed search window, wherein the image may be included in the still image, and, when the image or the portion of the image has been dragged to the search window, the electronic device may be configured to send directions to the display device, so that the display device can display multiple search terms related to the image or the portion of the image as recommended search term on the search window.