Unified Channel List for Television Application Launch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television systems lack an intuitive interface design that allows users to seamlessly select and execute applications (APPs) alongside physical channels, requiring users to call an APP list separately, which can be confusing and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that integrate APPs into a channel list, where each APP is assigned a channel number, allowing users to select and launch APPs using a channel selecting instruction, with optional features like time-based auto-launch, authentication, and mode settings to manage APP visibility and access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users select APPs through a separate APP list interface, then users can access application functionalities, but the operation becomes complicated and confusing due to the need to switch between channel list and APP list
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the APP list and channel list into a single unified list interface. APPs are assigned to channel numbers and displayed alongside physical channels in the same list structure. This allows users to select both APPs and channels through the same operation flow, eliminating the need to switch between separate interfaces and reducing operational complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between channel list and APP list using a switch button, then users can access different content types, but the operation becomes less efficient due to the additional switching step
Solution Approach 1:
The unified list serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays both physical channels and APPs, allows selection of both types through the same interface, and provides a single view for content navigation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate switching operations while maintaining access to both channels and APPs.
3Ease of operation
If APPs are assigned channel numbers in the unified list, then users can select APPs using familiar channel selection methods, but the channel number assignment system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the existing channel number assignment system to APPs by copying the same structural approach used for physical channels. APPs are assigned negative channel numbers (e.g., -1, -2, -3) following the same numerical sequence and display logic as physical channels. This copying of the established channel management system allows users to leverage familiar selection methods while the system handles the complexity of dual-type assignment internally.
Data Source
AI summary
An operating method of application for the television apparatus is provided. Wherein, the operating method includes: receiving a channel selecting instruction; reading a channel list, the channel list includes a plurality of applications (APPs) and a plurality of physical channels corresponding to a plurality of channel numbers, wherein each of the APPs is assigned to one of the channel numbers respectively; mapping the channel selection instruction to one of the plurality of channel numbers in the channel list; and launching and executing a selected APP if the channel selection instruction is corresponding to the channel number of the selected APP.