TV OSD Integrating Social Network Data for Personalized Channel Guides
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Solution Overview
Problem
The proliferation of diverse programming sources on televisions can overwhelm viewers, making it difficult to navigate and enhance the viewing experience, as existing systems lack effective methods to integrate social network data and user recommendations into channel guides.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus and method that integrates social network service data to provide a channel guide function by receiving and processing social network service-related information, including friend viewing logs and recommendations, to rearrange channel listings based on user interactions and preferences, allowing for a more personalized viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple programming sources are integrated on television, then the variety of content increases, but the complexity of navigation and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an on-screen display (OSD) as an intermediary interface between the user and multiple programming sources. The OSD generator creates a visual guide layer that overlays channel information, program details, and navigation aids on top of the television content, making it easier to navigate through diverse sources without leaving the viewing experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the information presentation by dividing the screen into multiple display regions. Different areas of the OSD display different types of information (channel names, program descriptions, time, etc.), allowing users to quickly scan and locate desired content without being overwhelmed by a single block of information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If social network data is integrated into channel guides, then personalization and user engagement improve, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The television system is designed with multi-functionality to handle both traditional broadcasting and social network data integration. The same OSD generator and display apparatus that show channel guides also process and display social network recommendations, friend viewing information, and interactive elements, eliminating the need for separate dedicated systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically retrieves and processes social network data without requiring manual user configuration. The television apparatus autonomously connects to social networks, fetches relevant data (friend viewing logs, recommendations), and integrates it into the channel guide display, reducing the complexity burden on the user.
3Ease of operation
If channel listings are rearranged based on user interactions, then viewing experience is enhanced, but data processing and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-fetching and caching social network data and user interaction patterns before they are needed for display. The television apparatus proactively retrieves friend viewing information and program preferences in advance, processes this data to determine optimal channel arrangements, and prepares the personalized OSD layout before the user requests it, reducing real-time computational demands.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for a television includes an on-screen display (OSD) generator, a first interface to receive signals for controlling a television, a first storage area to store information relating to a plurality of channels, a second interface to receive data from a social network service (SNS), and a second storage area to store the SNS data. A controller of the apparatus controls the OSD generator to simultaneously output for display program information of the plurality of channels. The program information is output based on the stored SNS data, and the stored SNS data is based on a plurality of members of the social network service.