Smart TV Picture Mode Selection via Video Source Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional menu display interfaces in smart TVs struggle to efficiently present complex and professional functional configuration options, making it difficult for ordinary users to understand and select the appropriate settings without extensive trial and error or reference to instructions.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus and method that obtain video source information, determine corresponding picture modes based on signal source and type information, and display these modes in a list, allowing users to select a picture mode and adjust image quality using associated parameters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional menu display interfaces are used to display functional options, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is maintained, but the user's ability to understand and select appropriate settings for complex professional functions deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser understanding of functional optionsVSAvoidmenu display interface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the menu display into multiple layers: a first layer displaying simplified option names and a second layer displaying detailed parameter information. This segmentation allows users to access comprehensive information about professional functions without overwhelming them at once, resolving the contradiction between providing sufficient information and maintaining interface simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a single-dimensional menu display to a multi-dimensional interface by adding a second display area below the first area. This dimensional change enables the presentation of both simplified options and detailed parameters simultaneously, improving user understanding without significantly increasing the perceived complexity of the interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Loss of information

If detailed parameter information is displayed for all functional options, then user understanding of picture mode effects is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to increased complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepicture mode effect informationVSAvoidmenu selection operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the menu interface into a first display area for simplified option names and a second display area for detailed parameter information. Users can easily select from simplified names in the first area while detailed information is available in the second area, maintaining ease of operation while providing comprehensive information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by displaying different levels of detail at different locations in the interface. The first display area uses simplified labels for easy selection, while the second display area provides detailed parameter information for users who need it, allowing each part of the interface to serve its specific function optimally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple picture modes are provided for different video sources, then the adaptability of the display system is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo source adaptation capabilityVSAvoidpicture mode configuration system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal picture mode selection system that can adapt to multiple video source types (HDMI, USB, optical disc, etc.) through a unified interface. The same menu structure and selection mechanism work across different video sources, providing versatility without requiring separate configuration systems for each source type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent pre-configures multiple picture modes corresponding to different video sources and their respective parameter settings before the user needs to make selections. This preliminary preparation allows the system to quickly adapt to different video sources without requiring complex real-time analysis or configuration, reducing the perceived system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12273597B2Display apparatus and process method for display apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.04.08 HISENSE VISUAL TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided are a display apparatus and a process method for the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display; a communicator, communicating with the network; a remote controller; a memory; and a processor configured for executing instructions in the memory to cause the display apparatus to perform: obtaining video source information from a target video source currently played by the display, where the video source information includes signal source information and type information; determining picture modes corresponding to the target video source according to the signal source information and the type information; displaying the picture modes corresponding to the target video source in a picture mode list; in response to a selection instruction for selecting a target picture mode, obtaining image adjustment parameters corresponding to the target picture mode; and adjusting image quality of the target video source according to the image adjustment parameters.