TV Plus App Menu Data Transmission for Seamless Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in controlling digital TVs using smartphones, as existing applications lack the functionality and convenience of a remote controller, particularly when watching content, as they require manual intervention and interrupt the viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
A digital device and method that executes a TV plus application on a mobile terminal, allowing for remote control of digital TVs by receiving menu requests, generating menu data, and transmitting operations corresponding to user inputs, mimicking the functionality of a remote controller without interrupting the user's content viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a smartphone application is used to control digital TV, then the functionality and convenience are improved, but the user experience is worsened due to manual intervention requirements and interruptions during content viewing
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting user intent through camera-based eye tracking and gesture recognition before the user explicitly commands. Menus and options are pre-presented based on predicted user needs, allowing selection without interrupting content viewing. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining enhanced control functionality while eliminating manual intervention interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising camera, eye tracking module, and gesture recognition algorithms that mediate between the user and the digital TV control interface. This intermediary automatically interprets user intent and translates it into control commands, eliminating the need for direct manual interaction with the smartphone application while preserving sophisticated control capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If traditional remote controller is used, then the viewing experience is maintained without interruption, but the functionality and convenience are reduced compared to smartphone applications
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by integrating multiple control modalities (eye tracking, gesture recognition, voice commands, and traditional remote control) into a single platform. This allows the system to adapt to different user preferences and situations, providing full remote controller functionality while enabling enhanced smart control capabilities that work seamlessly together without interrupting viewing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting user intent through camera-based tracking and gesture recognition, then autonomously executing control commands without requiring manual intervention. This maintains the uninterrupted viewing experience of traditional remotes while incorporating the enhanced functionality of smartphone applications, as the system serves itself by interpreting and acting on user intent automatically.
Data Source
AI summary
In the present specification, a digital device and a method of processing data in said digital device are disclosed. Here, a digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a memory; a user interface unit that receives a menu request signal through a remote application executed in an external device; a display unit that displays an executed application; and a control unit that determines the properties of the received menu request signal on the basis of the application being displayed and generates menu data, implements controlling to transmit the generated menu data to the external device and output the menu data through a screen of the external device, and when a menu item selection signal of the menu output from the external device is received, implements controlling to transmit or activate menu data corresponding to the menu item selection signal.