Digital File Manager for TV Receiver Application Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital TV receiver apparatuses interrupt applications when changing channels, lack efficient management of digital content, and do not provide users with streamlined control over resources, limiting user experience and application coexistence.
Innovation Solution
A digital file manager with a visual interface is integrated into the digital TV receiver apparatus, enabling users to identify, install, customize, and execute digital files, manage memory, and differentiate access, using program code lines and suitable transmission means like interactivity channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If applications are sent independently by broadcasters and received by digital receiver apparatus, then application delivery is simplified, but application interruption occurs when changing channels and no saving mechanism exists
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by saving application state information before channel changes occur. The manager stores application data in memory, allowing the application to resume from where it left off after channel switching, thus preventing interruption and maintaining continuity without complicating the delivery mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications coexist on the digital TV receiver apparatus, then user experience and interaction possibilities increase, but resource management becomes complex and control is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the management of multiple applications by introducing a dedicated manager that handles application lifecycle operations independently. This manager divides the complex task of resource management into separate functions: identifying applications, installing them, managing their execution, and handling resource allocation, thereby simplifying control while enabling multiple applications to coexist.
Solution Approach 2:
The manager acts as an intermediary between the user and the applications, and between applications and system resources. It provides a streamlined interface for users to manage applications and automatically handles resource allocation and coordination between multiple applications, reducing the complexity of direct resource management while enabling versatile application coexistence.
3Ease of operation
If the digital TV receiver apparatus provides management capabilities for digital content, then user control and customization improve, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The manager is designed as a multi-functional universal component that handles diverse operations: identifying applications, installing them from various sources, managing execution, handling uninstallation, and providing user customization. By consolidating these multiple functions into a single manager system, the patent improves ease of operation without proportionally increasing system complexity, as the manager handles all these tasks through unified mechanisms.
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AI summary
The present invention describes a method for managing digital files, such as, for example, applications developed for TV digital, in a digital TV receiver apparatus, as well as a manager of said digital files. Particularly, the manager has a visual interface that enables the user to identify which applications are present in the digital TV receiver apparatus, install and/or unin-stall applications, in addition to providing fast access to certain applications.