TV Widget Animation with Audio and 3D Graphics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional television control using a remote controller limits users' ability to interact with television sets in non-traditional ways, restricting the utilization of widgets and snippets due to a constrained user interface paradigm.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a Multi-View mode that allows users to move and animate widgets on the screen using a remote controller, with 3D graphics rendering and audio effects, enabling free-space and docked arrangements, and transitioning between Hide, Display, and Move modes for enhanced interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional remote control operation is used, then the television control is simple and reliable, but the user's ability to interact with widgets and snippets is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic interaction modes (Hide Mode, Display Mode, Move Mode) that allow widgets to transition between different states. The remote controller adapts its functionality based on the current mode, enabling traditional channel control in Hide Mode and widget manipulation in Display/Move modes, thus increasing versatility without permanently complicating the control system.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote controller is designed to perform multiple functions: traditional television control (channel changing, volume) and widget interaction (selection, movement, animation control). The system provides a unified interface that works across different operational contexts, making the remote controller universal for both traditional TV operations and enhanced widget management.
2Ease of operation
If widgets are made interactive and movable, then user engagement and entertainment are enhanced, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The widget interaction system is segmented into distinct operational modes (Hide Mode for background operation, Display Mode for viewing,Move Mode for repositioning). Each mode presents a simplified, mode-specific interface through the remote controller, breaking down the complex widget manipulation into manageable, context-appropriate actions that reduce perceived operational complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If 3D animation and audio effects are added to widget movement, then entertainment value increases, but processing requirements and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic mode switching between Hide Mode (low energy, background widget operation) and Display/Move Modes (higher energy, enhanced visual and audio effects). The enhanced 3D animation and audio effects are activated periodically only when needed for widget interaction, allowing the system to provide high entertainment value during interaction while conserving energy during normal television viewing.
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AI summary
An example television Widget movement method involves receiving a dedicated command from a remote controller that activates the plurality of Widget programs, when in Display mode, display Widget representations on a display; receiving a command that establishes one of the plurality of displayed Widget programs as the Widget program that is currently in focus; and receiving a command that places the Widget program currently in focus in Move Mode. The Widget can be moved about the display while in Move Mode, where when the Widget is in Move Mode, the Widget representation is responsive to navigation commands to move about the display. Such movement is animated using a 3 dimensional graphics engine and accompanied by an audio sound effect. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.