TV Widget Multi-View Spatial Organization
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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, which are software applications that can provide additional functionalities like weather data or media operations, due to a constrained user interface paradigm.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a Multi-View mode that allows users to move and animate widgets on the television screen using a remote controller, enabling free-space arrangement, docking, and 3D animations, along with audio effects, to enhance user interaction and organization of multiple applications simultaneously with the primary TV input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional remote controller operation is used, then traditional TV control is maintained, but user interaction capability with multiple applications is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple independent widgets that can be individually controlled and positioned. Each widget represents a separate application or function, allowing users to interact with multiple applications simultaneously through the same remote controller, thereby enhancing interaction capability without increasing overall control complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces spatial positioning of widgets on the TV screen, adding a dimensional aspect to the traditionally linear remote control interface. Widgets can be positioned at different locations and arranged in various configurations, transforming the one-dimensional control sequence into a two-dimensional spatial layout that enhances versatility while maintaining ease of operation
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple widgets are displayed simultaneously, then application functionality is enhanced, but interface organization becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The widget interface is designed to be dynamic rather than static. Widgets can be moved, resized, and repositioned by users according to their preferences. This dynamic organization allows multiple applications to function simultaneously while giving users control over the interface structure, reducing perceived complexity through user-customizable arrangements
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the TV screen can be assigned different functions or widget types. The interface allows local customization where specific areas are optimized for particular applications or functions, enabling diverse application functionality while maintaining organized local regions rather than a uniformly complex interface
3Ease of operation
If widgets can be moved and animated, then user engagement is improved, but system resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Widget animations and movements are implemented as periodic or event-driven actions rather than continuous operations. Animations are triggered by user interactions or specific events, and widgets return to static states between interactions, thereby improving user engagement through animated feedback while minimizing continuous system resource consumption
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AI summary
A television Widget movement method involves providing access to a plurality of Widget programs to a television Widget host processor; receiving a dedicated command from a remote controller that activates the plurality of Widget programs, wherein the Widget programs, when in a Display mode, display Widget representations on a display; receiving a command from the remote controller that establishes one of the plurality of displayed Widget programs as the Widget program that is currently in focus; and receiving a command from the remote controller that places the Widget program that is currently in focus in a Move Mode, wherein the Widget representation can be moved about the display while in Move Mode. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.