VOD Content UI Grouping by Shared Access Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user interfaces for viewing Video on Demand (VOD) content lack interactivity, making it difficult for users to easily search and access broadcasting or VOD content.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor and memory that executes instructions to control a user interface with visual effects applied collectively or individually to content items based on their access information, allowing for collective or individual selection of content items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional user interface is used for viewing VOD content, then the interface is simple to implement, but the user interaction capability and ease of accessing content are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple functional layers including a content display area showing content items and a separate control area with virtual buttons for playback control. This segmentation allows users to access content and control playback functions independently, improving ease of operation without overwhelming the user with a single complex interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface transitions from traditional linear navigation to a two-dimensional grid layout where content items are arranged in rows and columns. This dimensional change enables users to browse content more efficiently by visually scanning multiple items simultaneously, enhancing accessibility while maintaining interface clarity through structured organization.
2Productivity
If multiple content items are displayed individually without grouping, then each item can be independently selected, but the user cannot efficiently access multiple items with the same access information
Solution Approach 1:
Content items that share the same access information are merged into a single selectable unit or group. This merging reduces the number of individual selections users must make and eliminates redundant access information display, thereby improving content selection efficiency while preserving all necessary access details within the grouped structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface implements a universal selection mechanism that can handle both individual content items and grouped items with the same access information. This multi-functional approach allows users to efficiently select multiple items through a single action when they share access information, while still maintaining the capability to select individual items when needed, thus improving productivity without losing access information.
3Loss of information
If the interface provides detailed information for each content item, then users can make informed selections, but the interface becomes cluttered and harder to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The interface applies local quality by displaying detailed information selectively - full content details are shown for selected or hovered items, while unselected items display simplified information or icons. This approach maintains complete content information availability while improving navigability by reducing visual clutter in areas where full details are not immediately needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface implements dynamic information display where the level of detail shown for each content item changes based on user interaction state. When users hover over or select an item, more detailed information becomes visible; when no item is selected, the interface shows a simplified view. This dynamic adjustment maintains information completeness while enhancing navigability by adapting to user needs in real-time.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device may include at least one processor, and a memory storing a plurality of instructions. The at least one processor may individually or collectively execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to control provision of a user interface including a plurality of content items, each corresponding to content access information, cause the electronic device to control a visual effect to be applied collectively to an item group including the plurality of content items, when content access information of the plurality of content items are identical to each other. The plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to control the visual effect to be applied individually to the plurality of content items, when the content access information of the plurality of content items are different from each other.