Web Page Interface Adaptation for Set-Top Box Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Set-top box devices are not well configured for accessing and interacting with traditional websites, leading to a poor user experience due to the lack of intuitive navigation using remote control devices, and customizing websites for set-top boxes increases the burden on operators and limits accessible content.
Innovation Solution
A user interface computing system that identifies select elements of a web page and generates a tailored interface, optimized for interaction with remote control inputs, allowing users to access content without directly interacting with the web page, thereby enhancing user experience and reducing operator burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional web browser is installed on a set-top box device to access traditional websites, then web content accessibility is improved, but user experience deteriorates due to difficulty in navigating with remote control devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the traditional website and the set-top box interface. This intermediary translates remote control inputs into website navigation actions, creating a bridge that allows standard websites to work seamlessly with set-top box remote controls without modifying the website itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the conventional mouse-based interaction mechanism with a remote control-based mechanism. Instead of relying on pointer-based navigation, the system substitutes the mechanical mouse system with infrared/RF remote control signals, enabling the same website to be navigated using set-top box remote controls.
2Ease of operation
If websites are customized specifically for set-top box access, then ease of operation with remote control is improved, but device complexity and operator burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal solution that works across all traditional websites without requiring site-specific customization. The remote control compatibility layer provides multi-functionality by enabling remote control navigation on any standard website, eliminating the need for operators to customize each website individually for set-top box access.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting and adapting to different website structures without operator intervention. The customization burden is shifted from the operator to the system itself, which automatically generates appropriate navigation interfaces based on the website's content and structure.
3Ease of operation
If websites are customized for set-top box access, then user interaction capability is improved, but the quantity of accessible web content decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediary layer acts as a universal adapter that enables remote control navigation on any traditional website without requiring individual customization. This mediator approach allows the full breadth of existing web content to remain accessible while adding remote control compatibility, rather than limiting access to only pre-customized sites.
Data Source
AI summary
Exemplary systems and methods for providing a tailored user interface associated with a web page are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a user interface computing system identifying, from computing code representative of a web page and based on a predefined element selection heuristic, one or more select elements of the web page and generating a user interface including data representative of the one or more select elements for display on a display screen, the user interface having a presentation scheme that is different from a presentation scheme of the web page and that is tailored to facilitate interaction with the data representative of the one or more select elements by a user utilizing a set of user inputs. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.