Widget Control System for Broadcast Terminal Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Broadcast service providers face challenges in controlling and managing widgets on broadcast receiving terminals, including installation verification, advertisement display, two-way service provision, and widget positioning, which limits their ability to integrate widgets into their service offerings and generate profits.
Innovation Solution
A widget control system and method that allows broadcast service providers to transmit widgets and control signals through a broadcasting communications network to broadcast receiving terminals, enabling commands for storing, deleting, executing, pausing, and stopping widgets, as well as controlling their display and position on connected display apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a widget is directly downloaded and installed by a user in a broadcast receiving terminal, then the user can execute the widget, but the broadcast service provider cannot check whether the widget is installed or executed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the broadcast receiving terminal reports widget installation and execution status back to the broadcast service provider through the broadcasting communication network. This allows the service provider to verify whether widgets are properly installed and executed, resolving the information asymmetry problem while maintaining user control over the terminal device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a widget is installed in a broadcast receiving terminal, then the widget can be executed by user control, but the broadcast service provider cannot display advertisements or provide two-way services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the broadcast service provider to pre-configure widget parameters including advertisement display settings and service communication protocols before the widget is executed. The service provider can push advertisement data and service requests to the terminal in advance, allowing timely advertisement display and two-way service provision when the widget is activated, thus improving productivity while maintaining execution flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If a widget is downloaded from a server by a user, then the widget can be installed, but the broadcast service provider cannot arrange the widget at a desired position on the display apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a positioning mechanism where the broadcast service provider specifies the desired display position coordinates or region on the display apparatus for each widget. The broadcast receiving terminal receives these position parameters and renders the widget at the designated location, allowing the service provider to control widget placement for optimal service delivery while maintaining user-friendly installation processes.
4Adaptability or versatility
If widgets are controlled by users rather than broadcast service providers, then users have autonomy, but the service provider cannot generate profits through widget provision
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional widget control system where the broadcast receiving terminal can receive widgets through multiple channels (user-initiated downloads and service provider-push transmissions). The terminal executes widgets based on both user requests and service provider commands, enabling the service provider to generate revenue through widget provision and advertisement delivery while preserving user autonomy in the overall system operation.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a broadcast receiving terminal (130), a widget control system (110), and a widget control method. The disclosed widget control system includes a widget server (112) configured to transmit to a broadcast receiving terminal through a broadcasting communications network a widget for displaying contents provided from a content provider and information related to the contents; and a widget controller (113) configured to transmit to the broadcast receiving terminal through the broadcasting communication network a control signal for controlling an operation of the widget on the broadcast receiving terminal. The control signal comprises at least one of commands of storing, deleting, executing, pausing and stopping the widget.