AI Assistant Screen Routing via External Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Artificial intelligence virtual assistant services are inconvenient when the user cannot view the device screen, such as when the device is in a bag or pocket, as they rely solely on auditory information.
Innovation Solution
A user terminal device with sensors and a communication module that determines if a response screen can be provided on the device's display, and if not, it connects to external devices to display the response screen based on their status information, allowing visual information to be provided through other connected devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the AI virtual assistant service relies solely on auditory information, then the service can be used when the device is in a bag or pocket, but the user experience is inconvenient and lacks visual feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (external display device) that mediates between the audio-capable AI virtual assistant service and the user's visual information needs. When the primary device is inaccessible, the service redirects visual output through a connected external device, allowing the user to receive both auditory and visual information without needing to access the original device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the visual information delivery function from the primary device and assigns it to an external display device. This separation allows the AI virtual assistant service to maintain its audio-based operation while independently addressing visual information needs through a dedicated external component.
2Loss of information
If the response screen is displayed on the primary device, then visual feedback is provided, but the service becomes inaccessible when the device is in a bag or pocket
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adaptation of the display location based on the device's operational state. The system continuously monitors whether the primary device is accessible and dynamically switches the response screen display location between the primary device and an external display device, optimizing both visual feedback and service accessibility in different scenarios.
3Loss of information
If the system connects to external devices to provide response screens, then visual information is provided when the primary device is inaccessible, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the external display device serve multiple functions: it acts as a response screen display device for AI virtual assistant services, and can potentially serve other display purposes. This multi-functionality justifies the added system complexity by maximizing the utility of the external device connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects when the primary device is inaccessible and autonomously redirects the response screen to an external display device without requiring manual user configuration. The system self-manages the complexity of external device communication and display coordination, reducing the operational burden on the user.
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AI summary
A user terminal device includes a display; at least one sensor; a communication module; and a processor operatively connected to the display, the at least one sensor, and the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to, based on receiving a user utterance voice, determine whether or not a response screen corresponding to the user utterance voice is able to be provided through the display on the basis of at least one of a sensed value obtained from the at least one sensor or an inactive period of the display, based on determining that the response screen is unable to be provided through the display, receive current status information of at least one external device connected to the user terminal device through the communication module, determine one external device among the at least one external device to display the response screen on the basis of the current status information of the at least one external device, obtain the response screen to the user utterance voice, and transmit the response screen to the one external device through the communication module.