Always-on Display Widget Customization and Power Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing always-on display service for display apparatuses is underutilized due to limited widget UI types and results in high power consumption during standby mode.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a processor that allows users to select and customize always-on display objects, update them, and control their display on a monochrome background screen, including editing and removing objects, while optimizing power usage by sensing environmental states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If all selected widget UIs are provided on the monochrome background screen during standby mode, then the always-on display service is fully utilized, but power consumption becomes high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by selectively displaying only a subset of widget UIs during standby mode rather than all selected widgets. The processor determines which widgets to display based on power consumption considerations, updating widgets periodically rather than continuously. This partial display approach maintains useful functionality while reducing overall power consumption compared to displaying all widgets simultaneously.
2Use of energy by moving object
If only limited widget UI types are provided on the monochrome background screen, then power consumption is reduced, but the always-on display service is underutilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by making the widget display system adaptive and configurable. Users can dynamically select and customize which widgets to display during standby mode through a configuration interface. The system allows dynamic addition, removal, and repositioning of widgets, transforming a static limited display into a flexible, user-adapted display that optimizes between functionality and power consumption based on user needs.
3Productivity
If multiple widget UIs are displayed on the monochrome background screen, then the always-on display service utilization increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling users to independently configure and manage their own widget selections without requiring complex system intervention. The configuration interface allows users to self-select which widgets to display, arrange them in desired positions, and customize their appearance. This user-driven approach simplifies the overall system architecture by replacing complex automated widget management with straightforward user-controlled configuration.
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AI summary
A display apparatus and a method of controlling a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a screen including a plurality of objects, an input device configured to receive a predefined user command while the screen is displayed, and at least one processor configured to, in response to the predefined user command being input, enter a setting mode for selecting an always-on display object, in response to at least one of the plurality of objects being selected by user input during the setting mode, set a selected object to an always-on display object, and in response to a mode of the display apparatus being changed to a standby mode, control the display to display the selected object on a monochrome background screen.