Collaborative Display Content Segmentation Across Multiple Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handheld and mobile display devices have limited capabilities to seamlessly share and combine media content across multiple devices, often interrupted by notifications and other tasks, limiting the creation of a large display screen.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for collaboratively displaying media content on multiple devices, where a master device determines portions of content based on parameters like configuration and position, dynamically rendering and assigning display areas to ensure uninterrupted media sharing across connected devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple handheld display devices are combined to create a large display screen, then the display area is increased, but the seamless sharing capability is limited due to device capability constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the media content into multiple portions and assigns each portion to different display devices in the collaborative display group. Each device displays a specific segment of the content, enabling seamless sharing across multiple devices while utilizing their individual display capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables handheld display devices to perform multiple functions: they can individually display content, combine to form a collaborative display, and dynamically adjust their roles based on device availability and configuration. This multi-functionality resolves the limitation of device capability constraints.
2Adaptability or versatility
If notifications and other tasks are displayed on handheld devices, then device functionality is maintained, but media content display is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and isolates additional content (notifications, messages, social media alerts) from the media content display area. These additional content elements are displayed in designated regions that do not interrupt the main media content, allowing device functionality to be maintained while ensuring continuous media display.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the display are assigned different qualities and functions: the main media content area maintains stable, uninterrupted display, while specific portions of the display are allocated for additional content that can appear without affecting the overall media playback continuity.
3Ease of operation
If display devices are dynamically repositioned, then user flexibility is improved, but content rendering consistency becomes difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the content rendering and display configuration based on the current positions and orientations of the display devices. When devices are repositioned, the system recalculates the optimal content distribution and rendering parameters to maintain consistency across the collaborative display, enabling user flexibility without sacrificing rendering quality.
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of a system and a method for collaboratively displaying media content on multiple display devices comprises a plurality of display devices. A first display device of the plurality of display devices determines a portion of the media content to be displayed by the plurality of display devices, respectively. The portion of the media content is determined based on at least one parameter associated with the plurality of display devices. The first display device assigns at least a portion of a second display device of the plurality of display devices to display additional content. The portion of the second display device is determined based on the at least one parameter associated with the plurality of display devices.