Communication Terminal Superimposed Display Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems require multiple screens to manage and display different types of content data during videoconferences, such as video image data, image data, and stroke data, which can be cumbersome and inefficient for users.
Innovation Solution
A communication terminal with circuitry that receives and displays multiple types of content data, allowing for the superimposition of images and providing instructions to manage and end communications seamlessly, using a combination of hardware and software configurations in electronic whiteboards and personal computers connected through dedicated networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate screens are used to display different types of content data, then each type of data can be displayed independently, but the operation complexity increases and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate display screens into a single integrated display that can simultaneously show videoconference images, presentation materials, and stroke data. This consolidation reduces the number of screens from multiple to one, thereby simplifying operation while maintaining the ability to display all content types through superimposition and integrated control interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication terminal is designed with a universal display system that can handle multiple types of content data (video, presentation, stroke data) on a single screen. The display apparatus performs multiple functions simultaneously - showing videoconference participants, presentation materials, and annotations - making it adaptable to various content types without requiring separate dedicated screens for each.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate screens are used to manage content data, then each screen can be optimized for specific data types, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate display screens into one integrated display unit. Instead of having separate screens for videoconference, presentation, and stroke data, the system merges these into a single display that uses superimposition to show all content types simultaneously, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining comprehensive data management capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional arrangement of multiple separate screens to a layered superimposition approach where different content types are displayed on the same screen plane but at different visual layers. This dimensional change allows multiple data types to coexist on one screen without requiring physical separation into multiple devices.
3Ease of manufacture
If separate screens are used for each content type, then control and display are simplified for each individual type, but the overall time to manage multiple communications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control interfaces for managing different communications into a single unified screen. Instead of requiring users to switch between multiple screens to control videoconference, presentation, and annotation functions, all control operations are consolidated on one display, reducing the time needed to manage multiple communications while maintaining ease of control through integrated interfaces.
Data Source
AI summary
A communication terminal includes a receiver and circuitry. The receiver receives first content data from a counterpart communication terminal with a first communication; and receives second content data from the counterpart communication terminal with a second communication. The circuitry controls a display to display the first image generated based on the first content data, the second image generated based on the second content data, one of the first image and the second image being superimposed on the other one of the first image and the second image, a first instruction image for accepting a first instruction to display one of the first image and the second image, and a second instruction image for accepting a second instruction to end the first communication and the second communication with the counterpart communication terminal.