Context-Aware Secondary Display for Multi-Device Quickview
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-display devices have limited functionality on their secondary screens, which restricts their ability to provide detailed information about the context of primary screen content to nearby individuals, leading to potential interruptions or misunderstandings.
Innovation Solution
A content control module determines the context of digital image content on the primary screen and displays relevant quickview content on the secondary screen, based on both the digital image content and environmental context, using sensors to detect individuals and activate the secondary display accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the secondary display screen is kept simple and small, then the device maintains compact size and low power consumption, but the functionality and information display capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display system into two distinct segments: a primary display screen for main content and a secondary display screen for contextual information. This segmentation allows each display to have specialized functions - the primary display handles complex applications while the secondary display provides simplified status indicators and quick information, thereby increasing overall adaptability without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary display screen is designed to serve multiple functions: displaying notifications, showing contextual information about primary screen content, providing quick glance information, and enabling basic interactions. This multi-functionality approach allows a single small display component to fulfill various roles, enhancing versatility while maintaining simple device architecture
2Loss of information
If the secondary display shows detailed context information, then nearby individuals can understand user status without interruption, but power consumption and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential contextual information from the primary display content and presents it in a simplified format on the secondary display. Instead of mirroring or duplicating full content, the system extracts key elements such as notification types, caller identification, or status indicators, thereby reducing information loss while minimizing power consumption through reduced processing and display requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary display employs local quality by showing different types of condensed information based on the active application or context on the primary display. For example, it might show notification icons for messaging apps, caller ID for phone calls, or simplified task information for productivity apps. This localized information presentation reduces overall power consumption while maintaining effective communication of user status to nearby individuals
3Ease of operation
If sensors continuously detect individuals near the device, then contextual information can be provided to relevant people, but battery drain and privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic sensing rather than continuous monitoring, where sensors activate at intervals to detect the presence of individuals near the device. The system periodically checks for nearby users and only activates the secondary display when someone is detected within a relevant range. This periodic approach maintains ease of operation by automatically communicating context when appropriate while significantly reducing battery drain compared to continuous sensing
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection using low-power sensors before activating more power-intensive components. When a sensor detects potential presence of an individual, the system preliminarily assesses the situation and only then activates the secondary display to show contextual information. This preliminary action approach enables automatic context communication while preserving battery life by avoiding unnecessary activation of power-consuming display and processing components
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AI summary
In aspects of managing quickview content for a multi-display device, the multi-display device has a primary display screen to display digital image content and a secondary display screen to display quickview content. The multi-display device implements a content control module to determine a context that indicates a characteristic of the digital image content displayed on the primary display screen. The content control module also determines the quickview content to display on the secondary display screen based on the context of the digital image content displayed on the primary display screen. The content control module then initiates displaying the quickview content on the secondary display screen. The content control module can also detect at least one individual in a region from which a secondary display screen of the multi-display device is viewable, and activate the secondary display screen in response to the individual being detected.