Controller Grouping Display Devices for Content Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for distributing content information to multiple display devices are inefficient, particularly when updates are needed, as they require manual intervention and lack convenient grouping and content management.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a short-range wireless communicator and controller that searches for display devices, groups them, determines whether to deliver content information based on user input and pre-stored information, and updates content automatically, using a user interface to facilitate grouping and content management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual distribution methods are used for content information to multiple display devices, then content can be delivered to each device individually, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments display devices into multiple groups based on their physical locations or functional requirements. Each group can receive targeted content information independently, enabling parallel distribution to different segments of devices simultaneously, thereby improving overall productivity while reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes a determination mechanism that checks whether content information needs to be redistributed to each group based on updated content. This feedback loop allows the system to automatically identify which groups need content updates, avoiding unnecessary distribution time and improving efficiency by only updating when necessary.
2Adaptability or versatility
If content information is distributed to all display devices, then all devices receive updates, but it becomes difficult to manage and redistribute content selectively
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing display devices into distinct groups, the system enables selective content distribution to specific groups rather than managing all devices uniformly. This segmentation simplifies content management complexity while maintaining adaptability, as content can be tailored to different groups based on their specific needs or locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes groups of display devices with predetermined characteristics or locations before content distribution. This preliminary organization allows for easier and more flexible content management, as the system can quickly identify which pre-defined groups need content updates without having to analyze each device individually, thereby reducing management complexity.
3Reliability
If the system checks content updates for each display device individually, then content can be updated accurately, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the content update checking process into group-level operations. Instead of individually checking each display device, the system determines at the group level whether content information needs to be redistributed, combining multiple individual checks into a single group-based determination. This maintains reliability by ensuring all devices in a group receive accurate updates while significantly improving productivity by reducing the number of individual checks required.
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AI summary
An electronic device, including a short-range wireless communicator; and a controller configured to search for at least one display device connected to the electronic device through the short-range wireless communicator, group the at least one display device into at least one group, make a determination whether to deliver content information to the at least one group, and control the short-range wireless communicator to deliver group-specific content information to the at least one group based on the determination.