Detachable Electronic Device Connection Control for Service Continuity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices face issues with maintaining screen display and service continuity when parts are separated or detached, leading to data transmission interruptions and unintended changes in user interfaces, causing user inconvenience and instability.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a connection control module that detects changes in connection states between electronic devices, manages resources, and adjusts power and processor states to ensure seamless display and service continuity during attachment or detachment, allowing for selective content provision and resource management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If displays are separated from the electronic device, then portability and flexibility are improved, but data transmission continuity and screen display stability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveflexibilityVSAvoiddata transmission continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of detachment events and pre-switches data transmission from wired to wireless mode before the physical separation completes, ensuring continuous data flow and maintaining screen display without interruption or unintended changes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

A connection control module acts as an intermediary between the display and data transmission system, detecting connection state changes and coordinating the switch between wired and wireless transmission modes to maintain continuous data flow during detachment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple electronic devices are mounted or detached, then functionality and service variety are improved, but service stability and user experience deteriorate due to unintended interface changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice varietyVSAvoiduser experience stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The connection control module continuously monitors connection state and provides feedback to maintain appropriate data transmission modes, automatically adjusting transmission parameters based on detected connection changes to preserve service stability without unintended interface alterations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically switches between wired and wireless data transmission modes based on real-time connection state detection, enabling seamless adaptation to mounting and detachment events while maintaining service continuity and stable user experience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If wired data transmission is used during detachment, then data stability is improved, but portability and device independence deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata stabilityVSAvoiddevice independence
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-switches to wireless transmission mode before complete detachment occurs, ensuring data stability is maintained through continuous transmission while preserving device independence and portability by eliminating physical cable requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3018888B1Detachable electronic device and operating method thereof
Publication Date: 2021.07.28 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A device and a method are provided. The device and the method include providing, by a first electronic device, first content associated with an application that is executed in a second electronic device detachably connected to the first electronic device, determining a change in a connection between the first and second electronic devices based on an event that occurs in the connection, and providing, by the first electronic device, the first content, or second content associated with the application based on the determination of the change in the connection.