Display Device Chatting Channel Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication technologies between display devices do not effectively support real-time and non-real-time chatting based on the availability state of the chatting counterpart, often disrupting the user's experience of multimedia content consumption.
Innovation Solution
A display device equipped with a content receiving circuit, communication interface, memory, and processor that can establish a chatting channel by determining the availability state of a counterpart device and manage chatting messages without interrupting multimedia content display, using voice, gesture, or key inputs to initiate and control the chatting process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If chatting functionality is added to display devices, then communication capability between users is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is designed to perform multiple functions including both multimedia content consumption and chatting communication. The processor executes instructions to handle both content display and communication protocols, allowing a single device to serve dual purposes without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The chatting functionality is merged with the existing display device infrastructure. The communication interface, processor, and screen are integrated into the same device that already handles multimedia content, combining communication capabilities with content consumption in a unified system rather than separate devices.
2Speed
If real-time chatting is implemented, then communication responsiveness is improved, but interruption of multimedia content occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The screen display is segmented into multiple regions. One region displays multimedia content while another region displays chatting messages and interface elements. This spatial segmentation allows both functions to operate simultaneously without one interfering with the other, maintaining content continuity while enabling real-time communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The display layout is dynamic and adaptive. The system can adjust the allocation of screen space between content display and chatting interface based on current usage context. When chatting is active, the interface dynamically repositions elements to accommodate message display while preserving the underlying content playback.
3Reliability
If availability state checking is performed, then chatting appropriateness is improved, but communication delay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring and maintaining the availability state of the counterpart device in advance. Rather than checking availability only when a message needs to be sent, the device proactively determines whether the counterpart is available for real-time communication, so this information is ready when needed and avoids delay.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the availability state is continuously updated and communicated between devices. The counterpart device provides feedback about its availability status, allowing the sending device to make informed decisions about whether to initiate real-time chatting or switch to non-real-time mode based on current availability conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, a display device includes a content receiving circuit configured to receive a content signal, a screen configured to display the content signal, a communication interface configured to communicate with other devices via a communication network, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to obtain, from a user, a chatting channel establishment request and counterpart information for establishing a chatting channel; to identify a counterpart display device based on the counterpart information; to obtain an availability state of a chatting counterpart on the counterpart display device; and to perform real-time chatting or non-real-time chatting between the user and the chatting counterpart on the counterpart display device, based on a determination of whether the availability state of the chatting counterpart on the counterpart display device allows the real-time chatting or the non-real-time chatting.