Display Device Outbound Traffic Control via Host Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices lack the ability to control outbound traffic effectively, leading to unnecessary and unintended network traffic generation, which can cause security issues and increased costs, particularly when used in networks where user intent is not considered.
Innovation Solution
A display device equipped with a communication unit and a control processor that acquires information on outbound traffic, allows users to selectively block specific traffic by adding it to a block list, and transmits this information to other connected devices using broadcast or multicast schemes, enabling synchronized traffic control across multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If outbound traffic control is implemented for each display device individually, then traffic management capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the outbound traffic control functionality from individual display devices into a single host device. The host device acquires information about outbound traffic from multiple display devices and performs centralized blocking operations, combining what were previously separate control functions into one unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The host device acts as an intermediary between the display devices and the network. Instead of each display device directly controlling its own outbound traffic, the host device mediates this control by receiving traffic information from display devices and executing blocking decisions centrally.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If outbound traffic is blocked selectively, then network security and cost efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the traffic control logic from the display devices and places it in the host device. The display devices no longer need to contain complex blocking decision-making capabilities; instead, they simply provide traffic information to the host, which handles the complex blocking operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The display devices automatically provide their outbound traffic information to the host device without requiring manual configuration or complex user intervention. This self-service approach simplifies the overall system while maintaining selective blocking capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If traffic control settings are applied to multiple display devices, then user convenience is improved, but communication complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The host device performs multiple functions: it manages outbound traffic for itself, collects traffic information from multiple display devices, and applies blocking settings across all connected devices. This universal approach allows a single control point to manage traffic for the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The host device copies the outbound traffic blocking settings from one display device to other display devices. When traffic is blocked for one device, the same blocking rules are automatically applied to other devices, eliminating the need for users to configure each device separately.
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AI summary
A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display; a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one other display device; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a control unit including at least one processor configured to perform at least one of the one or more instructions. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided are a display device capable of selectively blocking outbound traffic generated in the display device and generally applying the blocking of outbound traffic to a plurality of display devices and a method for configuring the display device.