Display Device Wireless Content Relay via Intermediary Hub
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices lack the ability to easily receive and display image data from external devices connected to another display device without direct physical connection, limiting user convenience and flexibility in content sharing.
Innovation Solution
A display device equipped with a communication unit and processor to connect to a second display device, allowing it to request and receive image data from external devices connected to the second device, enabling seamless content sharing through short-range wireless or wired communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a display device directly connects to external devices, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to requiring direct physical connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second display device as an intermediary between the first display device and external devices. The first display device connects to the second display device, which then connects to external devices. This intermediary approach allows the first display device to access external device content without directly connecting to them, improving ease of operation while maintaining connection reliability through the established communication link between display devices
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple external devices are connected to one display device, then content sharing flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the connection capabilities of multiple devices by allowing the first display device to access external devices connected to the second display device through communication links. Instead of requiring separate direct connections from each display device to each external device, the system combines connections through the second display device as a hub, reducing overall connection complexity while maintaining content sharing flexibility
3Stability of the object's composition
If direct physical connections are required for content sharing, then connection stability is improved, but ease of operation and flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical physical connections with wireless or logical communication links between display devices. Instead of requiring direct physical cables between the first display device and external devices, the system uses communication protocols to transmit content data through the second display device, maintaining connection stability through established communication channels while dramatically improving ease of operation and flexibility
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AI summary
A display device according to an embodiment includes a display, a communication unit, a memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions, wherein the at least one processor executes the one or more instructions to control the communication unit to communicatively couple to a second display device, to control the display to display an item including information about the second display device and information about an external device connected to the second display device, to control the communication unit to, based on a user input to select the item, request the second display device for image data corresponding to the external device, and receive the image data from the second display device, and to control the display to display the received image data.