Display Device Shortcut List for External Content Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing display apparatus requires users to interact multiple times to switch between content presentations from different external devices, leading to inefficiency and inconvenience, as they need to exit and re-enter applications to view content from different connected devices.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus and method that allow users to receive commands to present a shortcut list of connected devices, enabling direct selection and switching between content presentations from different external devices without exiting the current interface, using pre-defined commands and interactive information to manage device connections and content displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between content presentations from different external devices using traditional methods, then content from multiple devices can be accessed, but the number of user interactions increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the device switching process by introducing a shortcut list that displays multiple external devices as separate, accessible options. Users can directly select from this segmented list rather than navigating through multiple application screens, reducing interaction steps while maintaining access to diverse devices
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-loading and displaying a shortcut list of external devices before the user needs to switch content sources. This allows users to immediately access the list and select their desired device without exiting the current interface or undergoing multiple navigation steps
2Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between content presentations from different external devices using traditional methods, then content from multiple devices can be accessed, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements skipping by allowing users to directly access the shortcut list and select external devices without following the traditional path of exiting applications and re-entering. This shortcuts through the unnecessary navigation steps, significantly reducing the time required to switch between content sources from different devices
3Productivity
If a shortcut list of external devices is displayed, then switching between devices becomes faster and more efficient, but the user interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shortcut list serves multiple functions: it displays connected external devices, provides direct access to switch content sources, and maintains the current application context. This multi-functional design achieves fast device switching without requiring separate applications or complex interface structures, as the shortcut list integrates seamlessly into the existing UI
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AI summary
The present application provides a display apparatus and a method. The display apparatus, comprises: a display; a communicating device: one or more processors configured to execute instructions to cause the display apparatus to: receive a first command on a first user interface from a user, wherein the first user interface is a user interface corresponding to content from a first external device, the first command is used for indicating to present a first shortcut list, and the first shortcut list comprises device names of one or more external devices; in response to the first command, present the first shortcut list on the first user interface; receive a first selection command for indicating to present content from a second external device different from the first external device.