Display Device Hardware Dongle Interface Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display systems with hardware dongles cannot intuitively update their built-in graphical user interfaces (GUIs) when advanced application programs are executed, leading to inconsistent function options and inconvenient operation.
Innovation Solution
Establishing a data link between the display device and the hardware dongle allows the display device to generate a second interface, integrating built-in and expandable functions, enabling the display of advanced application program functions and providing a customized interface with enhanced operational flexibility and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the hardware dongle is connected to expand advanced functions, then the functionality of the display system is improved, but the built-in GUI cannot be updated to reflect the new functions, resulting in inconsistency and inconvenient operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the built-in GUI of the display device with the interface of the hardware dongle into a unified second interface. This unified interface integrates both the basic functions of the display device and the advanced functions of the hardware dongle, allowing the GUI to be dynamically updated to reflect available functions while maintaining a consistent user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic interface generation mechanism where the second interface is created by integrating the first interface (built-in GUI) with the hardware dongle's interface capabilities. This dynamic integration allows the interface to adapt and update automatically when the hardware dongle is connected, ensuring the GUI always reflects the current functional state of the system.
2Ease of operation
If the built-in GUI is updated to include advanced functions, then the user interface consistency is improved, but the system complexity increases due to the need to integrate multiple interface sources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a data link as an intermediary mechanism between the display device and the hardware dongle. This data link serves as a communication channel that enables the exchange of interface data and control signals, facilitating the integration of the first interface and the hardware dongle's interface to generate the unified second interface without significantly increasing system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If a unified interface integrating both built-in and hardware dongle functions is generated, then the user experience is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the additional data link and interface generation mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data link mechanism that can handle multiple functions including interface data transmission, control signal generation, and function status communication. This multi-functional data link reduces the need for separate dedicated communication channels for each function, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity while enabling comprehensive interface integration.
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AI summary
A method for controlling a display device includes establishing a data link between the display device and a hardware dongle, generating a second interface by the display device through the hardware dongle after the data link is established, generating a control signal by the display device through the second interface, and executing at least one function according to the control signal. A first interface is stored in the display device. The first interface and the second interface are different. At least one first function is supported by the display device. At least one second function is supported by the hardware dongle. The at least one first function and the at least one second function are integrated for generating the second interface by the display device after the data link is established.