Display Apparatus Mediator for External Device Data Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display apparatuses lack the ability to seamlessly communicate and coordinate the processing of content data between external devices, such as a camera and a tablet PC, for tasks like image editing, requiring manual intervention and inefficient data transmission.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a communication unit, image processor, and controller that enables communication and coordination between external devices, displaying user interface images to facilitate drag-and-drop data processing and executing applications for content manipulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If data transmission is performed between separate external devices (camera to computer), then data processing can be executed, but the process requires manual intervention and is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus serves as an intermediary device that receives content data from a first external device (camera) and transmits it to a second external device (tablet PC) for processing. This mediator approach automates the data transmission process between devices, eliminating the need for manual file transfer operations and improving processing efficiency while maintaining ease of operation through automated routing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple external devices communicate through a display apparatus, then seamless data processing is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle various types of content data (image, video, audio) from multiple different external devices simultaneously. The communication unit and controller work together to provide universal data transmission and processing functions, enabling the system to adapt to different device types and data formats without requiring separate dedicated systems for each function.
3Extent of automation
If content data is transmitted from external device to display apparatus to external device, then automated processing is achieved, but data transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing communication channels and preparing processing environments before actual data transmission occurs. The controller pre-configures the data transmission paths between external devices, and the communication unit prepares data buffers and protocols in advance, thereby reducing the actual transmission time when data needs to be processed automatically.
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AI summary
An apparatus includes: a display unit; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of devices external to the apparatus; and a processor configured to control the display unit to display a first user interface (UI) image including a list of content files stored in a first device of the plurality of devices and a second UI image including a list of applications stored in a second device of the plurality of devices, and, in response to receiving a first user input selecting a content file from the list of content files in the first UI image and a second user input selecting an application from the list of applications in the second UI image, to control the selected content file to be processed by the selected application in the second device.