Display Device Automatic Screen Split Orientation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional screen splitting technologies require additional operations to adjust the display direction of split screens, which can be inconvenient, especially when the intended orientation differs from the operator's perspective.

Innovation Solution

A display device with an operation detection unit, analysis unit, and control unit that detects finger movements to automatically orient newly created display regions in the direction of the operator, allowing intuitive screen splitting without the need for additional settings or adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional screen splitting operation is used, then screen splitting can be performed through intuitive finger movement, but additional operation is required to change display direction when the split screen orientation differs from the intended direction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen splitting operationVSAvoidtime for additional operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines the display direction of the split screen based on the operator's location and the direction in which the operator is facing, eliminating the need for manual adjustment operations. The display device serves itself by inferring the intended display orientation from the operator's physical state and environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses the operation detection unit to detect the operator's location and facing direction, then feeds this information back to the display control unit to automatically adjust the split screen display direction. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures the display orientation matches the operator's intent without requiring additional operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If conventional screen splitting operation is used, then screen splitting can be performed through intuitive finger movement, but the display direction may not match the operator's intended orientation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen splitting operationVSAvoiddisplay direction adaptation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The display device automatically adapts the split screen display direction to match the operator's intended orientation by detecting the operator's location and facing direction. The system self-adjusts without requiring manual intervention, making it adaptable to different operator positions and orientations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the display direction parameter of the split screen based on detected operator parameters (location and facing direction). By dynamically adjusting the display direction parameter according to the operator's physical state, the system achieves versatile adaptation to different operational scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If additional operation is required to adjust display direction, then precise display orientation can be achieved, but the overall operation becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay orientation precisionVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains precise display orientation by automatically determining it based on operator location and facing direction, rather than requiring manual adjustment operations. This self-service approach preserves precision while eliminating the complexity of additional operations needed to achieve the same result.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8963867B2Display device and display method
Publication Date: 2015.02.24 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device including a display unit that displays an image; an operation detection unit that detects designated positions on the display unit respectively designated by two or more fingers of an operator; an operation analysis unit that determines, when the operation detection unit detects that the designated positions are moving in parallel in a first region of the display unit, a position of a second region newly generated in the first region and a display direction of an image displayed in the second region, based on the designated positions and a direction of movement of the designated positions; and a display control unit that controls the display unit to display an image in the second region, according to the position of the second region and the display direction of the image displayed in the second region determined by the operation analysis unit.