Display Device Setting Automation via External Device Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulty in manually setting display devices to optimal configurations considering various combinations with external devices and connection terminals, leading to suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

A display device equipped with communication interfaces and processors that acquire identification and interface information to automatically adjust settings based on recommended information, including image and sound settings tailored to the connected external device and interface type.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual setting adjustment is provided for various external device combinations, then users can customize settings, but users have difficulty understanding and manually changing the various setting menus

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of setting adjustmentVSAvoidcomplexity of setting menus
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects the connected external device and applies appropriate settings without user intervention. The processor identifies device combinations and autonomously adjusts display, audio, and other settings, eliminating the need for users to navigate complex menus while still providing customization through automatic service.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-configures optimal settings for various external device combinations and stores them in advance. When a device is connected, the system retrieves and applies the pre-prepared settings, saving users from having to manually adjust each parameter and reducing the perceived complexity of the setting process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If automatic setting application is implemented for various device combinations, then user convenience is improved, but the system must handle complex device compatibility scenarios

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation of setting applicationVSAvoidhandling of device combinations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses a universal identification mechanism that can recognize and categorize various external devices through standardized identification information. By creating a mapping between device types and setting profiles, the system achieves versatility in handling multiple device combinations while maintaining a unified automatic setting application process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary layer (the processor and setting database) that mediates between diverse external devices and the display device settings. This intermediary translates various device identification information into appropriate setting configurations, managing complexity internally while presenting a simple automatic setting application interface to users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of manufacture

If manufacturer-distributed setting values are used for various combinations, then initial setup is simplified, but the settings may not be optimal for specific device-interface combinations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedistribution of preset valuesVSAvoidoptimality of settings for specific combinations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of using uniform manufacturer-distributed settings for all devices, the system applies local quality by tailoring settings to specific device-interface combinations. The processor identifies the exact external device and connection interface, then retrieves or generates optimized settings specific to that combination, ensuring optimal performance for each unique scenario rather than relying on generic presets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250291463A1Display device using recommended setting information, and control method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.09.18 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device may include: a first communication interface; and at least one processor that individually and/or collectively acquires, by means of the first communication interface, first identification information corresponding to an external device connected to the display device and second identification information corresponding to the display device, acquires interface information corresponding to the first communication interface, acquires recommended setting information on the basis of the first identification information, the second identification information, and the interface information, and changes settings of the display device on the basis of the recommended setting information, wherein the recommended setting information includes at least one of an image quality-related recommended setting and a sound-related recommended setting of the display device corresponding to the interface information and the combination of the display device and the external device.