Information Handling Device Displaying External Screen Portion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video-calling technologies face challenges in maintaining eye contact due to the camera and display not being aligned along the same line of sight, leading to disorienting and awkward interactions, especially on larger displays.
Innovation Solution
An information handling device with a processor, display, and camera determines its position relative to an external display, captures and scales the relevant portion of the external display's information, and presents it on its own display, allowing the device to be used as a webcam in the user's natural line of sight, effectively 'disappearing' into the background.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera and display are positioned separately (not along the same line of sight), then the device can function as both a camera and a display, but eye contact during video calls becomes difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the external display's content and presents it on the information handling device's display. This copy represents the portion of the external display that would be obscured by the device itself, allowing the user to see what the camera captures while maintaining natural eye contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The information handling device acts as an intermediary between the external display and the user's line of sight. It captures the external display content through its camera, processes this information, and presents a representative portion on its own display, mediating the visual information flow to resolve the misalignment issue.
2Area of stationary object
If a larger external display is used, then more information can be displayed, but the misalignment between camera and display becomes more pronounced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of attempting to capture or display the entire external display, the system identifies and presents only the specific local portion that corresponds to the information handling device's physical position. This local quality approach focuses on the relevant obscured area rather than the whole display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional display surface to a three-dimensional spatial relationship by considering the physical position of the information handling device in space. It uses spatial coordinates and geometric relationships to determine which portion of the external display should be captured and presented.
3Ease of operation
If the information handling device is positioned in the user's line of sight, then eye contact is improved, but the device obscures portion of the external display
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the obscured portion of the external display and presents it on the information handling device's display. This allows the user to simultaneously maintain eye contact with the device while viewing the content that would otherwise be blocked from view.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying on the information handling device what the camera is capturing from the external display. This feedback loop allows the user to understand what content is being captured and maintains awareness of the full display content even when physically obscured.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for presenting a portion of a first display on a second display positioned relative to the first display. An apparatus includes an information handling device that includes a processor, a display that is communicatively coupled to the processor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable to determine a position of the information handling device relative to a display that is external to the information handling device, determine at least a portion of information presented on the external display that corresponds to the position of the information handling device, and present, on the display of the information handling device, the determined at least a portion of the external display.