Dual Display Format Control via Dynamic Configuration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile device applications lack the ability to dynamically control multiple unique screens from a single device, with existing solutions being static or server-dependent, failing to provide dynamic formatting and location adjustments for dual displays.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for dual unique display format control, where a display manager processes and executes formatting instructions on a device to simultaneously control multiple displays, allowing for dynamic formatting, scheduling, and failover support, enabling real-time changes and user-defined configurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a single device controls multiple displays with static formatting, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability and dynamic control capability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol system complexityVSAvoiddynamic display control capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic display control by enabling the device to real-time adjust formatting instructions for multiple displays based on content characteristics and user preferences. The system dynamically modifies layout, positioning, and formatting parameters without requiring static preconfiguration, allowing adaptive response to changing display requirements while maintaining single-device control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Extent of automation

If formatting instructions are controlled from a server, then centralized management is achieved, but real-time dynamic control and responsiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecentralized control capabilityVSAvoidreal-time control responsiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing content and determining optimal formatting instructions locally on the device before display output. This enables the device to autonomously make formatting decisions without real-time server intervention, achieving fast local responsiveness while maintaining the ability to receive updated formatting rules from the server when connected.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Stability of the object's composition

If multiple displays show identical content, then content consistency is maintained, but information utilization efficiency and user experience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent consistencyVSAvoidinformation utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by enabling different formatting and presentation characteristics for different displays while maintaining core content consistency. Each display can have optimized layout, positioning, and formatting tailored to its specific characteristics and purpose, allowing simultaneous content consistency and display-specific optimization for improved information utilization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11347464B2Unique display output control for dual displays
Publication Date: 2022.05.31 NCR VOYIX CORP
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AI summary

A single device having a display manager that dynamically controls dual unique output formatting for multiple displays. The display manager detects changes made in configuration files having configuration instructions representing formatting instructions for each of the displays. Detected changes are dynamically processed by the display manager to alter, in real time, formatting of content being rendered on the displays.