Dual Multi-Display Handheld Device Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handheld computing devices with single touch screen displays face challenges in balancing display graphics and input areas, leading to visual clutter and user frustration due to their limited screen space, which hampers complex interactions and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A dual multi-display handheld computing device with a primary and secondary touch-sensitive screen that can be oriented and configured in various positions, allowing for enhanced user interaction through multiple display configurations and input methods, including gestures, to provide a more efficient and versatile user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single touch screen display is used to provide both content display and user input interface, then the device configurability and user interface options are increased, but the display becomes visually cluttered and user productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the display system into two separate screens: a primary touch-sensitive display for user input and a secondary display for content presentation. This segmentation allows each screen to have a dedicated function, eliminating visual clutter while maintaining versatile input options.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension by adding a second display screen to the device architecture. This dimensional expansion allows content and input interfaces to coexist in different spatial zones, resolving the conflict between comprehensive UI options and visual clarity.
2Area of stationary object
If the display area is increased to provide more graphics space, then the visual information capacity is improved, but the area available for receiving user inputs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into two distinct screens with differentiated functions. The primary screen maintains adequate space for input interfaces while the secondary screen provides additional graphics display area, thus increasing total visual information capacity without compromising input accessibility.
3Ease of operation
If a virtual keypad or user interface scheme is superimposed on the executing application, then the input functionality is provided, but the application display space is reduced to an even smaller portion
Solution Approach 1:
The input interface is extracted from the application display area and relocated to a separate primary touch-sensitive screen. This extraction allows the application to occupy the full secondary display without being squeezed by superimposed input elements, while input functionality remains fully accessible on the primary screen.
4Area of stationary object
If the screen space is limited in single display devices, then the device form factor remains compact, but the ability to interpret information and perform complex interactions is severely hampered
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates information presentation and interaction functions across two screens. The secondary display provides expanded space for information interpretation while the primary touch-sensitive screen offers dedicated input controls, enabling complex interactions without compromising compact form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
By adding a second display dimension, the device creates separate zones for information consumption and user interaction. This dimensional addition allows complex multi-step operations to be performed efficiently, with reference materials visible on one screen and controls on the other.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and devices for connecting a mobile device with different data storage devices located either locally or remotely are provided. The device may apply one or more rules to create a hierarchical virtualization of the several data storage devices. The virtualization may then be provided to the user as a single, hierarchical file system. Further, a monitoring system may monitor the file system to determine if any new applications have been installed or if applications are currently being executed. If a connection is made to a secure network, the system may provide the information derived from the monitoring to the secure network. The secure network can then analyze the information to determine if any of the applications should be uninstalled from the device or should be stopped while the device is connected to the network.