Dual Display Screen Segmentation for Multi-Application Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices face limitations in displaying multiple applications simultaneously due to screen size constraints and the inability to manage notifications and additional information without interfering with the main view, leading to inconvenient processes like repeated application execution and termination.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method for controlling multiple displays, which determines the attributes of screens and adjusts their configuration based on state changes and additional information, allowing seamless display management between dual and single display modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If one application is executed on the entire display region of a mobile device, then the application can be displayed in full screen, but the user cannot execute another application simultaneously and must terminate the current application first
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions, allowing different applications to be displayed simultaneously in different areas. The controller divides the screen into a first region and a second region, enabling the first application to occupy the first region and the second application to occupy the second region, thus resolving the contradiction between full-screen display and multi-application execution
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-application sequential execution to multi-application simultaneous execution by utilizing spatial dimension (screen region division). This allows applications to coexist in different spatial zones rather than requiring temporal sequencing through termination and restart
2Loss of information
If additional information or notification events are displayed on the mobile device, then the information can be shown to the user, but it causes interference with the existing main view on the display
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple functional regions: a main region for the primary application and a notification region for additional information. This spatial segmentation allows both the main view and notification information to be displayed simultaneously without interference, as each occupies its designated area
Solution Approach 2:
A notification bar or notification region acts as an intermediary element that carries additional information without disrupting the main application display. This intermediary structure enables coexistence of primary and secondary information streams in separate but coordinated spaces
3Quantity of substance
If the display is reduced in size to fit additional information, then more information can be shown, but information is lost due to the size reduction
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of reducing the overall display size, the screen is segmented into multiple regions that collectively utilize the full display area. Each region displays specific information at its appropriate resolution, preventing information loss while maximizing the total information quantity displayed across the entire screen
Data Source
AI summary
According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device for controlling a plurality of displays can comprise: a first display for displaying a first screen; a second display for displaying a second screen; and a control unit for determining attributes of the first screen and the second screen, for determining whether to display, on a display that does not enter into an idle mode, a screen displayed on a display that enters into the idle mode in correspondence to the entry into the idle mode of either the first display or the second display, and for controlling the first display or the second display such that the first screen or the second screen is displayed thereon. In addition, various other examples are possible.