Dual Display Device with Segmented Content Presentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Modern portable electronic devices often lack the capability to simultaneously present different content offerings to multiple users when only one device is available, limiting shared experiences and individual content consumption.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a deformable housing and dual displays that can pivot to various geometric form factors, enabling a dual content presentation mode where one display shows different content from the other, and audio can be routed through separate channels to avoid interference.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single electronic device is used, then device portability and simplicity are maintained, but the ability to simultaneously present different content to multiple users is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent presentation capabilityVSAvoiddevice structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device is segmented into two distinct display regions (first display region and second display region) that can independently present different content offerings. This segmentation allows multiple users to simultaneously consume different content on the same device without interfering with each other, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity by creating functionally independent zones within a unified device structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic device is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple users simultaneously with different content needs. The device can present video content, audio content, or other media through different display regions and delivery channels, making it universally applicable for various content consumption scenarios while maintaining a single device form factor.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If audio is delivered through a single channel, then device simplicity is maintained, but audio interference between multiple users occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaudio delivery capabilityVSAvoidaudio channel structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The audio delivery system is segmented into separate audio channels corresponding to different display regions. The first audio channel delivers audio content associated with the first display region, while the second audio channel delivers audio content for the second display region. This segmentation prevents audio interference between users and allows independent audio control for each content offering.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces audio channels as intermediary elements between the content presentation system and the users. These audio channels act as mediators that can independently deliver audio content to different users, resolving the contradiction between audio delivery versatility and device complexity by adding controlled intermediate layers rather than directly complicating the core device structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If different content is presented to multiple users, then user experience is improved, but device resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-user content supportVSAvoiddevice energy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The device implements partial action by allowing users to select between different content offerings rather than requiring all content to be simultaneously active. Users can choose to consume video content, audio content, or other media types, and the system activates only the necessary display regions and delivery channels for the selected content, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining multi-user support capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11509760B1Methods and electronic devices enabling a dual content presentation mode of operation

Publication Date: 2022.11.22 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

AI summary

A method in an electronic device comprises detecting, with one or more sensors, a geometry or geometric form factor defined by an amount a first device housing or first device housing portion of the electronic device is pivoted about a hinge or deformable portion relative to a second device housing or second device housing portion of the electronic device, as well as also detecting, with one or more other sensors, multiple persons within an environment of the electronic device. One or more processors then enable, in response to detecting the geometric form factor and the multiple persons within the environment, a dual content presentation mode of operation allowing presentation of first content on a first display of the electronic device and second content on a second display where the first content and the second content are different.