Electronic Device Controlling External Display via State-Aware Input Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method of user input in electronic devices, where a user fixes their gaze on one region for input and shifts to another for function control, interrupts workflow and reduces efficiency, especially when objects are layered on a small display or when separate input devices like mice and keyboards are used, leading to repetitive inputs.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a communication module, display, and processor that connects to an external device, receives state information, and determines commands based on user inputs to control the external device, allowing for unified input operations without shifting gaze or using additional devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If separate input devices such as a mouse and a keyboard are provided to increase content production efficiency, then productivity is improved, but the mobility of the user is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input functions (mouse, keyboard, touch) into a single electronic device that can control the external device. The device integrates a display for touch input, a processor for command determination, and communication modules for device control, eliminating the need for separate input devices while maintaining full functionality.
2Area of stationary object
If objects included in the second region are layered to implement both first region and second region on a display having a limited size, then the area of the display is optimized, but repetitive user input is required
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device acts as an intermediary between the user and the external device. It receives user input through the display, determines the appropriate command based on the external device's state information, and transmits the command to execute the desired function. This eliminates the need for users to navigate through layered objects on the external device's display.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device receives state information of the external device in advance and stores commands mapped to different states and user inputs. When a user input is received, the processor quickly determines the corresponding command from stored mappings, avoiding the need for real-time navigation through layered interface objects.
3Ease of operation
If the user shifts gaze to the second region to control functions related to user input, then function control is achieved, but the work of the user is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device serves as an intermediary that handles all function control operations. The user interacts with the display of the electronic device, and the processor translates these interactions into commands for the external device. This eliminates the need for the user to shift gaze to the external device's display to control functions.
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In an electronic device and a method for operation of the electronic device according to various embodiments, the electronic device may comprise: a communication module for transmitting/receiving data to or from an external electronic device; a display; a memory in which to store commands to execute on the external electronic device a function mapped onto a user input and state information of the external electronic device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control the communication module to establish a connection to the external electronic device; receive first state information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device; receive a first user input to a certain area of the display; select a first command corresponding to characteristics of the first user input and the first state information from the commands stored in the memory; and control the external electronic device such that a function corresponding to the first command is executed. Various other embodiments are also possible.