External Display Content Control Through a Connected Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional technologies limit the ability of a user to control operations related to multiple contents displayed on an external device, such as a TV, especially when the user is not registered to all devices involved, leading to inconvenience in controlling certain contents.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with communication, display, and processing capabilities that allows it to receive information on a first content from a second external device, process user inputs, and transmit control signals to the first external device through the second device, enabling control of operations on the first device even if the user is not registered to it.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user controls multiple contents using a single device, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs the second external device as an intermediary mediator to enable control of the first content. The electronic device receives control inputs from the user and transmits them through the second external device to control the first content, allowing unified control without requiring direct connection or registration between the electronic device and the first external device. This resolves the contradiction by simplifying the user's control operation while managing system complexity through the intermediary device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a user controls content using a device with different form factors, then the adaptability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal control mechanism where a single electronic device can control multiple types of content from different external devices regardless of their form factors. The system abstracts the control interface to provide consistent operation across different device types (TV, smartphone, smartwatch, etc.), allowing users to control broadcasting content, mirroring content, and other media uniformly. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining ease of operation through standardized control while achieving adaptability across diverse device forms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a user controls content without direct registration, then the adaptability is improved, but the reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the second external device as a trusted intermediary that bridges the electronic device and the first external device. The second device maintains the necessary registration and connection relationships, while the electronic device leverages this existing trust relationship to control content without requiring direct registration. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliability through the intermediary's established connection while achieving adaptability that allows control without direct device registration.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device. The electronic device may comprise: a communication unit, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to control the communication unit such that: first content provided by a first external device is displayed in a first region of a first external display included in a first external device; while second content provided by a second external device connected to the first external device is being displayed in a second region of the first external display, information about the first content is received from a second external device connected to the electronic device through the communication unit; when a command for controlling an operation related to the first content is input, a control signal corresponding to the command is acquired; and a control signal and a request for transmitting the control signal to the first external device are transmitted to the second external device.