Gesture-Based Display Power Control for Multi-Display Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multi-display devices require users to physically interact with on/off switches to put displays to sleep or wake them up, which can be inconvenient, especially when interacting with applications that benefit from intuitive gesture-based control.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a device display manager that allows users to wake or put secondary displays to sleep using gestures on a primary display, such as swipes, flicks, or taps, while considering the current state and application requirements of the secondary display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If physical on/off switches are used to control display states, then display control is reliable, but ease of operation deteriorates due to inconvenient physical interaction

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of display controlVSAvoidphysical switch structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical mechanical switches with gesture-based control on touch-sensitive displays. Users can wake or sleep displays by performing gestures such as swiping, flicking, or tapping on the display surface, eliminating the need for separate physical switches and improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The display itself serves multiple functions: it displays visual information and simultaneously acts as a control interface for power management. The same touch-sensitive display used for applications also detects gestures to control wake/sleep states, reducing the need for dedicated physical controls.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If gestures are used to control display states, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases due to gesture recognition software

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegesture-based controlVSAvoidgesture recognition system

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects and interprets user gestures without requiring explicit commands or complex processing. The display manager monitors touch inputs, identifies gesture patterns, and automatically executes appropriate wake/sleep commands, making the complexity transparent to the user while maintaining simplicity in interaction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple displays are kept awake for application interaction, then application functionality is maintained, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication interaction capabilityVSAvoidbattery power consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts display states based on real-time application requirements and user interactions. Displays can transition between awake and sleep states as needed, with gestures allowing users to wake displays when needed and the system automatically managing sleep states to conserve energy when applications are not actively being used.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10459737B2Waking and sleeping a display among a plurality of displays using gestures

Publication Date: 2019.10.29 INTEL CORP

AI summary

The present disclosure describes a number of embodiments related to devices, systems, and methods related to a plurality of displays coupled to one or more processors to display images, and a device display manager to identify a gesture made on a first display of the plurality of displays, and to cause a second display to sleep or to wake based upon the identified gesture and a current state of the second display, where the first and second displays are different displays.