Linked Display System for Cross-Device Content Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices have limited resolution and screen size, making it difficult for users to effectively view and compare web pages for products or services, especially during comparison shopping, due to the constrained display area.
Innovation Solution
The system links a primary client machine with a secondary client machine, allowing the secondary machine to display complementary content in response to selections made on the primary machine, thereby enhancing the viewing experience by providing additional information without overwhelming the primary machine's display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If web pages are displayed on mobile device screens, then users can access product information, but the limited screen size and resolution make it difficult to view and compare multiple web pages effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the display functionality across multiple devices. The mobile device displays a simplified view with key information, while a secondary device (desktop or tablet) displays detailed product information and multiple web pages simultaneously. This segmentation allows users to access comprehensive product information without being constrained by the limited mobile screen area.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a secondary device as an intermediary to handle detailed information display. When a user selects a product on the mobile device, the system automatically displays the corresponding web page on the paired secondary device, which acts as a mediator between the mobile device and the full web content, enabling effective comparison shopping.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple web pages are displayed for comparison shopping, then users can compare products effectively, but the limited display area prevents simultaneous viewing of multiple pages
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a single-dimension display (mobile screen) to a multi-dimensional display setup by pairing with a secondary device. This allows users to view multiple web pages side-by-side or in split-screen mode on the secondary device while maintaining mobile device portability, effectively adding spatial dimensions to the comparison shopping experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the display capabilities of two devices (mobile device and secondary device) to achieve the functionality of viewing multiple web pages. The mobile device handles navigation and selection, while the secondary device handles detailed display, creating a combined display system that overcomes the limitations of either device alone.
3Loss of information
If detailed product information is displayed on mobile device, then users can see features clearly, but the small screen makes it overwhelming and difficult to process
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments information presentation across two devices. The mobile device displays navigation options and key summaries, while the secondary device displays detailed product features in an organized, easy-to-process format. This segmentation prevents information overload on the mobile device while ensuring all details are accessible.
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary device serves as an intermediary that processes and organizes detailed product information before presenting it to the user. This mediator device handles the complexity of detailed feature displays, making information processing easier while preserving all necessary product details.
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A system and method of displaying complementary content on one or more linked machines are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system and method may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory, computer readable medium. When the computer-executable instructions are executed, the one or more processors may be configured to receive a linking instruction to link a display of second content of a website on a second machine to a selection of a portion of first content of the web site by a first machine, cause a display of the first content on the first machine, receive the selection of the portion of the first content displayed on the first machine, and based on the portion of the first content being selected, cause the display of the second content on the second machine based on the linking instruction.