Merging Adjacent Display Screens for Unified Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display technologies lack the ability to seamlessly link multiple screens to create a unified viewing experience, limiting the ability to display content across multiple devices as if it were on a single large screen, and do not efficiently distribute content from external sources.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for linking multiple display devices to create a merged screen, allowing content from one device to be output on multiple screens, with a controller that receives screen link requests and synchronizes the content across devices, enabling a unified viewing experience and efficient content distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple display devices are used to expand screen area, then the display area is increased, but the screens remain separate and do not form a unified viewing experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple display screens into a single unified display area by detecting adjacent display devices and combining their screen regions. The controller integrates content from multiple sources across different displays and presents it as if on one large screen, eliminating the separation between individual devices while maintaining their physical independence.
2Area of stationary object
If screens of multiple display devices are linked, then content can be displayed on a merged screen, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects adjacent display devices and initiates screen merging without requiring manual configuration. The controller autonomously manages content distribution, synchronization, and coordination between multiple displays, reducing the operational burden on users while enabling complex multi-screen functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If content is distributed from external sources to multiple display devices, then content availability is improved, but the content distribution efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content distribution by assigning different content sources to different display devices based on their positions and capabilities. The controller divides the merged display area into regions and distributes appropriate content to each segment, enabling parallel content delivery across multiple devices simultaneously, thereby improving overall distribution efficiency while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
A display device operation method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: outputting first content on a screen of the display device; receiving a screen link request for linking a first screen of the display device and a second screen of another display device connected to the display device; and controlling the display device and another display device such that the first content is output on a merged screen in which the first screen and the second screen are merged according to the received screen link request.