Mobile Computing Device Without Integral Screen
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile computing devices are limited by the need for integral displays, which restricts miniaturization and increases thickness, and existing wireless display technologies face challenges with hardware requirements and bidirectional communication.
Innovation Solution
Mobile computing devices capable of transmitting video information to non-integral screens, using protocols like framethrower and streamthrower for peer-to-peer communication, and incorporating gesture-based authentication and interaction methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile computing devices use integral displays, then display functionality is provided, but device thickness increases and miniaturization is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The display function is extracted from the mobile computing device and separated into an external display device. The mobile device transmits video information to the external display without requiring an integral display, thereby eliminating the thickness constraint while preserving display functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The external display device serves multiple functions: it displays video information from the mobile device, provides a larger viewing area, and can potentially serve multiple devices. This multi-functionality approach resolves the contradiction by providing display capabilities without constraining the mobile device's form factor.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing wireless display technologies are used, then video transmission is enabled, but hardware requirements increase and bidirectional communication is limited
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of the mobile device adapting to existing wireless display protocols, the system inverts the approach by having the external display device receive and process video information according to specific protocols (framethrower, streamthrower). This reduces the hardware burden on the mobile device while maintaining video transmission capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the communication parameters by implementing custom protocols (framethrower and streamthrower) that optimize video transmission. These protocols modify transmission parameters such as data formatting, compression, and communication modes to reduce hardware requirements while maintaining adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If traditional pairing methods are used, then device connection is established, but security and authentication are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication actions before establishing the video transmission connection. Gesture-based authentication and device pairing protocols are executed in advance to verify security credentials, ensuring that only authorized devices can establish connections. This preliminary security check maintains ease of operation while significantly improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The pairing system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the mobile device and external display continuously verify authentication status and connection integrity. Gesture commands provide feedback loops that confirm user intent, and the system monitors connection security, adjusting authentication requirements dynamically to balance ease of operation with security reliability.
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AI summary
Mobile computing device technology and systems and methods using the same are described herein. In particular, mobile computing devices that may serve as a processing component of a disaggregated computing system described, non-integral screens that may be paired with the mobile computing devices, and systems and methods using such devices and screens are described. In some embodiments, the mobile computing device technology includes a mobile computing device that lacks an integral screen, but which is capable of throwing at least video information to a non-integral target screen, e.g., via a paired connection established over a wired or wireless communication interface.