Multi-Display Image Coordination for Main and Sub Screen Output

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies inadequately address the enlargement of screens using multiple display devices of different types to enhance user immersion, failing to provide effective methods for integrating and controlling content across diverse display devices.

Innovation Solution

A display device and control method that exchanges device information with an image output device, adjusts image resolutions, and uses a neural network model to generate a sub screen image, enabling the display device to communicate and coordinate with an image output device to create a combined immersive viewing experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If a single display device or multiple display devices of the same type are used to provide content, then the screen size and immersion sense are improved, but the ability to enlarge the screen using display devices of different types remains inadequate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen sizeVSAvoidcompatibility across different display device types
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables different types of display devices (TV, projector, monitor) to work together in a unified multi-screen environment through a universal communication protocol and device information exchange mechanism, allowing each device to function both as a standalone display and as part of a combined system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The display device acts as an intermediary that receives content from an external server, processes device information, and distributes it to appropriate output devices based on their capabilities, coordinating between the content source and multiple different types of display devices

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Area of stationary object

If multiple display devices of different types are used to provide content, then the screen enlargement capability is improved, but the method for integrating and controlling content across diverse display devices is inadequate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen sizeVSAvoidcontent integration and control mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts content parameters such as resolution, format, and aspect ratio based on the specific capabilities of each connected display device, automatically optimizing the content for each device type without requiring manual configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The content is divided into different components (main screen image and sub screen image) that can be independently processed and distributed to different display devices, allowing flexible allocation of content segments to appropriate devices based on their capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12536930B2Display device and control method thereof for display main screen image and sub screen image
Publication Date: 2026.01.27 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes: a communication interface; a display; and a processor configured to: based on an image output device being communicably connected to the communication interface, acquire first device information of the image output device, based on a content provided from an external server being selected, control the communication interface to transmit the first device information and second device information of the display device to the external server, the second device information corresponding to the display device, receive the content from the external server through the communication interface, the content including a main screen image corresponding to the second device information, the content being associated with a sub screen image corresponding to the first device information, control the display to display the main screen image, and control the communication interface to transmit the sub screen image to the image output device such that the image output device outputs the sub screen image.