Multi-region Interactive Display Segmentation for User Engagement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional kiosks and jukeboxes have limited interactive capabilities due to their single, dedicated display region, restricting user engagement and content presentation.

Innovation Solution

A multi-region interactive display system with a display controller and network communication interface, allowing for interdependent content across multiple display regions, enabling dynamic and customizable multimedia experiences, including interactive applications and advertising, with capabilities for payment processing and location-based content delivery.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single, dedicated display region is used, then the device structure is simple, but the user engagement and content presentation are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent presentation capabilityVSAvoiddisplay structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display is divided into multiple independent regions (first display region and second display region) that can be controlled separately. This segmentation allows different content to be displayed simultaneously in different regions, enhancing content presentation capability while maintaining a relatively simple overall display structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The multi-region display system enables the display to serve multiple functions simultaneously - displaying different content types (e.g., interactive content vs. persistent advertising), supporting multiple user interactions, and providing versatile content presentation options without requiring separate devices for each function.

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

2Ease of operation

If multiple display regions are implemented, then user engagement is enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interactionVSAvoiddisplay control system
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display controller is segmented into separate control modules for different display regions, with each region having independent control capabilities. This allows simplified control of individual regions while maintaining overall system functionality, making the enhanced user interaction capability more manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A display controller acts as an intermediary between the user interactions and the multiple display regions. The controller receives user input, determines appropriate content for different regions, and coordinates display updates across all regions, simplifying the complexity of managing multiple display areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If interdependent content is displayed across regions, then content presentation is improved, but the control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent interdependenceVSAvoidcontent coordination
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display controller implements feedback mechanisms where content displayed in one region can influence content selection in other regions. User interactions with content in one region provide feedback that determines what content is displayed in other regions, enabling sophisticated interdependent content presentation while managing control complexity through systematic feedback loops.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9239695B2Multi-region interactive display
Publication Date: 2016.01.19 AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK LLC
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AI summary

A multi-region interactive display is provided. In some embodiments, a multi-region interactive display includes a display including a plurality of display regions, the display configured to provide content in at least a first display region and a second display region; a processor configured to select content for display in at least one of the display regions; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions, in which the first display region and second display region are configured so that when a first user interacts with the first display region, a second user's view of the second display region is at least partially visible.