Multi-Screen Object Transfer via Predetermined Region Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable computing devices with multiple screens face challenges in seamlessly transferring objects, such as windows, between display units due to the physical spacing and limitations in touch input mechanisms, which hinder smooth operation across multiple touch screens.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device with multiple display units that includes a movement determination unit and an image control unit, allowing for the detection of a pointing input mechanism selecting a screen object and moving it to a predetermined region, enabling the display of the object on an adjacent display unit, thus facilitating smooth transfer between screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple display units are physically spaced apart, then device structure is simplified and portability is improved, but object transfer between screens becomes difficult and operation smoothness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a predetermined region (intermediary zone) at the boundary between display units that acts as a mediator for object transfer. When an object is dragged to this intermediary region, the system automatically transfers the object to the adjacent display unit, eliminating the need for direct cross-screen dragging and solving the problem caused by physical spacing between displays.
2Ease of operation
If touch input mechanism is used across multiple screens, then direct user interaction is improved, but input continuity is interrupted due to screen gaps
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting when an object reaches the predetermined region and autonomously completing the transfer to the adjacent display unit. This eliminates the need for the user to manually bridge the gap between screens, maintaining input continuity while the system handles the complexity of multi-screen coordination automatically.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for transferring objects between multiple display units includes a processor of an information handling device and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect a screen object and/or a pointing input mechanism selecting the screen object being moved to a predetermined region of a first display unit and, in response to the detection, display at least part of the screen object on a second display unit.