Multi-Window Display Layout for Blank Space Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Display devices with multi-window technology face challenges in maximizing the utilization of the display area, leading to wasted space due to blank areas when handling various multimedia content simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A display device and method that adjusts the aspect ratio and layout of windows based on the properties of applications, distinguishing between responsive and fixed applications to minimize blank areas and optimize the display area usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multi-window technology is used to display various contents simultaneously, then the functionality and task diversity are improved, but blank areas are generated and display area utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic window layout adjustment where the display device automatically adapts window positions, sizes, and arrangements based on the number of active applications and their aspect ratios. This dynamic reconfiguration eliminates blank areas by continuously optimizing the display layout to match current content requirements, thereby resolving the contradiction between multi-window functionality and display area utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters including window aspect ratios, positions, and arrangement configurations based on application properties and screen real estate availability. By adjusting these parameters dynamically, the system maximizes display area utilization while maintaining the ability to display multiple contents simultaneously, thus resolving the technical contradiction.
2Area of stationary object
If the display area is maximized to minimize blank spaces, then the display area utilization is improved, but the layout complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display device performs self-service by automatically calculating and adjusting window layouts without requiring manual user intervention. The system autonomously determines optimal window arrangements, sizes, and positions based on application characteristics and screen dimensions, thereby maximizing display area utilization while keeping the layout management process simple and automated rather than complex and manual.
3Adaptability or versatility
If various multimedia contents are displayed simultaneously, then the user experience is improved, but the processing complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display area into multiple independent windows, each dedicated to a specific application or content stream. This segmentation allows the system to process and manage each content stream independently, reducing overall processing complexity while enabling simultaneous display of various multimedia contents. Each window can be individually configured and adjusted without affecting others, thereby improving user experience while maintaining manageable processing requirements.
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AI summary
A display device comprising a memory, and one or more processors electrically connected to the memory, wherein the one or more processors is configured to: display, on a display, a first multi-window screen including a plurality of windows; generate a second multi-window screen based on receiving a first input for adding a new window to the first multi-window screen or a second input for removing any one of the plurality of windows; and display the second multi-window screen on the display.