Multi-View Display Control Across Different Content Sources
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Solution Overview
Problem
Display devices with multi-view capabilities are limited to providing multiple contents from a single source device, failing to meet user needs for diverse content sources and requiring manual channel selection for multi-view screens.
Innovation Solution
A display device and control method that allows multiple contents from various external devices to be displayed simultaneously through a multi-view screen, using a processor to determine and combine recommended contents based on context, user input, and device interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display device provides multi-view screen with multiple contents from various source devices, then the versatility and user need satisfaction improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that manages content selection and provides recommended content combinations for multi-view screens. The server receives information about currently displayed content, determines appropriate additional content from multiple source devices, and transmits selection information back to the display device. This mediator approach resolves the technical contradiction by centralizing the complex content selection logic externally, allowing the display device to achieve high versatility in multi-view screen provision without increasing its own internal complexity
2Productivity
If the display device automatically determines and combines recommended contents based on context, then the productivity and user experience improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the server pre-determine and prepare recommended content combinations based on the currently displayed content before the user actually requests a multi-view screen. When content is first displayed on the display device, the server proactively analyzes the context, identifies suitable additional content from various source devices, and stores this selection information ready for quick retrieval. This eliminates the need for complex real-time processing when the user activates multi-view mode, thereby improving productivity while managing device complexity through advance preparation
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display device supports multiple external devices through different interfaces, then the adaptability improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the system to automatically manage interface compatibility and content selection without requiring user intervention. The server autonomously receives information from various external devices connected through different interfaces (HDMI, USB, wireless), independently determines appropriate content combinations, and handles the complexity of interface-specific protocols and content formats. Users simply need to activate multi-view mode without needing to understand or configure interface details, thereby maintaining ease of operation while achieving high adaptability across multiple device types
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AI summary
A display device and a control method thereof are provided. The display device a display and at least one processor which controls the display to display first content; based on a multi-view execution command being input, determines at least one piece of content for providing a multi-view screen, the at least one piece of content being determined based on a context in which a multi-view execution command is input; displays, on the display, a list including the at least one piece of content; and displays the multi-view screen including first content and second content, wherein the second content is selected from among the at least one piece of content included in the list according to a user command. The first content may be provided by a first external device connected through of a first interface, and the second content may be provided by a second external device connected through of a second interface that is different from the first interface.