Remote Window Configuration Across Primary Display Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user interface systems lack the ability to remotely configure window characteristics on a primary display device, limiting the flexibility and efficiency of managing multiple windows across different devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows window characteristics such as position, size, transparency, and layer to be displayed and modified on a remote display device, enabling these changes to be transmitted and applied to the primary display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If window configuration is performed locally on the primary display device, then the user can directly control window characteristics, but the user cannot remotely access or configure windows from other devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote display device as an intermediary between the user and the primary display device. This intermediary receives window characteristic data from the primary display device, processes user input for configuration changes, and transmits updated characteristics back to the primary display device. This mediator approach enables remote access without requiring direct integration of remote control capabilities into the primary display device's core architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote display device is designed to perform multiple functions: displaying window characteristics from various applications, receiving user input for configuration, and communicating with the primary display device. This multi-functional design allows a single remote device to handle diverse window types and configuration scenarios, enhancing versatility without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple windows are displayed on a single display interface, then the user can access multiple applications simultaneously, but the user cannot easily manage window characteristics from different locations or devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends window management from a two-dimensional local display interface to a three-dimensional distributed system. The remote display device provides an additional spatial dimension for window configuration, allowing users to access and modify window characteristics from a different physical location. This dimensional expansion enables users to manage multiple windows more efficiently by selecting and configuring them from the remote device rather than requiring physical proximity to the primary display.
3Adaptability or versatility
If window characteristics are modified locally, then the changes are applied immediately, but the user cannot configure windows from a remote location
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes a preliminary communication channel between the remote display device and the primary display device before configuration changes are needed. Window characteristic data is pre-transmitted and buffered at the remote device, allowing for rapid configuration changes without waiting for real-time data synchronization. This preliminary action reduces the response time when users need to make window configuration changes from a remote location.
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AI summary
One or more window characteristics of at least one window displayed on a primary display device are displayed at a remote display device. User input is received at the remote display device to modify the one or more window characteristics of the at least one window displayed on the primary display device. The one or more modified window characteristics for the at least one window displayed on the primary display device are transmitted from the remote display device to the primary display device.