Multi-Display Screen Arrangement Using Shared Input Device Position

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience when manually configuring display order for screens displayed on wirelessly connected electronic devices, especially when the location of the external device is changed, leading to a need for manual reconfiguration.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device uses an input device to obtain location information, identify the relative location of a second electronic device, and automatically configure the display arrangement based on this information, ensuring seamless display continuity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual configuration of display order is used, then display arrangement can be controlled, but user convenience deteriorates when device location changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay configuration convenienceVSAvoidtime for reconfiguration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic display arrangement by having each electronic device report its location information to the server, which then automatically determines and configures the display order based on relative positions, eliminating the need for manual user intervention

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously receives location information from multiple electronic devices and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust and reconfigure display arrangements automatically when device positions change

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If automatic display configuration based on location is implemented, then user convenience improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay configuration automationVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A server acts as an intermediary between multiple electronic devices, receiving location information from each device and calculating the optimal display arrangement, thereby distributing system complexity to a centralized service rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer coordination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Stability of the object's composition

If display arrangement is fixed, then configuration stability is maintained, but adaptability to location changes deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay arrangement stabilityVSAvoidadaptability to device movement
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The display arrangement transitions from a static fixed configuration to a dynamic adaptive configuration that automatically adjusts based on real-time location information, allowing the system to maintain stability through continuous optimization rather than rigid fixedness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4524689B1Electronic device and screen control method using input device
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a communication circuit, a display, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit and the display. The processor according to an embodiment may obtain first location information related to the location of an input device connected for communication through the communication circuit. The processor according to an embodiment may receive, from a second electronic device connected for communication through the communication circuit, second location information related to the location of the input device obtained by the second electronic device. The processor according to an embodiment may identify the relative location of the second electronic device with respect to the electronic device, based on the obtained first location information related to the location of the input device and the received second location information related to the location of the input device. The processor according to an embodiment may configure an arrangement of the display and the second display of the second electronic device, based on the identified relative location of the second electronic device. Various other embodiments other than those disclosed in this document may be possible.