Screen Management for Master-Slave Display Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices lack an efficient method to display and manage multiple screens of an application, particularly in a way that allows for seamless interaction and sharing between a master screen and its subordinate screens, and between devices.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device employs a screen management program that identifies and displays a master screen and its slave screens, allowing for expansion of the display region, adjustment of screen sizes, and sharing of these screens with other devices, using a touch screen and communication system to facilitate user input and display graphics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple screens are displayed in a single display region, then screen management complexity increases, but display efficiency and user accessibility deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of screens displayedVSAvoiduser accessibility to screens
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the display system into separate display regions, with each screen (master screen and slave screens) allocated to its own distinct display region. This segmentation allows each screen to be independently accessible and managed, resolving the contradiction by maintaining high screen quantity while improving user accessibility through spatial separation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Area of stationary object

If display region is expanded to accommodate multiple screens, then screen visibility improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay region areaVSAvoidscreen management system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic screen management where the system automatically identifies, categorizes, and arranges screens as master or slave screens based on real-time application states. This dynamic approach allows the display region to expand efficiently to accommodate multiple screens while the automated management system handles the complexity, preventing device complexity from becoming a bottleneck.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If master screen and slave screens are managed separately, then screen functionality improves, but information management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen functionalityVSAvoidinformation management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the screen management program continuously monitors application states, screen content changes, and user interactions. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts the master-slave screen relationships, ensuring optimal functionality while the automated feedback loop manages the information complexity, preventing manual management burdens.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3651008B1Method for displaying and an electronic device thereof
Publication Date: 2022.09.28 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Display apparatus and method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor. The processor fetches a display region for displaying a screen when an application is executed, and fetches and displays a plurality of screens in the fetched display region.