Selective Display Content Sharing for External Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices face challenges in sharing content information with external devices, as they often cannot share content from other applications or display standby screens, and may inadvertently share unnecessary information.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a processor configured to select and transmit specific parts of its display content to an external device, allowing independent control of the shared content on the external device, while distinguishing it from the main display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If an electronic device shares content information with an external device using a particular application, then the content information of that application can be shared, but content information of other applications or standby screen cannot be shared

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent sharing capabilityVSAvoidunshared content information

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The display area is divided into a first area and a second area, allowing different content from different applications to be displayed simultaneously in separate regions. This segmentation enables selective sharing of specific application content while maintaining other applications or standby screens on the main device, resolving the limitation where only one application could be shared at a time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If an electronic device shares content information with an external device, then content can be transmitted to the external device, but unnecessary information other than needed content is also shared

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent transmission efficiencyVSAvoidunnecessary shared information

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and transmits only the specific content information from the first area that needs to be shared, while leaving other information in the second area or on the main display. This selective extraction prevents unnecessary information from being transmitted to the external device, addressing the problem of sharing unwanted data along with the desired content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Ease of operation

If an electronic device shares the entire display content with an external device, then all content is transmitted, but the user cannot control which specific content is shared

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent sharing simplicityVSAvoiduser control over shared content

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The display area is dynamically divided into a first area for sharing and a second area for local display, with the boundary and size of these areas being adjustable. This dynamic configuration allows users to control which content is shared by simply dragging a divider, providing both ease of operation and precise control over shared content without requiring complex selection interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10613813B2Method for providing content information and electronic device therefor

Publication Date: 2020.04.07 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

An electronic device and a method for sharing content information are provided. An operation method of the electronic device includes displaying a content on a display of the electronic device, selecting at least a part of the area of the display, and transmitting to an external device, a part of the content displayed in a part of the area of the display such that the transmitted content is controlled through a display of the external device independently of the content displayed on the display. Other embodiments are also disclosed.