Smartphone Pairing Sequence for Multiple Display Slates
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Solution Overview
Problem
The frequent activation of smartphone displays leads to undesirable power consumption and inconvenience, as users often need to take out their devices to view notifications or information, increasing the risk of damage.
Innovation Solution
A user device can be electronically paired with a non-wearable display slate that automatically detects proximity, allowing information to be displayed on the slate without activating the smartphone screen, utilizing multiple antennas and wireless communication standards to manage pairing and minimize collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the smartphone display screen is activated frequently to view notifications and information, then users can access information conveniently, but power consumption increases and the risk of device damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the display function from the smartphone by introducing a separate display slate device. The smartphone processes information while the display slate presents it visually, allowing the smartphone screen to remain inactive while users still access information conveniently through the paired display device.
2Ease of operation
If the smartphone display screen is activated frequently to view notifications and information, then users can access information conveniently, but the risk of device damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display function is segmented into a separate portable display slate that users can view without handling the smartphone. This reduces the frequency of taking the smartphone out of pockets or bags, thereby minimizing exposure to damage risks from drops or physical impact while maintaining convenient information access.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display slates are paired with a single user device, then user convenience is enhanced through multiple display options, but pairing collision may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing unique identification and pairing protocols before multiple display slates are connected. Each display slate is pre-configured with distinct identifiers, and the pairing process includes collision detection and resolution mechanisms that prevent interference when multiple devices are simultaneously paired with a single user device.
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AI summary
A smartphone, communication apparatus and method for sending and receiving, by a transceiver of the smartphone, signals or information to and from a display device to perform wireless access therewith; providing and receiving, by a user interface of the smartphone operatively connected with the transceiver, outputs to and inputs from a user who is at a place where the display device is installed or located; and facilitating, by a processor operatively connected with the transceiver and the user interface, certain user interactions via the user interface without having to activate a display screen of the smartphone. The processor and the transceiver cooperate to automatically perform the wireless access with multiple display devices based upon pre-set conditions such that multiple wireless access attempts are handled in sequence, in priority order, or in some other manner that avoids access collisions.