Split-Screen Playback for Multi-Source Display Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display apparatuses terminate the current video playback when receiving incompatible media data from a terminal device, leading to game termination or disruption, due to the lack of support for split-screen playback with multiple signal sources.
Innovation Solution
Implement a display apparatus capable of detecting the current signal source type and initiating a split-screen playback mode, generating two windows to display video data from the current source and media data from the terminal device simultaneously, while supporting audio output from the focused window only.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus switches to a different signal source when receiving media data from a terminal device, then the media data can be played back, but the current video playback is terminated
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus divides the screen into multiple independent playback regions (first playback region and second playback region), allowing different signal sources to be displayed simultaneously without interfering with each other. This segmentation enables the current video playback and incoming media data to coexist without termination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-screen single-source playback to multi-region multi-source playback by utilizing the spatial dimension of the display. By creating split-screen playback modes, the system can accommodate multiple signal sources in different regions of the same display, eliminating the need to choose between sources.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus supports split-screen playback mode, then multiple signal sources can be displayed simultaneously, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus dynamically adjusts the playback mode based on the type of current signal source. When a first signal source is detected, the system automatically switches to split-screen playback mode; when a second signal source is detected, it switches to full-screen playback mode. This dynamic adaptation simplifies user operation while managing complexity internally.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (playback mode, window configuration, audio output settings) based on the detected signal source type. By automatically adjusting these parameters, the system manages complexity through standardized response protocols rather than requiring manual configuration for each scenario.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus generates multiple windows for split-screen playback, then both current video and media data can be displayed, but the audio output management becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different audio output configurations to different playback regions. The first playback region (current video) and second playback region (media data) can have independent audio handling, allowing selective audio output based on user needs or signal source requirements, simplifying the overall audio management.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a display apparatus and a split-screen playback method. The method includes: upon receiving media data pushed from the terminal device, detecting a type of a current signal source of the display apparatus; in response to the type of the current signal source being included in a source list, starting a split-screen playback mode in the display apparatus, generating a first window and a second window, presenting the first window and the second window, on a display, and displaying video data from the current signal source in the first window and displaying the media data from the terminal device in the second window; in response to the type of the current signal source being not included in the source list, not generating the first window and the second window, and presenting the video data from the current signal source in a full-screen mode on the display.