Supplemental Display System for Clutter-Free Primary Content Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing content viewing experiences are hindered by supplemental information obscuring primary content due to size constraints of display devices, creating a busy and distracting environment, especially when users do not need or want to see the supplemental information.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that determine environmental characteristics to identify separate display locations for supplemental content, allowing it to be displayed on a supplemental display distinct from the primary content, enhancing or adding to the viewing experience without interfering with the primary content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If supplemental information is displayed on the primary display device, then users can access additional content, but the primary content becomes obscured and the display becomes busy and distracting

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesupplemental information accessibilityVSAvoidprimary content obscuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The display system is segmented into a primary display device for main content and a supplemental display device for additional information. This segmentation allows supplemental information to be displayed separately, preventing it from obscuring the primary content while still providing users access to both types of content simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from a two-dimensional display on a single screen to a spatial arrangement involving multiple display devices in different dimensions and locations. The supplemental display device can be positioned remotely or at different orientations, creating a multi-dimensional viewing experience that separates supplemental information from primary content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Loss of information

If supplemental information is displayed on the primary display device, then additional content is provided, but the display becomes busy and distracting for users

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesupplemental information displayVSAvoidviewing experience quality

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The supplemental information is extracted from the primary display device and displayed on a separate supplemental display device. This extraction removes the distracting elements from the primary viewing area, improving the ease of operation and overall viewing experience quality by allowing users to focus on primary content without visual clutter.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Different display devices are assigned different functional qualities: the primary display device is optimized for main content with high visual prominence, while the supplemental display device is optimized for additional information with reduced visual prominence. This local quality differentiation ensures that each display serves its intended purpose without interfering with the other.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Loss of information

If supplemental information is displayed on the primary display device, then additional content is shown, but the display device size constraints cause obscuration of primary content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesupplemental content visibilityVSAvoiddisplay area for primary content

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The display area is segmented into separate physical devices: the primary display device maintains its full area for primary content, while the supplemental display device provides dedicated space for supplemental information. This segmentation eliminates the area conflict that would occur if both types of content shared the same limited display space.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses multiple display devices that can independently serve different functions. The supplemental display device can be positioned in various locations (remote, adjacent, overhead) and can adapt to different viewing environments, providing universal functionality for displaying supplemental information without compromising the primary display area.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11567723B2Display of supplemental content

Publication Date: 2023.01.31 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC

AI summary

The present disclosure describes a method for displaying supplemental content. The method includes determining environmental characteristics, e.g., wall space, empty areas, colors, etc., for a display environment, determining supplemental content based in part on a primary content displayed by a primary display, and displaying the supplemental content in the display environment.