Touch Terminal Screen Mirroring for Non-Touch Display Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

The challenge of controlling non-touch screens using a touch-based interface, as large-screen devices without touch functionality are increasingly popular, necessitating a method to enable touch operations on non-touch terminals.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows a touch terminal to receive an image from a non-touch terminal, add touchable identifiers, and send control instructions based on user interactions, enabling touch operations on non-touch screens.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a non-touch screen is used for display, then the device structure is simpler and manufacturing cost is lower, but the ease of operation deteriorates as touch control cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

A touch terminal acts as an intermediary device between the user and the non-touch terminal. The touch terminal receives the image picture from the non-touch terminal, adds touchable identifiers to create a touch interface, and transmits control instructions back to the non-touch terminal based on user touch operations. This mediator enables touch control functionality without modifying the original non-touch terminal's hardware structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If a remote controller with buttons is used to operate the non-touch screen, then the non-touch terminal structure remains simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to repeated button pressing required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice structureVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The touch terminal creates a virtual copy of the non-touch terminal's display interface by receiving and displaying the image picture. This copy includes touchable identifiers that map to specific areas on the non-touch terminal screen, allowing users to interact with the displayed content through natural touch gestures instead of repeated button pressing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Ease of manufacture

If large-screen devices without touch functionality are used, then manufacturing cost is reduced and device structure is simplified, but adaptability deteriorates as touch operation cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The touch terminal serves multiple functions: it displays the image picture from the non-touch terminal, processes touch operations, generates control instructions, and communicates with the non-touch terminal. This multi-functional device enables both touch-based interaction and compatibility with non-touch terminals, increasing system adaptability without requiring modifications to the original devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12449970B2Screen control method, screen control apparatus, electronic device, program, and medium
Publication Date: 2025.10.21 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a screen control method, a screen control apparatus, an electronic device, a program and a medium, relates to the technical field of display. The method includes: receiving an image picture displayed by a non-touch terminal without a touch function, and displaying the image picture in a touch screen; receiving a touch operation on the image picture; in response to the touch operation, sending a control instruction corresponding to the touch operation to the non-touch terminal, wherein the control instruction is used for instructing the non-touch terminal to execute a control operation on the image picture.