Vehicle Display Hub for Multi-Device Image Mirroring
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective solutions for sharing images between multiple electronic devices within a vehicle, particularly in a way that allows passengers to easily view and interact with images displayed on other devices, leading to a fragmented and inconvenient user experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a display unit, communication unit, and processor that receives and displays a mirrored image list from a vehicle's display device, including images from both the electronic device and external devices, allowing users to switch between images and applications by dragging and dropping icons, and reconfigure the image layout based on user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mirroring function is executed to share images between two different devices, then one device can display screen information of another device with a relatively large screen, but multiple passengers cannot view images displayed on each other's electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent mirroring functions into a single unified system where the vehicle's display device acts as a central hub. Instead of requiring separate mirroring connections between each passenger's device, all devices connect to the vehicle's display system, which then distributes and manages the image sharing across all passengers' devices simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's display device serves multiple functions: it receives mirrored images from multiple electronic devices, processes and manages these images, and distributes them to all passenger devices. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate dedicated mirroring systems for each device pair.
2Ease of operation
If each passenger displays an image using their own electronic device, then each passenger can view content on their device, but other passengers are not aware of images displayed on other devices
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle's display device serves as an intermediary that collects images from each passenger's electronic device and redistributes them to all other devices. This mediator approach allows each passenger to continue using their device independently while ensuring all passengers have access to all displayed content through the vehicle's display system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices share images through individual mirroring connections, then image sharing between pairs is possible, but the system becomes complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image sharing system into a central management component (the vehicle's display device) and multiple client components (passenger electronic devices). This segmentation allows the complex task of managing multiple mirroring connections to be centralized in one device, simplifying the operation for individual passengers while maintaining comprehensive image sharing capability.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for sharing images with a display device of a vehicle and at least one external electronic device located inside the vehicle. One embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device comprising: a display unit; a communication unit for communicating with the display device and at least one external electronic device; and a processor connected to the display unit and the communication unit. The processor receives a mirror image list displayed on the display device from the display device provided in the vehicle, and displays the mirror image list on a first screen of the display unit. In this case, the mirror image list comprises a mirror image of the electronic device shared with the display device and a mirror image of each of the at least one external electronic device.