Vehicle Display Surface Synchronization Across Multiple Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicular devices face challenges in synchronizing multiple contents displayed on different physical surfaces, leading to potential mis-synchronization and display deviations.
Innovation Solution
A vehicular device equipped with a synchronization unit that loads and synchronizes surfaces drawn on different physical surfaces, allowing for seamless integration and synchronization of content across various displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple contents are provided with one user interface using different application programs or operating systems, then the functionality and versatility of the vehicular device is improved, but synchronization errors and display deviations occur between surfaces drawn on different physical surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a synchronization unit as an intermediary component that mediates between multiple drawing units operating on different physical surfaces. This synchronization unit receives surface data from various drawing units, coordinates their operations, and ensures synchronized display across all surfaces. The intermediary resolves the contradiction by enabling multiple independent applications to operate simultaneously while maintaining display synchronization through centralized coordination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If surfaces are individually drawn on different physical surfaces by different drawing units, then the device complexity and adaptability are improved, but mis-synchronization and display deviations occur
Solution Approach 1:
The synchronization unit implements a feedback mechanism where surface drawing status and timing information from multiple drawing units are continuously monitored and fed back to the synchronization unit. Based on this feedback, the synchronization unit adjusts the timing and coordination of surface updates across different physical surfaces, ensuring synchronized display. This feedback loop resolves the precision issue while maintaining the flexibility of individual surface drawing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple application programs or operating systems are used to provide different contents, then the content diversity and user experience are improved, but coordination and synchronization between surfaces become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into independent drawing units that can operate autonomously under different application programs or operating systems, while introducing a separate synchronization unit that coordinates them. This segmentation allows each drawing unit to maintain its independence and functionality while the synchronization unit manages the coordination complexity. The segmentation resolves the contradiction by isolating the complexity of synchronization from the individual application operations.
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AI summary
A vehicular device capable of providing multiple contents with one user interface includes a synchronization unit configured to synchronize multiple surfaces drawn on multiple physical surfaces different from each other. The synchronization unit loads in the surface drawn on a different physical surface that is different from the physical surface allocated to the synchronization unit, and synchronizes the surface drawn by the synchronization unit and the surface drawn on the different physical surface by processing the surface that is loaded in as the surface drawn by the synchronization unit.