Electronic Device Viewer Participation via External Display Sync

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current content viewing experiences on electronic devices are limited as they do not allow for real-time interaction and communication with external display devices, preventing users from engaging in immersive viewer-participable experiences, especially when viewing content with others remotely.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a communication module, display, and processor that establishes a connection with an external display device, executes a message application, and displays a community service screen that changes in response to the content being viewed, enabling real-time data exchange and interactive experiences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users view content on electronic devices without external display devices, then device complexity is reduced, but viewer-participable interaction and communication capabilities are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveviewer-participable interaction capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an external display device as an intermediary component that enables content viewing and interaction. The external display device receives content from the electronic device and provides a larger viewing area, while also serving as a platform for community service features like real-time chat and content information display. This intermediary approach allows the electronic device to maintain relative simplicity while gaining enhanced interaction capabilities through the external display ecosystem.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If real-time content information is obtained from external display devices, then viewer-participable communication is enhanced, but data processing and connection management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time content information processingVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the electronic device continuously obtains content information from the external display device and uses this information to dynamically update the community service interface. The system receives content metadata, adjusts chat displays based on content type, and provides real-time updates to participating users. This feedback loop enables adaptive, context-aware interaction while managing data processing through structured protocols for information exchange.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple external electronic devices are connected for participation, then viewer engagement is improved, but connection establishment and management becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-device participation capabilityVSAvoidconnection management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs the electronic device with universal connection capabilities that support multiple external display devices and various communication protocols. The system can establish connections with different types of external devices (TVs, monitors, smartphones) and automatically configure appropriate communication parameters. The community service application provides unified access points for multiple participants, abstracting away the complexity of individual device connections while enabling flexible, multi-device engagement scenarios.

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

Data Source

PatentUS20240298076A1Method for providing content allowing viewer participation and electronic device therefor
Publication Date: 2024.09.05 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory, and at least one processor, where the at least one processor is configured to execute a plurality of instructions stored in the memory to: establish a connection between an external display device and the electronic device through the communication module; execute a message application in which the electronic device and at least one external electronic device can participate; obtain, on the basis of the connection between the external display device and the electronic device, data related to a content displayed on the external display device; and display an execution screen of the message application on the display, the execution screen changing in response to the data related to the content.