Virtual Display Management for Full-Screen Multi-Window Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices struggle to divide screens effectively when operating in full-screen mode, particularly for applications like games, and lack flexibility in adjusting window sizes and displaying multiple interface windows simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus equipped with a graphic processor to generate multiple images as different signals, an incorporation unit to combine these images into one image, and a display to output the combined image, allowing for flexible arrangement and image quality improvement, while also notifying the operating system of changes in display connections and resolutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a software method is used to divide one screen into a plurality of areas, then the screen can be divided into multiple display regions, but it is difficult to divide the screen when a program operates in full-screen mode and it is not easy to adjust window sizes or display multiple interface windows individually
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is divided into multiple independent virtual displays through software processing. Each virtual display can be independently controlled and sized, allowing flexible arrangement of different applications. The system creates multiple virtual display objects that can be positioned and sized independently on the physical screen, enabling full-screen programs to coexist with other windows through virtual screen partitioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual display dimension that exists alongside the physical display. By creating virtual displays in software space, the system adds an extra layer of abstraction where screen division and window management can occur independently from the physical screen constraints. This virtual dimension allows full-screen applications to occupy entire virtual displays while other applications run on different virtual displays, all mapped to a single physical screen.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional software methods are used for screen division, then basic multi-area display is achieved, but flexibility in adjusting window sizes and displaying multiple interface windows is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual display management system serves multiple functions: it enables screen division, supports full-screen applications, allows flexible window sizing, and provides multi-window display capabilities all through a unified virtual display interface. The same virtual display infrastructure handles diverse application scenarios without requiring separate management mechanisms for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
Virtual displays act as an intermediary layer between the operating system and the physical display. This intermediate virtualization layer simplifies window management by providing standardized virtual display objects that the OS can manipulate uniformly, while the physical display implementation details are abstracted away. The virtual displays mediate between application requirements and physical screen constraints.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes a graphic processor to generate each of a plurality of images as a different signal, an incorporation unit to incorporate the plurality of generated images into one image, and a display to display the incorporated image.