Visual Focus Display Control for Multi-Device Utilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

In multiple display or multiple computational device environments, the functionality of some displays is often underutilized or unused as users interact primarily with one display, leading to inefficient user experiences.

Innovation Solution

The system utilizes visual focus information to control the functionality of displays, adjusting the type of input and content rendered based on the user's focus, allowing for optimized interaction across multiple displays by detecting and tracking the user's attention using sensors and collaboration components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If multiple displays are employed in a multiple display or multiple computational device environment, then display real estate is increased and content rendering capability is improved, but functionality of some displays becomes underutilized or unused

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay real estateVSAvoiddisplay utilization efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different functional qualities to different displays based on user visual focus. The display receiving visual focus becomes the primary interaction target with full functionality, while other displays assume secondary roles with reduced or specialized functionality, optimizing each display's contribution to the overall user experience

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts display functionality based on real-time detection of user visual focus. As users shift their attention between displays, the system reassigns primary and secondary display roles, ensuring that the display currently receiving visual focus always receives appropriate input and rendering priority

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If visual focus detection is implemented using sensors, then display functionality control is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay control accuracyVSAvoidsensor integration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables displays to self-adjust their functionality based on detected visual focus information. The collaboration component automatically processes sensor data and configures display settings without requiring manual user intervention or complex centralized control logic

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The visual focus detection system serves multiple purposes: it identifies user attention, determines primary display selection, and triggers appropriate input rendering modes. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate control mechanisms for each function

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10261742B2Visual focus-based control of couples displays

Publication Date: 2019.04.16 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

AI summary

Various technologies described herein pertain to controlling functionality of a display based on visual focus of a user in a multiple display or multiple computational device environment. A particular display from a set of displays on which a user is visually focused is identified. The set of displays includes at least a first display and a second display. Moreover, a type of input receivable from the user via the first display and/or content rendered on the first display is controlled based on the visual focus of the user.