TWI400649B - An electronic device and a method for selecting a display device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and method of selecting display device

The present invention relates to an electronic device for selecting a display device that can identify or adjust display content, and a method for selecting a display device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a plurality of display devices and a method of selecting the display device.

Most of the electronic devices currently on the market have only a single display device, and the display content is played in the same display device regardless of whether the display content is simple or complicated. However, with the advancement of technology and the user's pursuit of newer visual effects, more content forms have also increased. In order to meet this demand, electronic devices should be more appropriately selected for their display devices.

When the display device matched with the electronic device is suitable for displaying content with low display performance, the content with high display performance cannot be smoothly played therein; and when the display device matched with the electronic device is suitable for displaying content with high display performance, When users only watch content with low display performance, it is bound to increase the power consumption.

Moreover, when the display content is in a non-fixed form, for example, the display content is converted or transmitted by the cloud technology, the electronic device has not yet provided an effective action to achieve elastic adjustment or conversion layout, which will be used by the Internet. The content is adjusted to conform to the explicit specifications of the display device, which reduces the flexibility of the electronic device.

Therefore, there is a need for the existence of an electronic device that can select a display device or conform to its display performance by discriminating or adjusting the display content.

One object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that selects a display device that can distinguish display content and a method of selecting a display device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can adjust the display content to conform to the display performance of the display device and a method of selecting the display device.

To achieve the above objective, the electronic device of the present invention can display at least one content, and the electronic device includes a first display device, a second display device, and a processing module. The first display device is configured to display content conforming to the first display performance, and the second display device is configured to display content conforming to the second display performance, wherein the second display performance is less than the first display performance.

The processing module is electrically connected to the first display device and the second display device, and the processing module displays the at least one content on the first display by distinguishing or adjusting the at least one content to meet the first display performance or the second display performance. On the device or on the second display device.

In one embodiment, the user selects a static option in the second display device, and the selected content is played in a dynamic form by the first display device.

In another embodiment, the second display device provides an option to activate the first display device.

In still another embodiment, the second display device includes a touch unit and provides a graphical user interface by which the user can adjust the content of the first display device.

In order to achieve another object of the present invention, when the source of the display content is transmitted through the Internet, the electronic device of the present invention performs the performance required for distinguishing the displayed content and performs the second display performance with the second display device. The comparison, in turn, adjusts the displayed content to conform to the second display performance form, and displays an appropriate layout page for the user to read or watch.

The present invention also provides a method for selecting a display device, which is applicable to an electronic device, and the electronic device includes a first display device, a second display device, and a processing module, and the method includes: making the first display device available for display to conform to the first Displaying the content of the performance; enabling the second display device to display the content conforming to the second display performance, wherein the second display performance is less than the first display performance; receiving the at least one content; and identifying or adjusting the at least one content by the processing module The first display performance or the second display performance is met, and at least one content is displayed on the first display device or the second display device.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 first. 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention provides an electronic device 1 for displaying at least one content 80. The electronic device 1 includes a first display device 10, a second display device 20, a processing module 30, and a power evaluation unit 50.

The first display device 10 is configured to display content conforming to the first display performance; and the second display device 20 is configured to display content conforming to the second display performance, wherein the second display performance is less than the first display performance; and the power evaluation unit The 50 series can evaluate the first display performance and the second display performance.

The processing module 30 is electrically connected to the first display device 10 and the second display device 20, and the processing module 30 is configured to determine or adjust the at least one content 80 to meet the first display performance or the second display performance. The content 80 is displayed on the first display device 10 or the second display device 20. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, at least one content 80 is displayed on the first display device 10.

The first display performance or the second display performance includes a display size, a display resolution, a color performance capability, or a layout configuration specification, but the invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the content conforming to the first display performance is a multimedia image, a motion image, a complex tone image, a high-resolution image or a high-screen switching rate image. The content that meets the second display performance is a still image, a simple tone image, a low-resolution image, a low-screen switching rate image, or a text image, but it is noted that the first display performance and the second display performance of the present invention are Not limited to this.

In addition, the first display device 10 and/or the second display device 20 may include a touch unit 13 , and the touch unit 13 is electrically connected to the processing module 30 for the user to input commands to the processing module through the touch unit 13 . Group 30. The first display device 10 and/or the second display device 20 can further display at least one graphical user interface 14 for the user to operate the touch unit 13 through the graphical user interface 14 to input commands to the processing. In module 30.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the first display device 10 is in an unused state and executes a screen saver program. At this time, the graphical user interface 14 shown by the second display device 20 presents a standby interface and provides an option. 70, in order to selectively activate the first display device 10. The user can click the boot option 70 to input the command into the processing module 30 by the touch unit 13, and activate the first display device 10.

Please refer to Figure 2. The electronic device 1 of the present invention can also enable the second display device 20 of the second display performance (using lower energy consumption) when the user turns on the electronic device 1, and the second display device 20 The displayed graphical user interface 14 provides an option 70 to perform the activation of the first display device 10. The user decides whether to further activate the first display device 10 by clicking the option 70, that is, providing the first display performance (higher performance), or using only the second display device 20 to make the first display device 10 is still off. In addition, the user may choose to use the first display device 10 and the second display device 20 at the same time, or switch to the state in which only the first display device 10 is used.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the graphical user interface 14 may be a virtual keyboard, a multimedia manipulation interface, a function switching interface, a tablet interface or a video content display interface, etc., but the present invention does not This is limited. The following series of graphical user interfaces 14 are examples of virtual keyboards and multimedia manipulation interfaces.

Please refer to Figure 3 below. Figure 3 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic device 1 of the present invention can perform a word processing operation. At this time, the graphical user interface 14 displayed by the second display device 20 provides a virtual keyboard. The user can input relevant commands through the touch unit 13 and pass the processing module 30 to cause the first display device 10 to follow the The action instantly displays the changes and adjustments of the content 81.

Next, please refer to Figure 4. Figure 4 is a schematic view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the electronic device 1 can perform an audio-visual playback operation. The first display device 10 presents the content 82 of the high dynamic picture, such as a movie, an animation, etc., and the graphical user interface 14 displayed by the second display device 20 is a multimedia manipulation interface. The user can control the content 82 of the first display device 10 through the processing module 30 by inputting a command such as pause, play, speed or sound control by the touch unit 13 .

The connection relationship between the first display device 10 and the second display device 20 may be in the form of an interactive collocation, as shown in the following embodiments, in addition to the above-described embodiments of the simple input/output format.

5 is a schematic view showing a fifth embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, the second display device 20 of the electronic device 1 displays the static content 83, and the static content 83 includes text and a picture. The user can read the static content 83 and manipulate the graphical user interface 14 to control the form of the content 83, for example, switching to the previous page/next page, zooming in/out of the scale, etc., or directly clicking The picture option 70 plays the selected content 83 in the form of a dynamic in the first display device 10. For example, the second display device 20 displays the newspaper magazine as a static text and a picture 83. As shown in FIG. 5, when the user wants to further view the content in the dynamic form, the related video content 84 can be clicked. It is played in the first display device 10.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the second display device 20 can display a menu list, such as an advertisement menu list, and the user can click on the advertisement option 70 to be viewed, and the advertisement content 83 is first. The display device 10 plays in a dynamic form.

In addition, the electronic device 1 of the present invention can select at least one of the display devices 10 and 20 for at least one content 80, and can also evaluate at least one of the desired displays by evaluating the power performance of the electronic device 1 and the like. The amount of power to be consumed by the content 80, etc., may be the form of simultaneously selecting the first display device 10 and the second display device 20 as the basis for selecting the first display device 10 or the second display device 20.

The power evaluation unit 50 of the electronic device 1 of the present invention can estimate the power performance of the electronic device 1. When the power performance is higher than the first display performance of the first display device 10, the content 80 is displayed on the first display device 10 and / or the second display device 20, and when the power performance is equal to or lower than the second display performance of the second display device 20, the content 80 is displayed only in the second display device 20.

Next, please refer to Fig. 6 for a schematic view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the embodiment, the electronic device 1 is connected to the Internet 60, at least one content 80 is provided by the Internet 60, and the processing module 30 provides the second display performance of the Internet 60. For distinguishing or adjusting the content 80 to meet the second display performance for display on the second display device 20; or by adjusting the content 80 of the Internet 60 to conform to the second display performance by the processing module 30 for display in the first Two display devices 20.

For example, when the second display device 20 cannot present the typesetting of the content 80 as shown in the Internet 60, as shown in FIG. 6, that is, the content 80 has too many pictures at the same time and cannot be presented together on the same display screen. At the same time, the processing module 30 adjusts the format of the typesetting, and moves the content 80 such as a picture to the next page for presentation.

In addition, the processing module 30 can identify or adjust the screen display range, the number of paragraph lines, the graphic configuration form, the page layout form, or the paging form of the at least one content 80, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The present invention further provides a method for selecting a display device, which is applied to an electronic device, and the electronic device includes a first display device, a second display device, and a processing module, the method comprising: steps S10, S11, S12, S20, S21, S22, S23, S30, S40, S41, and S50, the manner in which the respective steps are performed will be described in detail below.

Please refer to FIG. 7 for a flow chart of the steps of the method for selecting a display device of the present invention.

First, the present invention proceeds to step S10: making the first display device available for displaying content conforming to the first display performance. In the step S10, the content conforming to the first display performance of the first display device is a multimedia image, a motion image, a complex tone image, a high-resolution image, or a high-screen switching rate image, but the present invention does not This is limited.

As shown in FIG. 7 , in an embodiment of the present invention, the step S10 further includes a step S11 of providing a touch unit to the first display device, so that the touch unit is electrically connected to the processing module for the user to touch The control unit inputs the command to the processing module; and step S12: displaying the graphical user interface to the first display device to operate the touch unit through the graphical user interface to input the command into the processing module.

The present invention proceeds to step S20: making the second display device available for displaying content conforming to the second display performance. The second display performance is less than the first display performance. The first display performance or the second display performance includes display size, display resolution, color performance capability, or layout configuration specifications, but the invention is not limited thereto. In the step S20, the content that meets the second display performance of the second display device is a still image, a simple tone image, a low-resolution image, or a low-screen switching rate image, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 7 , in an embodiment of the present invention, the step S20 further includes a step S21 of providing a touch unit to the second display device, so that the touch unit is electrically connected to the processing module for the user to touch The control unit inputs the command to the processing module; step S22: displaying the graphic user interface to the second display device to input the command into the processing module by using the graphic user interface; and step S23: providing an option The first display device is activated by at least one graphical user interface for the user to select.

The at least one graphical user interface includes a virtual keyboard, a multimedia control interface, a standby interface, a function switching interface, a tablet interface, or an image content display interface, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device is activated, only the second display device is activated, and the user can select to activate the first display device by using the option provided in step S21.

The present invention then proceeds to step S30: receiving at least one content. In an embodiment of the present invention, the content is provided by the Internet, and the present invention connects the Internet to the electronic device to provide at least one content through the Internet.

Then proceed to step S40: discriminate or adjust at least one content to meet the first display performance or the second display performance.

As shown in FIG. 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, step S40 further includes step S41: providing a power evaluation unit to the electronic device to estimate the power performance of the electronic device. Displaying content on the first display device and/or the second display device when the power performance is higher than the first display performance, and displaying the content on the second display device when the power performance is equal to or lower than the second display performance .

Finally, step S50 is performed: displaying at least one content on the first display device or the second display device.

To sum up, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, shows its distinctive features of the prior art. You are requested to review the examination and express the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the various embodiments described above are merely illustrative for ease of explanation, and the scope of the invention is intended to be limited by the scope of the claims.

1. . . Electronic device

2. . . Method of selecting a display device

10. . . First display device

20. . . Second display device

80, 81, 82, 83, 84. . . content

30. . . Processing module

13. . . Touch unit

14. . . Graphical user interface

50. . . Power estimation unit

70. . . Option

60. . . Internet

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a first embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of a second embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a third embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a fourth embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a fifth embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of a sixth embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the steps of a method of selecting a display device in accordance with the present invention.

1. . . Electronic device

10. . . First display device

20. . . Second display device

80. . . content

30. . . Processing module

13. . . Touch unit

14. . . Graphical user interface

50. . . Power estimation unit

70. . . Option

Claims (9)

An electronic device for displaying at least one content, the electronic device comprising: a first display device for displaying content conforming to a first display performance, wherein the content conforming to the first display performance is a multimedia image, a dynamic image, a complex gradation image, a high-resolution image or a high-screen switching rate image; a second display device for displaying one of the contents corresponding to a second display performance, wherein the second display performance system The content is less than the first display performance, and the content that meets the second display performance is a still image, a simple tone image, a low-resolution image, a low-screen switching rate image, or a text image. And a processing module electrically connected to the first display device and the second display device, wherein the processing module determines whether the at least one content is consistent with the first display performance or the first The display performance is displayed, and the at least one content is displayed on the first display device or the second display device. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first display device or the second display device comprises a touch unit electrically connected to the processing module for the touch The control unit inputs an instruction to the processing module. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device is activated, only the second display device is activated. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a power evaluation unit, wherein the power evaluation unit can estimate a power performance of the electronic device, when the power performance is higher than the first display performance Displaying the at least one content on the first display device and/or the second display device, and displaying the at least one content on the second display device when the power performance is equal to or lower than the second display performance . The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is connected to an internet, the at least one content is provided by the internet, and the processing module provides the second network. Display performance for identifying or adjusting the at least one content to conform to the second display performance for display on the second display device. A method for selecting a display device is applied to an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a first display device, a second display device and a processing module, the method comprising: making the first display device available for display The content of the first display performance, wherein the content conforming to the first display performance is a multimedia image, a motion image, a complex tone image, a high-resolution image, or a high-screen switching rate image; The second display device is configured to display one of the second display performances, wherein the second display performance is less than the first display performance, wherein the content that meets the second display performance is a still image, a single a solid color image, a low resolution image, or a low screen switching rate image; receiving at least one content; identifying or adjusting the at least one content to conform to the first display performance or the second display performance, and the at least one content Displayed on the first display device or the second display device. The method of selecting a display device according to the sixth aspect of the invention, comprising the steps of: providing a touch unit to the first display device or the second display device; and electrically connecting the touch control unit to the processing module For inputting an instruction to the processing module by the touch unit. A method of selecting a display device as described in claim 6, wherein when the electronic device is activated, only the second display device is activated. The method of selecting a display device according to claim 6, wherein the first display performance or the second display performance comprises a display size, a display resolution, a color rendering capability, or a layout configuration specification.