What are the characteristics of multi-terminal screen

We are gradually moving towards a multi-terminal era. This is a challenge as well as an opportunity.
What can we do about the multi-terminal screen? Where can we start?
The following is a few features on the multi-terminal screen, I hope we can discuss and bring inspiration.

Synchronization

Regardless of the device, time or location, users want the same (or identical) information or data from anywhere, any terminal. Equipment for users to maintain data synchronization and management, and information can be user at any time on a variety of device platforms to access or cross-platform editing. Therefore, there will be multi-terminal screen synchronization features.

example:
1.Kindle, you can interrupt the e-book reading at any time, switching the reading of other devices, the application will remember the last reading position.

2.icloud, the user's calendar, contacts, documents, music and photos automatically synchronized to Apple's server, so that no matter what device used, can keep the latest. Including the latest Power Nap, but also for the timely synchronization of data services.

3.chrome bookmark cloud synchronization

4.Dropbox cloud notes and other products.

Correlation

The relevance of multi-terminal screens is what features are still available on different screens of multiple devices. Therefore, the product requires a good cross-platform experience. For different devices and screen sizes, content is rearranged, logical frameworks are adapted and adjusted, and as much as possible to maintain product consistency and unified experience.

example:
1.EverNote, which runs on many platforms and devices (desktop apps, browser apps, iPads and smartphone clients), and even though apps on different screens and devices may look different A consistent experience for users.

2. Video provider Netflix, which offers on-demand services to devices and select TVs, tablets, laptops and smartphones from across the country.

Sharing

That is, in some cases, too much information, a screen does not have enough display space. Therefore, the need to combine the use of multiple screens, so that information is fully presented, so there will be a multi-terminal screen sharing characteristics

example:
1. The company has dual monitors for the convenience of designers

2. A project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology media lab to work together as a virtual large space through several different displays.

Steering

Users in different scenarios, want to switch to different types of devices to use to meet their needs. The various devices themselves also have the ability to change information at any time, without losing any information or significantly disrupting the flow of information, thereby creating the steering characteristics of multi-terminal screens.

example:
Apple's Airplay. You can watch the same movie with different mobile devices for different scenes. The content of the movie is transferred to another device for continued use (such as switching from TV to iPhone).

Complementarity

Mutual communication and mutual reaction of various devices can increase the quality of interaction and make the equipment complement each other. In addition, in most applications, a device can be used as a remote control for navigation or other device interaction to control information on another screen. The use of complementary features on multi-terminal screens has also begun to become more commonplace.

example:
1. The smartphone becomes a TV remote control.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzQ3MzI5MzIw.html

2. A Scrabble app for iPhone and iPad screens.

Simultaneous

The simultaneity of multi-terminal screens is the ability to add creative and interactive value to users through parallel content, combining at least two or several different devices, exchanging and delivering information to each other.

example:
1. With the parallel use of TV and tablet, the information displayed on the screen of the Tablet PC alone can be a supplement. While watching TV, you can use Twitter and Facebook to edit related information on your Tablet PC.

2.ABC's intern Gary synchronizes the application, allowing the viewer to interact with the events involved. Although the show is on television, viewers can start the program during the show and participate in survey interactions via live chat.

3. Coca-Cola wide interactive marketing

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDE1ODk3NjE2.html

4.13th Street Last Call interactive movie

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjUxMzI5OTcy.html

to sum up

Despite cloud-like synchronization, cloud storage has matured, but there are still many gaps and deficiencies in other aspects of multi-screen interaction. With the involvement of smart TVs, it is bound to derive more new games and related services, in-depth exploration and research, will be able to provide users with a more interactive experience.

Related reference:
http://www.multiscreen-experience.com/
http://precious-forever.com/