3D Display Panel Orientation for Soft Key Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with touch panels face difficulties in displaying information efficiently, especially when the number of functions increases, and it is challenging to recognize the functions assigned to soft keys.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a display unit that can switch between two-dimensional and three-dimensional display modes, using an inclination detecting unit to adjust the display mode based on the device's orientation, allowing for the display of first and second information in a manner that enhances visibility and recognition, including the use of virtual polyhedrons and overlapping faces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of functions is increased, then the functionality of the device is improved, but it becomes difficult to display information such as soft keys
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional display to three-dimensional display by rotating the display panel. When the display panel is rotated to a specific angle (e.g., 45 degrees), the display surface becomes inclined relative to the viewer, creating a three-dimensional visual effect that allows multiple functions and soft keys to be displayed simultaneously without overlapping or becoming illegible.
2Ease of operation
If only soft keys are displayed, then the display is simplified, but it becomes difficult to recognize what functions are provided to the soft keys
Solution Approach 1:
By rotating the display panel to create a three-dimensional display, the patent enables the simultaneous presentation of soft keys and their corresponding functions in distinct spatial regions. This dimensional change allows users to perceive both the simplified soft key interface and the detailed function information without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The display is segmented into different regions: one region displays the soft keys while another region displays the corresponding function information. This segmentation is made possible through the three-dimensional display geometry, allowing users to easily distinguish between the simplified interface elements and their detailed function descriptions.
3Area of stationary object
If two-dimensional display is used, then the display area is maximized, but information density and recognition are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the third dimension by rotating the display panel to create an inclined display surface. This three-dimensional configuration allows the display to utilize the full display area while simultaneously increasing information density through the oblique perspective, which naturally separates and organizes multiple pieces of information in spatial layers.
Data Source
AI summary
A cellular telephone device with a control unit sets a display mode of a display unit to any one of a first display mode for performing two-dimensional display, and a second display mode for performing three-dimensional display; the cellular telephone device displays both of first information and second information, which is subordinate information to the first information, on the display unit, in a case of being set to the second display mode; and the cellular telephone device displays any one of the first information and the second information on the display unit, in a case of being set to the first display mode.