Adaptive Display Region Control for Bendable Screens

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display devices lack the ability to efficiently adapt and optimize image display based on bending motions, leading to suboptimal user experience and image capture, particularly in flexible and bendable display technologies.

Innovation Solution

A display device equipped with a bending detection sensor, image sensor, and control unit that determines and adjusts the display region based on the bending position, image signal processing, and user interaction, allowing for adaptive image display and capture functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display device uses a fixed display region for images, then the device structure is simple, but the user experience deteriorates when the device is bent

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay region adaptationVSAvoidcontrol logic complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display region is dynamically adjusted based on the bending state of the display device. The control unit changes the display region according to real-time bending detection, making the system adaptive to different usage scenarios rather than fixed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses bending detection sensors to provide feedback about the display device's bending state, which the control unit then uses to adjust the display region accordingly, creating a closed-loop control system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Manufacturing precision

If the display device captures images without considering bending position, then the image capture process is simple, but the image quality and composition deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage capture precisionVSAvoidimage processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines the appropriate display region based on the bending position before capturing the image. This preliminary adjustment ensures that the image is captured in the correct region, improving image quality and composition

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the display region parameters based on the bending detection results. By adjusting the region parameters according to the bending state, the system optimizes image capture precision for different device configurations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If the display device does not adjust display region based on bending, then the operating system is simple, but the user interaction quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction qualityVSAvoidoperating system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The operating system dynamically adjusts the display region based on bending detection, allowing the user interface to adapt to different device states. This creates a more natural and intuitive user interaction experience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically adjusts the display region based on bending detection without requiring user intervention. The operating system self-adapts to the device's physical state, improving ease of operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11516381B2Display device and operating method thereof with adjustments related to an image display according to bending motion of the display device
Publication Date: 2022.11.29 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device for displaying an image and a method by which the display device operates to display an image are provided. The display device may include a display configured to output a screen image, an image sensor configured to acquire an image signal, a bending detection sensor configured to detect a bending motion or a bent state of the display device, and a control unit configured to control the display to display an image, which is generated based on the image signal, in a region according to a position at which the display is bent on the screen image if the bending detection sensor detects the bending motion or a bent state.