Adjustable Reflector Device for Misaligned User Viewing Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices often experience poor viewing angles, leading to misalignment between the user's line of sight and the device's viewing angle, resulting in suboptimal viewing experiences, especially when receiving events like incoming calls, which can lead to disappointment and a deteriorated user experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method that automatically activates and configures a reflector device, such as a transparent glass, to align the user's view position with the device's display, using image sensors and machine learning models to determine optimal angles and display information on the reflector device without requiring additional hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electronic device is held at a standard viewing angle, then the device structure is simple and easy to operate, but the user's line of sight cannot align with the display when the user views from different angles, deteriorating user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The reflector device is designed to be rotatable and adjustable, transforming from a static component to a dynamic one. The motor module enables automatic rotation of the reflector to different angles based on user position detection, allowing the system to adapt to various viewing scenarios while maintaining simple operation through automated control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the angular parameter of the reflector device dynamically. By detecting user position and calculating optimal reflection angles, the system adjusts the reflector's orientation parameter to ensure the reflected display aligns with the user's line of sight, thereby improving adaptability without complicating user interaction.
2Device complexity
If a fixed reflector angle is used, then the device complexity is low, but the viewing angle alignment between user and device cannot be achieved when user position varies
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-adjustment by automatically detecting user position through image sensors, calculating the optimal reflector angle, and rotating the reflector to the correct orientation without requiring manual intervention. This self-service mechanism maintains relatively low device complexity while achieving high adaptability to different user positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where the image sensor continuously monitors user position, the processor calculates the required reflector angle based on this feedback, and the motor module adjusts the reflector accordingly. This closed-loop feedback system enables automatic adaptation to varying user positions while keeping the overall device complexity manageable.
3Extent of automation
If the reflector device is manually adjusted, then additional hardware is minimized, but the automation level is low and user experience is not optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated electromechanical system. The motor module, controlled by the processor based on image sensor data, automatically positions the reflector without requiring manual mechanical manipulation by the user. This substitution increases automation extent while adding only minimal hardware components.
4Ease of operation
If the display information is shown only on the electronic device screen, then the hardware setup is simple, but the user cannot view event information when the viewing angle is misaligned
Solution Approach 1:
The reflector device serves as an intermediary between the electronic device display and the user's line of sight. It reflects the display information at calculated angles to redirect it toward the user's position, ensuring that event information is not lost due to viewing angle misalignment while maintaining simple hardware setup.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user experience by ensuring events are easily viewable without lifting the device, providing an immersive experience by aligning the user's view with the event information, even when the user and device viewing angles are not initially aligned.
Implementation Method 1
controlling the at least one reflector device to have an angle with respect to the electronic device such that a view position of a user is placed on the at least one reflector device
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AI summary
A method for operating an electronic device includes: based on detection of an event, activating at least one reflector device connected to the electronic device; controlling the at least one reflector device to have an angle with respect to the electronic device such that a view position of a user is placed on the at least one reflector device; and controlling to display, on a display of the electronic device, event information associated with the detected event to be reflected to the at least one reflector device.