Bendable Display Processor With Sensor-Based Screen Region Splitting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices in portable information processors are prone to breakage due to accidental drops and lack the ability to provide a seamless large screen display.
Innovation Solution
A bendable information processor with a bendable display unit and a bend position sensor that allows the display unit to be divided into regions based on bend position data, enabling seamless large screen display and flexible image division.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid display device is used, then display stability is maintained, but portability and resistance to accidental drops are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display device employs a flexible display unit that can bend without breaking, replacing the traditional rigid screen. This flexible structure allows the device to be folded or bent for portability while maintaining display functionality, directly resolving the contradiction between durability and portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic flexible structure that can change its shape. The flexible display unit can adapt its form based on usage needs, providing both protection during transport and full display capability when unfolded, thus achieving both reliability and adaptability.
2Area of stationary object
If a large screen display is provided, then browsability and information display capacity are improved, but device portability and ease of transport are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit is designed to be dynamically foldable or bendable, allowing it to transition from a large flat configuration for information display to a compact folded state for portability. This dynamic transformation enables the device to provide a large screen area when needed while maintaining ease of transport when folded.
Solution Approach 2:
The display unit is segmented into multiple flexible sections that can be folded relative to each other. This segmentation allows the large display area to be divided into manageable sections that can be collapsed into a compact form, resolving the contradiction between large screen area and portability.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the display unit is divided into regions, then power consumption is reduced and unauthorized viewing is prevented, but display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses bend position sensor data as feedback to automatically control display regions. When the device is bent, the sensor detects the bend position and triggers the arithmetic device to terminate processing and display in specific regions, reducing power consumption and preventing unauthorized viewing without requiring complex manual control interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system automatically detects its own state through the bend position sensor and autonomously adjusts display regions without user intervention. The arithmetic device automatically determines which regions to activate based on bend detection, simplifying the user interface while achieving power savings and security functions.
4Adaptability or versatility
If bend position sensing is implemented, then display region control and security functions are enabled, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bend position sensor serves multiple functions: it detects bend position for display region control, enables security features by detecting unauthorized opening angles, and provides input for adaptive display modes. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by delivering multiple valuable capabilities from a single sensor integration.
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AI summary
A novel bendable and highly portable information processor is provided. In addition, a novel information processor capable of displaying information or the like on a seamless large screen is provided. A novel information processor in which one display region can be divided into two regions at a bend position is provided. A novel information processor in which different images or images for different purposes can be displayed in the respective regions is provided. The present inventors have conceived a program including a step of dividing the display region and displaying image data in the respective regions when a display unit of the information processor is bent.