Bendable Touch Panel Segmentation for Seamless Large Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices in portable information processors are prone to breakage due to accidental forces 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 power-saving functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a large screen display device is used to provide seamless large screen display, then the display area is increased, but the device becomes more prone to breakage due to accidental forces
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into multiple separate display units that can be arranged to form a large screen. Each display unit is individually protected and less susceptible to breakage from accidental forces compared to a single large screen. The segmentation allows the system to maintain large display area while improving reliability through distributed structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display unit is bent to enable portability, then the device becomes more portable, but the display functionality is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The display device incorporates flexible or bendable display units that can dynamically change their configuration. The display units can be bent or folded for portable storage and transport, then restored to their functional configuration for display operation. This dynamic adaptability allows the device to switch between portable and functional states without permanent damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The display units utilize flexible display technology that allows bending without breaking. The flexible display structure enables the device to be folded or bent for portability while maintaining display functionality. The flexible nature of the display units allows them to withstand bending stresses that would damage rigid displays.
3Reliability
If the display unit is divided into regions at bend position to maintain functionality, then the display can adapt to bent configuration, but the seamless large screen display capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display system dynamically adjusts its configuration based on whether the display units are bent or flat. When flat, the units form a seamless large screen. When bent, the units are divided into regions that maintain functionality in the bent configuration. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the system to optimize for either seamless display or portable functionality depending on the state.
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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.