Bent Display Panel for Camera Integration and Soft Keys
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices with full front displays face space constraints for arranging physical keys and cameras, as the display occupies most of the front surface, limiting the placement of other components.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device employs a display configuration where the display panel is bent to accommodate camera modules and other components, with the camera positioned at the top end and soft keys integrated into the display region, allowing for efficient use of space and user interface management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display occupies most of the front surface region (full front display), then the display area is increased, but the space for arranging physical keys and cameras is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is bent along a bending line to create a three-dimensional configuration, allowing the display to occupy most of the front surface while creating space in the bent region for arranging camera modules and other components. This dimensional change resolves the contradiction by utilizing spatial depth rather than relying solely on two-dimensional surface area.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera module is positioned within the bent region of the display panel, effectively nesting the camera within the display structure. This allows both the large display area and the camera module to coexist in the same front surface region without compromising either the display size or component arrangement capability.
2Area of stationary object
If the display size is increased, then user preference for large screen is satisfied, but the internal structure and module arrangement must be changed
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel transitions from a rigid flat structure to a flexible bent structure, allowing dynamic adaptation of the internal arrangement. The bending line enables the display to maintain its large size while creating flexible space for module arrangement, reducing the complexity of internal structure design compared to traditional rigid configurations.
3Area of stationary object
If physical keys are removed to increase display area, then aesthetics and display size are improved, but user interface functionality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Physical keys are replaced with soft keys displayed on the bent display region. The soft keys replicate the functionality of physical keys while maintaining the large display area. Users can still access essential functions through touch-based soft keys, preserving ease of operation without compromising display size or aesthetics.
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
AI summary
Disclosed is a portable electronic device including a housing including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, a display including a touchscreen panel exposed through the first surface of the housing and having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the display has a first side and a third side extending with a first length in a first direction, and a second side and a fourth side substantially perpendicular to the first direction and extending with a second length which is less than the first length, and wherein a ratio of the first length to the second length is x : 9, in which the x is equal to or greater than 16, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display at least one first icon having a first size on a first region in contact with the second side or the fourth side of the display or adjacent to the second side or the fourth side while longitudinally extending, display at least one second icon having a second size on the first region, based at least partially on an event occurring inside the electronic device or an event received through the wireless communication circuit, receive a user input for selecting the at least one second icon through the first region of the display, and perform a function associated with the event, based on the received user input. Besides, various embodiments understood through the specification are possible.