Compute Box Content Adaptation for Flexible Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Deformable electronic devices with flexible displays face challenges in seamlessly adjusting content presentation as their geometric configuration changes, requiring innovative methods to dynamically adapt content rendering to varying visible areas without compromising processing power or battery life.
Innovation Solution
A compute box system that communicates with a flexible content presentation companion device to determine the visible area based on its geometric configuration, generating a visible display area adjustment animation to seamlessly transition content as the device deforms, leveraging peer-to-peer communication protocols and processing power to maintain seamless user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If content is dynamically adjusted on flexible displays as geometric configuration changes, then user experience is improved, but processing power and battery life are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content rendering process by identifying and processing only the visible portion of content on the flexible display based on current geometric configuration. This segmentation allows the system to render content in discrete, manageable portions rather than continuously updating the entire display area, reducing processing requirements and energy consumption while maintaining seamless user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic content adjustment by detecting changes in geometric configuration and automatically adapting content rendering in real-time. The system dynamically determines visible content areas and adjusts rendering accordingly, enabling seamless transitions between different device configurations (flat, folded, rolled) without requiring full re-rendering, thus balancing user experience with energy efficiency.
2Area of stationary object
If the entire flexible display area is used for content presentation, then content visibility is improved, but content quality deteriorates when device deforms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating between visible and non-visible portions of the flexible display. The system determines the current geometric configuration and selectively renders high-quality content only in the visible area, while allowing different or reduced-quality rendering in non-visible areas. This approach maintains content quality where it matters (visible to user) while utilizing the entire display area for content presentation.
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AI summary
A compute box includes a communication device and one or more processors. The one or more processors, in response to the communication device being electronically in communication with a flexible content presentation companion device, determine a visible area available on the flexible content presentation companion device as a function of its geometric configuration. The one or more processors format content for presentation on the visible area available on the flexible content presentation companion device and cause the communication device to deliver the content to the flexible content presentation companion device. When the geometric configuration changes, the one or more processors can generate a visible display area adjustment animation to smoothly transfer the content to a new visible area.