Curved Display Region Control for Wrist-Worn Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with curved displays, such as smart watches and bracelets, cannot display the entire screen at once due to their design, leading to a low intelligence level and inconvenient user operation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a maintaining body that can function as a ring or approximate ring, featuring a display with two portions that cannot be observed simultaneously when in a maintained state, and a controller that determines and controls the display region for content, allowing users to view the content without rotating their wrist.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display screen is designed to be curved to fit the wrist, then the electronic device can be worn comfortably on the wrist, but the visible region of the display screen cannot cover the whole screen, requiring the user to rotate their wrist to observe the whole display screen
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple display regions (first display region, second display region, third display region) corresponding to different observable areas. The controller selectively activates different display regions based on wrist orientation, allowing the user to view content without rotating the wrist while maintaining the curved display design for comfort.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display screen is designed to be curved, then the electronic device fits the wrist shape, but the intelligence level of the electronic device is low and the user operates the electronic device inconveniently
Solution Approach 1:
The display system dynamically adapts its behavior based on wrist orientation. The controller detects the wrist state and automatically selects which display region to activate, making the display system dynamic rather than static. This enhances adaptability while improving operation convenience by eliminating the need for manual wrist rotation.
3Area of stationary object
If the user rotates their wrist to observe the whole display screen, then they can see all content, but it increases operation complexity and reduces user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The display system provides self-service by automatically adjusting which display region is active based on wrist orientation detection. The system serves itself by eliminating the need for user intervention (wrist rotation) to access different parts of the display, thereby improving observation convenience while maintaining full display area accessibility.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided, which includes: a maintaining body having at least a maintained state, where the maintaining body is capable of functioning as at least one portion of a ring or at least one portion of an approximate ring meeting a first condition, and the electronic device is maintained on an object via the maintaining body; a display including at least a first display portion and a second display portion, where the first display portion and the second display portion cannot be observed simultaneously in a case that the maintaining body is in the maintained state; and a controller configured to determine a display region for a content to be displayed among the first display portion and the second display portion, and control the content to be displayed to be displayed in the determined display region. A control method is further provided.