Deformable Screen Interface Replacing Buttons and Knobs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electronic devices with buttons and knobs suffer from dust accumulation and space occupation, which is aesthetically unpleasing.
Innovation Solution
A control system utilizing a deformable screen that displays multiple deformation states to provide graphical interfaces, replacing traditional buttons and knobs, enhancing convenience and aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional buttons and knobs are used for operation, then device functionality is provided, but dust accumulation occurs and space is occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical buttons and knobs with a deformable screen that uses graphical interfaces and deformation states to provide control functions. The screen can deform into different shapes (convex, concave, flat) to represent different operational states, substituting the mechanical pressing action with visual and tactile feedback from the deformable surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The deformable screen creates visual copies of traditional button interfaces through graphical displays on the screen surface. When the screen deforms, it presents different graphical interfaces that replicate the functionality of physical buttons without requiring actual physical components, thereby eliminating dust accumulation while maintaining operational familiarity.
2Ease of operation
If traditional buttons and knobs are used, then control functions are provided, but the device occupies more space
Solution Approach 1:
The deformable screen serves multiple functions: it displays graphical interfaces, provides tactile feedback through deformation, and replaces multiple physical buttons and knobs with a single multifunctional surface. By integrating control, display, and feedback functions into one component, the device reduces the overall space required for control elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of multiple separate control elements (buttons, knobs, display) into a single deformable screen. The screen combines visual display capabilities with mechanical deformation feedback, consolidating what would traditionally require separate components into one integrated unit, thereby reducing space occupation.
3Ease of operation
If traditional buttons and knobs are used, then operational feedback is provided, but the design is aesthetically unpleasing
Solution Approach 1:
The deformable screen utilizes changes in surface appearance, including color and graphical display, to provide operational feedback. When the screen deforms, different graphical interfaces and visual patterns are displayed, providing clear feedback to the user while maintaining a clean and aesthetically pleasing surface without the visual clutter of physical buttons and knobs.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen transitions dynamically between different deformation states (flat, convex, concave) to provide operational feedback. This dynamic transformation allows the screen to convey information about system state and user input through physical movement and visual changes, replacing static physical buttons with a flexible, adaptive surface that maintains aesthetic appeal.
Data Source
AI summary
A control system including a processing unit and a control device is provided. The control device is connected to the processing unit and includes a deformable screen. The deformable screen displays at least one graphical interface and shows a plurality of deformation states according to a plurality of control information provided by the processing unit, wherein the plurality of deformation states are different from each other.