Display Inactive Area Protrusion for Component Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices with displays often have an enlarged inactive border region due to the need to accommodate components like cameras or buttons, which reduces the available display area for presenting visual information.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a display design where the inactive area has a protruding portion that extends into a recessed area of the active area, allowing for the accommodation of electrical components without excessively enlarging the inactive border, thereby maximizing the active display area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If components such as cameras or buttons are located along the border of a display, then the border may be enlarged to accommodate the camera or button, but the amount of display area available for presenting visual information is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The inactive area is extended in the vertical dimension by creating a protruding portion that extends beyond the horizontal border of the display. This vertical extension allows components to be positioned in the inactive area without requiring additional horizontal space that would encroach on the active display area, thus resolving the contradiction between component accommodation and display area preservation.
Solution Approach 2:
The inactive area is segmented into a main region and a protruding portion that extends vertically. This segmentation allows the protruding portion to serve as a dedicated component mounting zone that is visually separated from the main display area, enabling component placement without compromising the continuous appearance of the active display region.
2Ease of manufacture
If the inactive border region is enlarged to accommodate components, then components can be properly positioned, but the display area for visual information is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of enlarging the inactive border horizontally, the design extends the inactive area vertically by creating a protruding portion. This dimensional change allows components to be positioned with proper spacing and accessibility while maintaining the horizontal boundaries of the active display area, thus preserving the visual information area while facilitating component positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the inactive area is extended to accommodate components, then component integration is improved, but the continuous appearance of the display may be disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The protruding portion of the inactive area is selectively positioned and dimensioned to accommodate specific components while maintaining the continuous appearance of the main display area. The local extension is designed to be visually unobtrusive, allowing component integration in the protruding region while preserving the uninterrupted visual presentation in the active area and main inactive region.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical extension of the inactive area creates a protruding portion that accommodates components without disrupting the horizontal continuity of the display. This dimensional separation allows the main display area to maintain its continuous appearance while components are integrated in the vertically extended region.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be formed from liquid crystal display pixels, organic light-emitting diode pixels, or other pixels. The display may have an active area that is bordered along at least one edge by an inactive area. The active area contains pixels and displays images. The inactive area does not contain any pixels and does not display images. The inactive area may have a layer of black ink or other masking material to block internal components from view. The active area may have an opening that contains an isolated portion of the inactive area or may contain a recess into which a portion of the inactive area protrudes. An electrical component such as a speaker, camera, light-emitting diode, light sensor, or other electrical device may be mounted in the inactive area in the recess or opening of the active area.