Rotatable Display Orientation Control for Ad-Safe Auto Rotation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing rotatable display devices require manual user input for rotation or automatic rotation that can occur undesirably, disrupting user experience, especially with temporary content like advertisements.

Innovation Solution

A display device that automatically identifies image content attributes and adjusts its rotation based on screen mode and content type, such as advertisements, using optical character recognition and automatic content recognition to determine if rotation is necessary, and adjusts the display size without rotating when temporary content is detected.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If automatic rotation is implemented based on content attributes, then viewing orientation optimization is improved, but unnecessary rotation for temporary content occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveviewing orientation optimizationVSAvoiduser experience disruption
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary identification of content type before executing rotation. By analyzing content attributes (such as resolution, aspect ratio, and content type) in advance, the system determines whether rotation is appropriate, preventing unnecessary rotations for temporary content like advertisements while optimizing orientation for regular content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If manual user input for rotation is required, then rotation control precision is improved, but operation convenience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverotation control precisionVSAvoidoperation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display device performs self-service by automatically identifying content attributes and determining rotation necessity without user intervention. The system analyzes content type, resolution, and aspect ratio to autonomously decide whether rotation is needed, eliminating manual input requirements while maintaining appropriate rotation control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Manufacturing precision

If display rotation is performed for all content types, then screen attribute matching is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen attribute matchingVSAvoidcontent analysis system
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by performing content analysis only when necessary to determine rotation. Rather than continuously analyzing all content attributes, the system selectively identifies content type and key attributes (resolution, aspect ratio) to make rotation decisions, reducing overall system complexity while achieving screen attribute matching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20260111162A1Display device and operation method thereof
Publication Date: 2026.04.23 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes a display; a rotation driver configured to rotate the display; memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, individually or collectively, cause the display device to identify image content to be displayed on the display; based on a current state of the display not corresponding to an attribute of the image content, determine whether the image content includes content corresponding to a predetermined type of content; based on the image content not including content corresponding to the predetermined type, (i) control the rotation driver to rotate the display, and (ii) control the display to display the image content; and based on the image content including content corresponding to the predetermined type, control the display to display the image content without rotating the display.