Display Pivot Region Layout Maintenance During Mode Changes

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Solution Overview

Problem

When an electronic device changes modes due to rotation or folding, the width-to-height ratio of grids changes, leading to inconsistent component arrangements, causing inconvenience to users, such as excessive spacing and reduced visibility of components.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device equipped with a sensor module, memory, and processor that displays components in a first mode, determines a pivot region, detects mode changes, and maintains the layout of components within this region to ensure consistent display in the new mode.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the grid arrangement is changed to accommodate mode rotation, then the display can adapt to different orientations, but the component layout becomes inconsistent and spacing becomes excessive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemode adaptationVSAvoidcomponent layout consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display is divided into a pivot region and a non-pivot region. The pivot region maintains its grid arrangement and component layout when mode changes occur, while the non-pivot region adapts to the new mode. This segmentation allows the pivot region to serve as a stable reference that preserves component consistency across mode transitions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display are treated differently during mode changes. The pivot region maintains its original grid arrangement and component positioning, while the non-pivot region undergoes grid rearrangement to fit the new mode. This local differentiation ensures that important components remain in consistent positions while still accommodating the overall mode change.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Adaptability or versatility

If components rotate together with grids during mode change, then the display adapts to the new orientation, but the interval between components becomes too large and visibility is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemode change adaptationVSAvoidcomponent visibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The display is segmented into a pivot region where components maintain their original positions and a non-pivot region where grids are rearranged. This segmentation prevents components from being scattered across the entire display during mode changes, thereby maintaining component density and visibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The pivot region is pre-identified and pre-configured with its grid arrangement before mode changes occur. When a mode change is detected, the pivot region's pre-established layout is preserved, ensuring that components maintain their optimal positions and visibility without being dispersed due to grid rotation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240095047A1Method of displaying content using display and lectronic device supporting the same

Publication Date: 2024.03.21 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module, at least one display, a memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor displays a plurality of components through the display in a first mode of the electronic device, determines a pivot region including a plurality of grids, detects a change to a second mode of the electronic device based on sensing information sensed through the sensor module, and maintains a layout of components included in the pivot region and display the plurality of components in the second mode.