Dynamic Screen Configuration for Small Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices with small displays face difficulties in controlling input interfaces due to their compact size, particularly when both input and output functions are displayed simultaneously, leading to user convenience issues in devices like smartwatches and virtual reality services.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method and apparatus that dynamically configure the screen by determining the distance between the device and an input object, such as a finger, to switch between input and output screens based on threshold distances, allowing the input screen to be displayed when the object is near and the output screen when it is far, thereby enhancing user control and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If both input screen and output screen are displayed simultaneously on a small display, then the device provides comprehensive functionality, but the input object becomes too small for easy control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the displayed screen dynamic based on the detected distance between the input object and the display. When the input object is close to the display, the system dynamically switches to display only the input screen with enlarged input objects, improving ease of operation. When the input object is far, it displays both input and output screens for comprehensive functionality. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between versatility and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of screen configuration based on the distance parameter. By detecting the distance between the input object and display, the system adjusts which screens are displayed and their sizes. This parameter-based adaptation allows the system to provide comprehensive functionality when needed while ensuring easy input control when the user is close, resolving the technical contradiction.
2Length of moving object
If the display size is reduced to increase portability, then the device becomes more portable, but the input objects become difficult to control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the input object size dynamic rather than fixed. When the input object approaches the display, the system dynamically enlarges the input objects on the screen, compensating for the small display size and maintaining ease of operation despite the reduced display dimensions for portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the display parameter of input object size based on the distance parameter. By detecting how close the input object is to the display, the system adjusts the size parameter of input objects accordingly, allowing small display size for portability while ensuring controllable input objects when needed.
3Device complexity
If manual switching between input and output modes is required, then the system maintains simple control logic, but user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the system to automatically determine when to switch between input and output modes based on the detected distance between the input object and display. The system serves itself by making intelligent decisions about screen configuration without requiring manual user commands, thereby improving user convenience while maintaining relatively simple control logic through distance-based automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the distance detection mechanism to automatically adjust screen configuration. By continuously monitoring the distance between the input object and display, the system receives feedback that triggers automatic mode switching, eliminating the need for manual switching and improving user convenience while keeping the control logic straightforward through sensor-driven automation.
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AI summary
A method of configuring a screen of an electronic device is provided. The method includes acquiring a distance between the electronic device and an object for performing an input into the electronic device, and displaying at least one of an input screen and an output screen on a display of the electronic device based on the acquired distance.