Dynamic Text Marginating for Edge-to-Edge Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
The 'edge-to-edge' display glass feature on electronic personal devices, while aesthetically pleasing, leads to obscuration of content when the device is held due to the absence of a bezel, making it difficult to view the entire screen, especially as screen sizes decrease and margins become unusable 'dead' areas.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a software module, Text Marginating module, which dynamically re-positions and re-formats text content to maintain readability by calculating a 'keep out margin' around an object obstructing the view, allowing the content to flow around the obstruction and repaginate as necessary to ensure uninterrupted viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If edge-to-edge display glass is implemented to eliminate bezels, then the aesthetic appearance and screen real estate are improved, but content obscuration occurs when the device is held
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the margin configuration adaptive rather than fixed. The system dynamically calculates and adjusts margins based on the detected position of obscuring objects (fingers, hands, or other devices), allowing the display content to automatically reposition and avoid obscuration in real-time while maintaining full screen utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by implementing different margin treatments in different regions of the display. Instead of uniform margins throughout, the system creates localized margin adjustments around specific obscuring objects, allowing content to flow naturally around fingers or hands while maintaining optimal viewing areas.
2Area of stationary object
If margins are reduced to increase screen real estate, then display area is improved, but readability deteriorates due to obscuration
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts margin sizes based on real-time detection of obscuring objects. When no objects are present, margins are minimized to maximize display area. When objects are detected, margins are automatically expanded in those specific regions to maintain readability, creating an optimal balance between screen real estate and content visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the margin parameter dynamically based on detected conditions. The system monitors for obscuring objects and adjusts margin dimensions accordingly, transforming the static margin configuration into a variable parameter that adapts to maintain both display area and readability under different usage conditions.
3Ease of operation
If conventional fixed margins are used, then content visibility is maintained, but screen real estate is reduced due to unusable dead areas
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from fixed, static margins to dynamic, adaptive margins that respond to real-time conditions. The margin configuration automatically adjusts based on the presence and position of obscuring objects, eliminating dead areas when objects are absent while ensuring content visibility when objects are present.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of applying uniform margins throughout the display, the system implements localized margin adjustments. Margins are expanded only in regions where obscuring objects are detected, while other regions maintain minimal margins to maximize usable display area.
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AI summary
A method and system for re-marginating content displayed on a display screen of a computing device when upon receiving indication of an object superposed on the display screen content, a “handedness” preference of the reader/observer can be determined. In one embodiment, the content comprises display of one page in a series of digitally constructed pages. A keep out margin is calculated based on position of the object. Content is then re-flowed or line-wrapped about that keep out margin, to counteract any obscuration of displayed content. The line-wrapping of the content around the keep out margin is accomplished while maintaining a plurality of text attributes of the content. The line-wrapping forces reconstruction of a next one of the series of pages for display.