Expandable Display Input Handling for Automatic Content Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices with expandable displays face inconvenience in selecting content to be displayed on expanded or contracted screens, as existing systems lack efficient methods to automatically manage content based on display expansion or contraction.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with an expandable or contractible display is equipped with sensors and a processor that identifies inputs and executes configured functions based on the display's expansion or contraction within a specified time, allowing users to conveniently perform frequently used functions without additional manipulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display is made expandable or contractible to provide flexible screen sizes, then the adaptability of the device is improved, but the complexity of managing content on different screen sizes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures functions and content layouts for different display states (expanded/contracted) in advance. When the display transitions between states, the processor automatically executes the pre-configured functions corresponding to the detected display state, eliminating the need for users to manually reselect content or adjust settings during display transitions.
2Ease of operation
If automatic content detection is implemented to reduce user manipulation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional sensors and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The display device performs self-detection of its own display state using integrated sensors. The processor monitors the display expansion/contraction status through sensor feedback and automatically executes corresponding pre-configured functions, making the system self-sufficient in detecting and responding to display state changes without requiring external control or complex user intervention.
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AI summary
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a display which can be expanded or reduced; at least one sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: identify whether an input is received; based on identifying that an input has been received, identify whether the display is expanded or reduced within a given period of time, using the at least one sensor; and based on identifying that expansion or reduction of the display is started within the given period of time, execute a specified function corresponding to the identified input.