Flexible Display Bending Gesture Control via Motion Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display apparatuses lack an effective manipulation mechanism due to their flexible nature, requiring new methods to control operations beyond traditional touch or button manipulation.
Innovation Solution
A flexible apparatus equipped with multiple motion sensors that determine bending shapes and perform corresponding operations, utilizing a controller to interpret sensing values from these sensors to navigate menus and execute commands based on bending gestures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional touch or button manipulation is used in flexible display apparatuses, then the control mechanism is simple and well-established, but the manipulation mechanism is ineffective due to the flexible nature of the apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical touch or button manipulation with a sensing system that detects bending shapes and gestures. Motion sensors capture the flexible apparatus's deformation, and a controller interprets these signals to execute commands, enabling effective control that adapts to the flexible nature of the device.
2Ease of operation
If multiple motion sensors are added to detect bending shapes, then the manipulation capability is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motion sensors serve multiple functions: detecting bending shapes, determining gesture directions, and triggering corresponding operations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized sensors for each detection task, thereby managing complexity while enhancing manipulation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that processes signals from multiple motion sensors and translates them into meaningful commands. By centralizing the interpretation logic, the system manages sensor complexity through a unified processing architecture rather than requiring complex distributed processing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If motion sensors are used to sense bending shapes, then new manipulation methods are enabled, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary calibration by storing reference bending shape data during manufacturing or initial setup. This pre-stored data serves as a baseline for comparing actual bending gestures, reducing the need for extremely precise sensor placement during manufacturing while maintaining accurate gesture recognition.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables intuitive operation of flexible devices through bending manipulation, enhancing user interaction by allowing menu navigation and control through various bending shapes and gestures.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of motion sensors which are sensors for sensing a change in a position with reference to at least one of 3D space axes
Data Source
AI summary
A flexible apparatus is provided. The flexible apparatus includes a plurality of motion sensors mounted on different locations of the flexible apparatus, a storage configured to store operation information of the flexible apparatus corresponding to a bending shape, and a controller configured to determine a bending shape of the flexible apparatus based on a sensing value of each of the plurality of motion sensors, and to perform an operation corresponding to the determined bending shape based on the operation information stored in the storage.