Flexible Display Shortcut Icons for Adaptive Screen Expansion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with flexible displays only extend the layout of displayed content without changing the content or physical size of the screen when the display area changes, leading to a suboptimal user experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a flexible display that adjusts the content and physical size of displayed items based on the changed display area, using a processor to detect input and display extended shortcut icons or widgets when a threshold size is reached, incorporating additional functions and menus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display area size is changed, then the layout of displayed content is extended, but the content and physical size of the screen remain unchanged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the displayed content adaptive to the display area size. The processor dynamically adjusts the physical size and content of displayed items (such as icons and widgets) based on the detected display area dimensions. When the display area changes, the system automatically resizes and repositions content elements, transforming the static display into a dynamic one that responds to structural changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by modifying the physical size parameters of displayed content according to the display area size. The processor changes parameters such as icon size, widget dimensions, and content layout based on the detected display area. This ensures that content elements maintain appropriate proportions and remain easily interactable across different display configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display area size is changed, then the layout is extended, but additional functions and menus are not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the display into multiple functional areas and content elements. The display area is segmented into regions for displaying icons, widgets, and other content, with each segment capable of independent size adjustment. This segmentation allows the system to manage complexity by handling each content element separately rather than treating the entire display as a monolithic unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by creating a multi-functional display system where the same display area can serve multiple purposes. The processor enables the display to adapt to different configurations (folded, partially unfolded, fully unfolded) and provide appropriate content and functions for each state. The shortcut icons and widgets serve multiple functions depending on the display configuration, reducing the need for separate interfaces for each state.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display area is changed between open and closed states, then the screen size changes, but the content physical size remains fixed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the content physical size variable rather than fixed. The processor dynamically adjusts the size of displayed content elements (icons, widgets, and other information) based on the display area size detected from the device configuration. When the display area increases in open state, content elements expand; when the display area decreases in closed state, content elements contract, maintaining appropriate information density across configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by modifying the physical size parameters of content elements according to the display configuration. The processor changes parameters such as icon dimensions, text size, and widget scale based on the detected display area. This ensures that the quantity and density of information remain appropriate whether the device is in a compact closed state or an expanded open state.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display, and a processor disposed, wherein the processor is configured to display, by the electronic device, a first shortcut icon for executing a first application on the flexible display where a first portion of the flexible display is exposed to an outside, detect a first input for exposing a second portion including the first portion of the flexible display to the outside, and based on the first input, display the first shortcut icon on the second portion as a first extended shortcut icon, if a size of the second portion is greater than or equal to a first threshold size, wherein the first extended shortcut icon may include at least one menu for executing a designated function of the first application.