Flexible Display Bend Detection and Dynamic Area Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display panels, when folded, often result in a bent display image that is not easily readable, limiting their functionality and user experience, as existing technologies do not effectively manage the folding state to optimize screen operations.
Innovation Solution
A flexible display device equipped with a bend detector, microcontroller, and processor that detects the bend position and dynamically divides the display into multiple areas, allowing for different screen operations and functions based on the fold status, thereby enhancing usability and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the flexible display panel is folded to enable portability and diverse functions, then the adaptability and versatility are improved, but the display image becomes bent and unreadable, worsening the visual quality and user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple independent display areas based on the detected bend position. Each display area can independently display content, allowing the screen to function properly even when folded. The segmentation principle transforms the bent screen from a defective state into a multi-functional device with multiple display regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the display configuration based on the real-time bend position detected by the bend detector. The display areas are reconfigured on-the-fly according to the folding state, enabling the screen to adapt its functionality dynamically rather than being fixed in a flat configuration.
2Volume of moving object
If the flexible display panel is folded to achieve compact form factor, then the portability is improved, but the ability to display clear images is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the folded screen into multiple display areas, the system maintains display clarity in each segment. The bend position detection allows precise identification of where to create display area boundaries, ensuring that each area displays content clearly despite the overall folded configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bend detector and dynamic division system are added to enable functional adaptation, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bend detector serves multiple functions: detecting bend position, determining display area boundaries, and triggering appropriate display modes. The processor also handles both normal display operations and the special logic for dividing display areas based on bend detection, reducing the need for separate dedicated components.
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AI summary
A flexible display device and method for dividing flexible display are provided. The flexible display device comprises a flexible display, a bend detector, a microcontroller, and a processor. The bend detector is set on the flexible display. The microcontroller is coupled to the bend detector, and the microcontroller detects a bend position of the bend detector on the flexible display according to the bend detector. The processor is coupled to the microcontroller and the flexible display. The processor divides the flexible display into at least two display areas according to the bend position, and respectively controls at least two display areas with different screen operations.