Flexible Display Bending Interaction Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users, especially children and seniors, face difficulties in understanding and efficiently using bending input methods on flexible display apparatuses due to the lack of a clear guide for supported bending interactions and their corresponding operations.
Innovation Solution
A flexible apparatus with a bending interaction guide is provided, which includes a sensor to detect bending and a controller to perform corresponding operations, along with a graphic processor to display a visual guide on the screen, allowing users to recognize supported bending inputs and their effects intuitively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bending input methods are provided without visual guidance, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates for users unfamiliar with bending inputs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying bending interaction guides before the user attempts bending operations. The guide visually indicates supported bending types and corresponding operations in advance, allowing users to understand the interface capabilities before actually bending the display, thus improving ease of operation without adding complex hardware
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple bending types are supported, then the adaptability of the device is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring bending operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies segmentation by dividing the bending detection into multiple independent bending type detectors, each specialized for detecting a specific bending type (e.g., left bend, right bend, upward bend, downward bend). This modular approach allows the system to support multiple bending types adaptably while keeping each detection mechanism relatively simple and manageable
3Ease of operation
If bending interaction guides are displayed, then the ease of operation is improved, but the use of energy increases due to additional display operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies self-service by utilizing the existing display interface to present the bending interaction guide, rather than requiring separate dedicated display components. The guide is integrated into the current display content, allowing the display system to serve dual purposes: showing normal interface content and providing bending operation guidance simultaneously, thus improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing energy consumption
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AI summary
A flexible apparatus with a bending interaction guide is provided. The flexible apparatus includes a sensor which senses a bending that deforms the shape of the flexible apparatus, and a controller which performs a controlling operation corresponding to the bending, when a previously set bending is sensed. The controller adds and provides the bending interaction guide based on a bending set with respect to each of the objects that are displayed on a screen