Flexible Display Bending Motion Link Establishment

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display technologies lack an efficient method for establishing communication links between flexible display devices based on bending motions, limiting their ability to share content and interact seamlessly.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that detect bending motions in display devices to establish communication links using sensors and control units, allowing for data exchange via protocols like wireless LAN, NFC, Bluetooth, and UWB, by synchronizing start times and analyzing pattern information, distance, and correspondence between bending motions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual connection methods are used to establish communication links between display devices, then connection reliability is improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection reliabilityVSAvoidoperation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting bending motions and pre-establishing communication links before actual content sharing is needed. The control unit monitors bending sensors continuously, and when specific bending patterns are detected, it automatically initiates link establishment procedures, eliminating the need for manual connection setup at the moment of use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The display device serves itself by automatically detecting bending motions, identifying corresponding devices, and establishing communication links without user intervention. The control unit uses bending sensor data to self-determine which devices to connect with and autonomously completes the link establishment process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If manual connection methods are used to establish communication links between display devices, then connection stability is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection stabilityVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting bending motions and pre-establishing communication links before actual content sharing is needed. The control unit monitors bending sensors continuously, and when specific bending patterns are detected, it automatically initiates link establishment procedures, eliminating the need for manual connection setup at the moment of use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (physically plugging cables or manually selecting devices) with an automated sensing and control system. Bending sensors detect device folding actions, and the control unit processes this information to automatically establish communication links, substituting human操作 with an automated electromechanical system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If flexible display devices are designed to be bendable, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveflexibilityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit serves multiple functions: it manages display operations, processes bending sensor data, identifies corresponding devices, and establishes communication links. This multi-functional design reduces overall system complexity by consolidating control functions into a single unit rather than requiring separate dedicated components for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The display device serves itself by automatically detecting bending motions, identifying corresponding devices, and establishing communication links without user intervention. The control unit uses bending sensor data to self-determine which devices to connect with and autonomously completes the link establishment process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9990055B2Method of establishing communication link and display devices thereof

Publication Date: 2018.06.05 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

Provided is a method of establishing, by a first display device, a communication link with a second display device, the method including operations of detecting a first bending motion occurring in the first display device; obtaining information about a second bending motion occurring in the second display device; and establishing a communication link for a data exchange with the second display device, based on a start time of the first bending motion and a start time of the second bending motion.