Flexible Display Brightness Control for Deformation Regions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Flexible displays waste energy by maintaining full brightness across all regions, including those that cannot be seen due to deformation, leading to inefficiency in power consumption.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that determine a deformation region on a flexible display screen, distinguishing between transition and invalid regions, and adjust the display brightness accordingly, with the processor using sensors to identify feature points and viewing angles to differentiate between visible and non-visible areas, allowing for reduced brightness in unseen regions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the flexible display screen maintains full brightness across all regions, then the display quality is ensured, but the power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay brightnessVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by dividing the flexible display screen into different regions (deformation region and non-deformation region) and applying different brightness levels to each region. The processor identifies the deformation region where the screen is bent or folded and reduces brightness in that specific area while maintaining full brightness in visible non-deformation regions, thus optimizing power consumption without compromising overall display quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Use of energy by moving object

If the display brightness is reduced in deformation regions, then the power consumption is reduced, but the display uniformity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoiddisplay uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the display screen into distinct regions based on deformation status. The processor continuously monitors the spatial position relationship of multiple feature points to identify and separate the deformation region from the non-deformation region. This segmentation allows independent brightness control for each region, reducing power consumption in deformed areas while maintaining display uniformity in visible areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If the processor continuously monitors feature points to identify deformation regions, then the display optimization is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay optimization efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the flexible display screen to automatically monitor its own deformation state through built-in sensors that detect the spatial position relationship of feature points. The processor on the device itself performs the analysis to identify deformation regions and adjusts brightness accordingly, eliminating the need for external monitoring systems and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining high display optimization efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10831238B2Display method for flexible display screen and flexible display device
Publication Date: 2020.11.10 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present application provides a display method for a flexible display screen and a flexible display device, and belongs to the field of flexible display technology. The flexible display device includes: a flexible display screen; and a processor, configured to determine a deformation region of the flexible display screen and adjust display brightness of at least a portion of the deformation region to a first brightness, wherein the deformation region includes a transition region and an invalid region, the first brightness is less than a second brightness which is the display brightness of an non-deformation region.