Flexible-Display Electronic Device With Form-Adaptive Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices with flexible displays face challenges in managing communication resources effectively when their form changes, requiring additional operations to adjust communication types and parameters accordingly.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device adjusts communication protocols and frequency bands in response to form changes, utilizing a flexible display and a communication circuit to switch between different communication connections and parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the electronic device changes communication protocol and frequency band in response to form changes, then battery efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic communication configuration where the electronic device automatically adjusts communication protocols and frequency bands based on real-time form state detection. The processor monitors form changes and dynamically switches between different communication settings (e.g., WiFi in first form, Bluetooth in second form) without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction by making the system adaptive rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-configures multiple communication protocols and frequency bands for different form states before actual use. The system stores communication configurations corresponding to various forms in advance, allowing rapid switching when form changes occur. This preliminary preparation reduces the complexity of real-time decision-making while maintaining energy efficiency
2Speed
If the electronic device switches communication connections based on form changes, then communication speed is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects communication connections based on detected form state. When the electronic device transitions between forms, the processor automatically switches between pre-configured communication connections with different speed characteristics, ensuring optimal communication speed for each form without requiring complex real-time analysis
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes communication parameters (protocol type, frequency band, connection mode) based on form state. By preparing multiple communication parameter sets in advance for different forms, the system can rapidly switch parameters when form changes occur, achieving fast communication adaptation without complex real-time parameter tuning
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional operations are required to adjust communication types and parameters, then adaptability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device performs self-adjustment of communication types and parameters based on automatic form state detection. The processor monitors form changes and autonomously configures appropriate communication settings without requiring user awareness or manual operation. This self-service approach maintains high adaptability while preserving ease of operation by eliminating the need for user intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic feedback loops where the processor continuously monitors form state and adjusts communication configuration accordingly. When form changes are detected, the system receives feedback about the new state and automatically selects appropriate communication parameters, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts seamlessly without user involvement
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AI summary
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing, a flexible display configured to change in a form in response to a movement of the housing, a communication circuit configured to perform communication through a plurality of communication schemes, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit. The processor may be configured to: based on identifying that the form of the display is changed from a second form to a first form, control the communication circuit to perform a communication connection in a first communication connection scheme different from a second communication connection scheme designated for the second form among the plurality of communication schemes and perform communication through the first communication connection scheme in the first form.