Flexible Display Content Adjustment via Surface Profile Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Flexible display devices experience image distortion when not viewed in a flat configuration, as existing solutions fail to guide users on optimal bending or stretching to maintain clear digital content display.

Innovation Solution

A system that determines the surface profile and viewing direction of a flexible display device in real-time, adjusts digital content display based on an identified optimal viewing configuration, and provides user feedback to record preferred configurations for future use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the flexible display device is bent or stretched to improve portability and viewing flexibility, then the device becomes more portable and versatile, but image distortion occurs and display quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveviewing flexibilityVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts digital content in real-time based on the detected surface profile and viewing direction. The processor continuously monitors the flexible display device configuration and modifies the displayed content accordingly, allowing the display to maintain quality across various bent or stretched states without requiring a fixed rigid structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameters of the displayed digital content based on the surface profile detection. By detecting the viewing direction and surface configuration, the processor adjusts parameters such as image positioning, scaling, and distortion correction to compensate for the flexible display device's non-flat state, thereby maintaining display quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If the flexible display device surface is not kept flat, then portability and viewing angle flexibility improve, but image distortion increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveportabilityVSAvoidimage distortion
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a feedback mechanism where the surface profile of the flexible display device is detected and fed back to the processor. Based on this feedback information about the current configuration, the processor automatically adjusts the digital content to compensate for distortion, allowing the device to remain portable while maintaining image quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of the surface profile and viewing direction before displaying content. By pre-adjusting the digital content based on the detected configuration, the system prevents image distortion from occurring in the first place, rather than correcting it after the fact

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11538378B1Digital content adjustment in a flexible display device
Publication Date: 2022.12.27 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

An embodiment for adjusting digital content in a flexible display device based on a surface profile of the flexible display device and viewing direction of a user is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a surface profile of a flexible display device. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the surface profile does not indicate that a flexible display device surface is flat, identifying a viewing direction of a user relative to the surface profile. The embodiment may further include identifying an optimal viewing configuration of the flexible display device. The embodiment may also include presenting the optimal viewing configuration to the user. The embodiment may further include adjusting a display of digital content on a screen of the flexible display device. The embodiment may also include receiving feedback from the user regarding a preferred viewing direction and a preferred configuration of the flexible display device.