Flexible Display Content Management for Bend Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible displays face challenges when reshaped, as portions become hidden or face away from the user, particularly in applications like video viewing and word processing, due to their non-rigid nature and limited space adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method detects bends in the flexible display to define sections, identifies the application type, and reallocates content accordingly, resizing it to fit the visible areas, ensuring optimal viewing by delegating critical content to visible sections while keeping input devices ergonomically positioned.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the flexible display is folded or bent to adapt to limited space, then the display can fit within available space, but portions of the display become hidden or face away from the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display content into multiple sections based on the bent configuration of the flexible display. Sensors detect the bend location and angle, then the system segments the original content into first and second sections, displaying each on the appropriate visible portion of the display to maximize usable content area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic content reallocation that responds to changing display configurations. As the flexible display is bent or folded, the system dynamically detects the new shape and automatically repositions and resizes content sections, allowing the display to adapt its content layout in real-time to maintain optimal visibility.
2Quantity of substance
If content is displayed on all of the flexible display initially, then the full content is available, but when bent the content does not fit the visible area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary detection of the display's bent configuration before final content rendering. Sensors detect the bend location and angle in advance, allowing the system to pre-calculate optimal content segmentation and positioning, so that when content is displayed it automatically fits the visible areas without requiring user adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes display parameters including content position, size, and distribution based on the detected bend configuration. The system adjusts these parameters dynamically to ensure content is properly scaled and positioned within the visible portions of the bent flexible display, maintaining readability and usability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the flexible display is reshaped to fit limited space, then portability is improved, but the display configuration becomes complex to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-managing display system where sensors automatically detect the bent configuration and trigger the appropriate content reallocation algorithms. The system serves itself by autonomously detecting its own state and adjusting content display without user intervention, simplifying the user experience despite the complex underlying mechanics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses sensor feedback to continuously monitor the flexible display's configuration. This feedback loop provides real-time information about bend location and angle, which the system uses to automatically adjust content positioning and sizing, creating a closed-loop control system that manages display complexity internally.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method manages displayed content on a reshaped flexible display. One or more processors detect a location of a bend in a flexible display, where the bend reshapes the flexible display to define at least two sections of the flexible display. One or more processors identify a type of application being used to generate content that is displayed on the flexible display, and then divide the content into a first content portion and a second content portion, based on the type of application being used. One or more processors then display the first content portion on a first section of the flexible display and the second content portion on a second section of the flexible display.