Deformation Sensing for Flexible Display Function Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of user operations in electronic devices with increasing applications leads to a need for simplification, as more steps are required to implement functions, complicating user interaction.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and electronic device that utilize a sensing assembly to detect deformation, process the sensing parameter, and activate corresponding functions on a flexible display screen, allowing automatic triggering of functions based on the deformation state, thereby simplifying user operations by changing the device's shape to access different functionalities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If more applications are loaded in the electronic device, then the functionality and versatility of the device is improved, but the number of operation steps increases and user operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device automatically detects its deformation state through sensing assemblies and autonomously activates corresponding functions without requiring manual user input. The system serves itself by converting physical deformation directly into function activation, eliminating the need for users to navigate through multiple operation steps to access different applications or modes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameter from manual button presses or screen interactions to physical deformation states. By detecting changes in the device's shape, position, or orientation, the system transitions between different functional modes based on the deformation parameter, thereby simplifying user interaction while maintaining diverse functionality.
2Productivity
If traditional manual operation methods are used, then precise control over functions is achieved, but user operations require multiple steps and are time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-associates specific deformation states with corresponding functions, so that when a user deforms the device in a particular way, the desired function is immediately activated without requiring the user to go through intermediate steps. This preliminary pairing of deformation patterns with functions enables direct and efficient access to features.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical input methods (buttons, switches, touchscreen gestures) with a deformation-based input mechanism. The sensing assemblies detect physical deformation and convert it into control signals, substituting complex mechanical interaction sequences with simple physical manipulation of the device's shape.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach simplifies user operations by automatically triggering functions when the device is deformed, reducing the complexity of accessing features like input modes or power states, enhancing user experience through intuitive shape-changing interactions.
Implementation Method 1
acquiring a sensing parameter with a sensing assembly of an electronic device, where the sensing parameter is generated in response to a deformation of the electronic device
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. With the method and the electronic device, a sensing parameter generated in response to a deformation of the electronic device is acquired with a sensing component, the sensing parameter is processed, and it is acquired a processing result indicating a deformation state of a deformable portion of the electronic device during a deformation of the electronic device, the controllable component located on the second surface of the electronic device is activated and an operating mode corresponding to the controllable component is started up in a case where the processing result indicates that the deformation state of the deformable portion is the predetermined state. The deformable portion includes a deformation supporting component and a supporting portion of the flexible display screen corresponding to the deformation supporting component, the flexible display screen is located on the first surface of the electronic device.