Flexible Display Direction Correction via Sensor Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices with flexible displays face errors in displaying the location of an object due to changes in the screen size, which affect the display reference point and direction calculations.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device includes a sensor module for calculating direction information, a display module that can change its viewable region size, and a processor that executes instructions to correct the display of the object's location based on changes in the display size and sensor module position.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display module changes the size of the viewable region, then the adaptability of the display is improved, but the display precision of the object location deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay size adaptabilityVSAvoidobject location display precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors the display size state and feeds this information back to the processor, which then recalculates and corrects the object location based on the current display dimensions. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that the object location remains accurate regardless of display size changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the object location parameters based on the display size. When the display size changes, the processor modifies the coordinates and directional information of displayed objects accordingly, maintaining measurement precision across different display states.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If the display module changes the size of the viewable region, then the flexibility of the display is improved, but the reliability of the direction information deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay flexibilityVSAvoiddirection information reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary calculations of object locations and directional information for multiple possible display sizes. When a size change occurs, the appropriate pre-calculated data is quickly retrieved and applied, ensuring reliable direction information without noticeable delay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements real-time feedback monitoring of display size changes and automatically adjusts directional information accordingly. This ensures that the reliability of direction information is maintained throughout display transformations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If the sensor module position changes relative to the display, then the adaptability of the sensing system is improved, but the accuracy of the calculated direction information deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesensor positioning adaptabilityVSAvoiddirection calculation precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors the relative position between the sensor module and display, and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust direction calculations. This ensures accurate direction information even when sensor positioning changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from static direction calculations based on fixed sensor positions to dynamic calculations that adapt to changing sensor-display relative positions. This allows the system to maintain measurement precision regardless of sensor module positioning changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12322309B2Electronic device with flexible display
Publication Date: 2025.06.03 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device may output, on a display module, a first graphical element corresponding to first direction information calculated based on a first sensing value received from at least one sensor module, monitor a change in a relative location between the first graphical element being currently output and the at least one sensor module in response to an occurrence of an event to change a size of a viewable region, correct second direction information calculated based on a second sensing value received from the at least one sensor module based on the change in the relative location, and output, on the display module, a second graphical element corresponding to the corrected second direction information.