Flexible Display Edge Area Size Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic devices with flexible displays lack an efficient method to dynamically adjust the size of the viewable screen portion based on user input, limiting user experience and usability in devices like mobile phones, tablets, and laptops.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a driver, display module, memory, and processor that detects pointing inputs on the edge area, determining the size change based on the duration, distance, and speed of the input to adjust the viewable screen portion's size through a motor-driven mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the screen size is increased to provide larger display area, then the display area is improved, but the device size and portability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a flexible display that can dynamically change its configuration between unfolded and folded states. The display transitions from a flat two-dimensional state to a folded three-dimensional state, allowing the device to provide a large display area when needed while maintaining a compact form factor for portability. This dynamic transformation resolves the contradiction between large display area and small device size.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the screen size is fixed to provide stable display area, then the display stability is improved, but the adaptability to different user needs is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible display enables the device to adapt to different user needs by changing its display configuration. Users can unfold the display for immersive media consumption or fold it for compact carrying and one-handed operation. This dynamic adaptability resolves the contradiction between display stability and versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display is made flexible to enable folding, then the adaptability is improved, but the structural complexity and reliability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes a flexible display structure composed of thin, flexible layers that can be folded without breaking. This flexible film structure enables the folding capability while avoiding complex mechanical mechanisms, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the display is made flexible to enable folding, then the adaptability is improved, but the reliability is worsened due to potential damage from folding
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible display is constructed using specialized flexible materials and thin-film technologies that are engineered to withstand repeated folding cycles without degradation. This flexible film structure maintains display durability while enabling folding capability, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user experience by allowing convenient and intuitive adjustment of the screen size, improving usability across various form factors by providing a more responsive and adaptable display interface.
Implementation Method 1
a driver (e.g., comprising a motor) capable of varying an area of the viewable screen portion according to a driving of the driver
Data Source
AI summary
The electronic device detects a pointing input to an edge area in a viewable screen portion on one side of a display screen of a display module, provides an affordance for changing a size of the viewable screen portion based on one or a combination of two or more of a time when a pointing input is maintained in the edge area, a moving distance of the pointing input, and a moving speed of the pointing input, and changes an area of the viewable screen portion to a size determined by the pointing input through a variable driver.