Flexible Display Screen Transition via Visual Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Recent electronic devices with flexible displays face challenges in providing a continuous and natural user experience as the shape changes, as the display of an execution screen in one area is disrupted when the device is folded or unfolded, leading to visual disconnection and difficulty in displaying content seamlessly across different areas.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor that controls a flexible display to adjust screen ratios and move images between areas, applying visual effects to ensure a seamless transition of content when the device is folded or unfolded, allowing the same execution screen to be displayed across different areas with adapted screen ratios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the device is folded or unfolded, then the shape changes to provide portability and larger display, but the execution screen display is disrupted and visual connection is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the display configuration adaptive to different device states. The processor dynamically determines display parameters based on whether the device is folded or unfolded, and dynamically moves execution screens between first and second areas with visual effects to maintain continuity during state transitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual effects as an intermediary mechanism to bridge the gap between different display areas during device folding/unfolding. The visual effect creates a seamless transition that maintains visual connection, acting as a mediator that connects the first area and second area displays during state changes.
2Ease of operation
If the execution screen is displayed in one area, then the content is shown, but it is difficult to display the same execution screen in another area to provide continuous experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by creating a visual representation of the execution screen that can be moved between display areas. The processor obtains an image of the execution screen from the first area and moves this copied representation to the second area, maintaining visual continuity without requiring the actual screen to be physically present in both locations simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the display problem from a two-dimensional screen ratio adjustment to a three-dimensional spatial movement problem. By moving the execution screen between different spatial areas (first area and second area) and applying visual effects, the system creates continuity across dimensional boundaries, effectively using spatial dimensionality to solve the display continuity issue.
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AI summary
An electronic device including a flexible display and a method of transitioning a first execution screen of a first application from one screen area of the flexible display to a second screen area are described. The first area may have a first screen ratio, whereas the second area may have a second screen ratio. The transition may be based on a folded/unfolded state of the electronic device. The transition may be triggered based on switching to/from a folded state. Several other screen areas may be used for additional transitions and provide visual effects to provide a seamless user experience through such transitions.