Flexible Sliding Display Guidance for Bezel-Less Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in predicting the sliding area and direction of flexible electronic devices, leading to potential sliding malfunctions due to improper gripping, especially in devices without bezels or physical buttons.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device includes a flexible display with a processor that identifies the edge area to be slid, displays an indicator, and provides guidance through a guide object for the sliding direction, while detecting interference factors and providing feedback to ensure smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the electronic device is manufactured without a bezel and physical buttons to provide a sleek design and internal component integration, then the aesthetic appearance and internal space utilization are improved, but the user's ability to predict sliding area and direction deteriorates, leading to increased sliding malfunctions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user grip patterns before the sliding operation is initiated. The processor detects the position of the user's fingers on the display and predicts the intended sliding direction in advance, preparing the system to assist the user's intended action before the malfunction occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback by generating haptic vibrations that guide the user during the sliding operation. Based on the detected grip position and predicted sliding direction, the system delivers directional haptic feedback to confirm the correct sliding path to the user, enabling them to complete the operation successfully.
2Area of moving object
If the flexible display is designed to slide without visual indicators to maintain screen real estate and aesthetic continuity, then the display area is maximized, but the user's understanding of sliding boundaries and directions deteriorates, causing operational errors
Solution Approach 1:
The haptic feedback system acts as an intermediary between the user and the sliding display. Instead of providing visual indicators that would reduce display area, the system uses tactile vibrations as a mediator to communicate sliding boundaries and directions to the user, allowing the display to remain visually clean while still providing necessary guidance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces potential visual or mechanical indicators with haptic feedback mechanisms. Instead of adding physical markings or visual cues on the display surface, the system uses controlled vibrations delivered through the display itself to convey sliding information, substituting a mechanical/tactile system for what could have been visual or mechanical indicators.
3Speed
If the device provides no haptic or visual feedback during sliding to maintain simplicity and responsiveness, then the system response time is improved, but the user's awareness of sliding progress and correctness deteriorates, increasing malfunction rate
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic haptic feedback during the sliding operation, delivering vibrations at specific intervals or at key moments (such as when the user achieves the correct sliding direction or reaches the target position). This periodic feedback maintains system responsiveness while providing necessary guidance to ensure reliable operation completion.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a housing; a flexible display at least partially exposed to an outside through the housing; and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: based on receiving a first user input on the flexible display for a sliding operation to expose a second part including at least part of a first part of the flexible display to the outside in a state in which the first part of the flexible display is exposed to the outside, identify an edge area of the flexible display to be slid, control the flexible display to display an indicator in at least part of an area of the first part of the flexible display corresponding to the edge area of the flexible display, and expose the second part to the outside by sliding at least part of the flexible display including the edge area after the indicator is displayed.