Flexible Display Third Region Control for Portability

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Solution Overview

Problem

The display screen of mobile terminals is not fully utilized due to limited display regions, especially with the advent of flexible screens that are not fully exploited for display purposes.

Innovation Solution

A method for display control that includes receiving user operations and displaying icons, notification messages, or application icons in a third screen region between the first and second screen regions, thereby fully utilizing the third screen region and enlarging the display area.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Weight of moving object

If the display screen is divided into several parts for folding to enable small size for easy carrying, then the mobile terminal can be easily carried, but the display region is not fully utilized

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveportabilityVSAvoiddisplay region utilization

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is divided into multiple independent display regions (first screen region, second screen region, and third screen region), allowing each region to function independently. The third screen region located in the bending region is specifically utilized to display notification messages, icons, or application information, thereby fully utilizing the entire display screen area while maintaining the flexible folding structure for portability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Volume of moving object

If the flexible screen is partitioned by a bending region to achieve small size, then the mobile terminal is easy to carry, but the bending region cannot be fully utilized for display

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveterminal sizeVSAvoidbending region display area

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Different regions of the display screen are assigned different functions based on their characteristics. The third screen region in the bending region is specifically designed to display notification messages, icons, or application information, making full use of the bending region's display capabilities while maintaining the flexible folding structure for compact size.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Device complexity

If the display screen uses traditional display regions only, then the display structure is simple, but the display region is limited and not fully utilized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay structureVSAvoiddisplay region

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The display utilization extends beyond traditional screen boundaries by effectively using the third screen region in the bending region. This creates an additional display dimension that increases the total display area without adding physical screen size, thereby expanding display capabilities while maintaining a simple flexible screen structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS11243653B2Method for display control and mobile terminal

Publication Date: 2022.02.08 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD

AI summary

A method for display control and a mobile terminal are provided. The method for display control includes: receiving a first operation inputted by a user; displaying, in a third screen region, an icon corresponding to a notification message, content of a notification message, or an application icon of at least one target application, in response to the first operation; where a display screen of the mobile terminal includes a first screen region, a second screen region, and the third screen region which is between the first screen region and the second screen region.