Flexible Display Widget Positioning via Pressure Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display devices bend under gravity, making it difficult for users to perform touch operations due to their flexible nature, which affects the stability and accuracy of interactions.
Innovation Solution
A widget displaying method and apparatus that determines a force-bearing area on the flexible display screen based on pressure bearing capacity information, allowing a touchable widget to be displayed on areas with high anti-deformation and pressure bearing capacities, ensuring stable operation by avoiding the contact area with the holding object and adjusting for deformation and stretching conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the flexible display device is held in one hand while performing touch operations, then portability and ease of operation are improved, but the device bends under gravity making touch operations difficult and inaccurate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts the widget display area based on the real-time bending state of the flexible display device. By detecting the curvature and deformation of the display surface, the system adapts the widget position and shape to remain within the force-bearing area, ensuring accurate touch operations despite device flexing during single-hand holding
Solution Approach 2:
The patent identifies and utilizes the force-bearing area (typically the center region) of the flexible display device where the display maintains its flatness and pressure-bearing capacity. Widgets are specifically positioned within this local region that resists deformation, while other areas of the display may bend without affecting the operational stability of the interface
2Adaptability or versatility
If the flexible display device uses a fully flexible screen, then foldability and portability are improved, but the display deforms under gravity affecting touch operation stability
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the display surface deformation and dynamically adjusts the widget display area accordingly. When the device is folded or bent, the system detects the changed geometry and repositions widgets to areas that maintain structural stability, allowing the display to be flexible while preserving operational reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent distinguishes between different regions of the flexible display device, identifying the force-bearing area that maintains stability during folding and bending. The widget interface is confined to this stable local region, allowing the rest of the display to flex and fold without compromising the stability of the interactive area
3Adaptability or versatility
If the widget is displayed on the flexible display screen, then user interface functionality is provided, but the widget position shifts due to display deformation making precise touch difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time detection of display surface curvature and deformation, using this information to dynamically recalculate and reposition the widget display area. This ensures that the widget remains within the force-bearing area where touch precision is maintained, even as the display deforms during flexing or folding operations
Solution Approach 2:
The widget interface is specifically positioned within the force-bearing area of the flexible display device where the surface maintains its flatness and dimensional stability. By confining the interactive elements to this localized stable region, the system preserves touch input precision while allowing the rest of the display to deform
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AI summary
The present invention provides a widget displaying method and apparatus, a computer program and a recording medium, which pertain to the field of flexible display technology. The method comprises: acquiring pressure bearing capacity information of the flexible display device (101), the pressure bearing capacity information indicating pressure bearing capacities of different areas on the flexible display device; determining a force bearing area on the flexible display screen, based on the pressure bearing capacity information (102); and displaying a touchable widget, based on the force bearing area (103).