Flexible Display Wireless Region Control for Continuous Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices with flexible displays face challenges in maintaining the quality of wireless display operations when the area of the flexible display is expanded or reduced, leading to discontinuous screen display and increased data processing burden.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device updates the region to be displayed wirelessly in response to changes in the flexible display area, adjusts parameters related to wireless display, and allows users to select content for wireless display, thereby maintaining operation quality and reducing data processing burden.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the area of the flexible display is expanded or reduced, then the screen size and content display area are improved, but the wireless display operation quality deteriorates due to discontinuous screen display

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidwireless display operation quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device detects changes in the flexible display area and automatically updates the wireless display region accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that the wireless display operation quality is maintained by dynamically adjusting the transmitted video data region to match the current display area, preventing discontinuous screen display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adapts the wireless display parameters based on the flexible display's area changes. By making the wireless display region adjustable and responsive to display area variations, the system maintains operational reliability while accommodating expanding or reducing display areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Area of stationary object

If the area of the flexible display is expanded, then the content display area is increased, but the data processing burden and transmission load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoiddata processing burden
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of transmitting and processing data for the entire flexible display area, the system identifies and transmits only the relevant video data corresponding to the actual display region. This local quality approach reduces data processing burden by focusing computational resources on the necessary display area rather than the maximum potential area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system extracts and transmits only the necessary video data portion that corresponds to the current flexible display area. By separating and transmitting only the relevant data subset rather than the complete data set, the data processing burden and transmission load are significantly reduced while maintaining expanded display capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the flexible display area changes, then the screen size is adjusted, but unintended wireless display of new contents occurs degrading user convenience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay area adjustmentVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback from display area change detection to control what content is wirelessly displayed. By monitoring flexible display area variations and automatically adjusting the wireless transmission accordingly, the system prevents unintended display of new contents while maintaining adaptability to user needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary updates to the wireless display region configuration before actual display area changes take effect. By proactively adjusting the wireless transmission parameters in advance, the system prevents unintended content display and maintains user convenience throughout the transition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4307290B1Electronic device comprising flexible display
Publication Date: 2025.09.10 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is an electronic device comprising: a flexible display; a communication circuit; a sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control the display to display a first content on a first area of the flexible display that is visible from the outside of a housing; establish a communication connection with an external electronic device through the communication circuit; transmit first information about the first content to the external electronic device through the communication circuit so that the external electronic device displays the first content; display a second content on a third area including the first area and a second area on the basis of a value obtained from the sensor when the second area located inside the housing is visible from the outside of the housing in the flexible display; identify second information about the second content; and transmit the second information to the external electronic device through the communication circuit so that the external electronic device displays the second content.