Flexible Screen Deformation Interaction for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible electronic devices provide a single interactive operation mode and poor operability, making it inconvenient for users, especially when physical keys malfunction.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and electronic device that detect deformations caused by user interactions, determining corresponding instructions to execute functions, eliminating the need for physical keys and enhancing operability and aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical keys are provided for interaction, then operability is improved, but device complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the interaction function from physical keys and relocates it to the flexible screen itself. The flexible screen can be deformed in different ways (bent, folded, crumpled) to trigger different operations, eliminating the need for separate physical keys while maintaining operability.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible screen serves multiple functions: it is both the display interface and the interaction interface. By enabling deformation-based interaction, the screen becomes a multi-functional component that replaces both display and control functions previously handled by separate physical keys.
2Ease of operation
If physical keys are provided for interaction, then operability is improved, but production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interaction functionality is extracted from physical keys and integrated into the flexible screen. This eliminates the need for additional manufacturing steps for key assembly, reducing production complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the display function and interaction function into a single flexible screen component. This consolidation reduces the total number of parts and assembly steps, thereby lowering production costs while maintaining full operability.
3Ease of operation
If physical keys are provided for interaction, then operability is improved, but device aesthetics and integration are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Physical keys are completely removed from the device design. The interaction capability is extracted and embedded within the flexible screen material itself, allowing the device to maintain a clean, uninterrupted surface without visible physical controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible screen acts as both the protective shell and the interaction interface. Its deformable nature allows it to serve as the control mechanism without requiring additional physical components, thereby preserving aesthetic continuity and surface integrity.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing method and an electronic device are provided according to the disclosure. The method includes: determining first deformation information corresponding to a first deformation; generating a first instruction corresponding to the first deformation information; and executing the first instruction.