Foldable Display Control Using Bend Angle and Stand State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing foldable electronic devices lack the ability to dynamically adjust display content based on the device's bent angle and posture, limiting user experience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a foldable housing and sensors to determine bending angle and posture, controlling the display to adapt visual information accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display content remains static regardless of device configuration, then the device structure is simple, but the user experience and functionality are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display content dynamically changes based on the foldable device's bending angle and posture. The processor continuously monitors sensor data and adjusts display parameters in real-time, transforming the static display into a dynamic one that adapts to different device configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sensors to detect the device's bending angle and posture, then feeds this information back to the processor which adjusts the display content accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the display to respond automatically to changes in device configuration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sensors and processing functions are added to enable dynamic display adjustment, then display adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor system is designed to serve multiple functions: detecting bending angle, determining posture, and providing data for display adjustment. By making the sensor system multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate dedicated sensors for each function, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the display continuously adapts to device configuration changes, then user experience improves, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous real-time adjustment, the system periodically updates the display content based on sensor readings. The processor checks for configuration changes at intervals and only adjusts the display when actual changes are detected, reducing unnecessary processing and energy consumption while maintaining good usability.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing including a first housing and a second housing coupled to each other to be foldable or unfoldable with respect to each other, memory comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, at least one processor communicatively coupled the memory, at least one sensor, a flexible display disposed on at least a portion of a first surface of the foldable housing so as to be foldable or unfoldable, and a cover display disposed on at least a portion of a second surface of the first housing, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to determine a bending angle of the foldable housing by using at least one sensor, determine a stand state of the foldable housing by using the at least one sensor, based on the bending angle and the stand state, identify a display on which visual information is to be displayed, and control the display, based on the visual information.