Foldable Display Camera Array Geometry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handheld touch screen devices face challenges with precise physical interaction and limited viewing capacity due to their small size, and the rigid nature of standard displays hinders portability and maximizes camera functionality, especially for 360-degree image capture.
Innovation Solution
A foldable touch screen display device with flexible or tiled segments that can change size, incorporating a 360-degree camera system utilizing cameras positioned at various angles, and including sensors and integrated audio components, allowing for a compact handheld form that expands to a larger format with enhanced camera capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display size is increased to improve viewing capacity and interaction precision, then the device becomes less portable and more rigid
Solution Approach 1:
The display transitions from a static fixed-size structure to a dynamic reconfigurable structure that can change its form factor between compact and expanded states, allowing the device to adapt its display area based on portability needs
2Strength
If the device is made rigid to maintain structural integrity, then portability and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple rigid segments connected by flexible joints, allowing each segment to maintain structural integrity while the overall device achieves flexibility through the articulated connection between segments
3Manufacturing precision
If cameras are positioned at fixed angles in a rigid device, then 360-degree image capture capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The camera array transitions from a fixed rigid configuration to a dynamic reconfigurable configuration where cameras mounted on flexible segments can change their relative positions and angles, enabling the formation of different camera array geometries for various imaging modes including 360-degree capture
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AI summary
A foldable touch screen display device made up of flexible or tiled display segments that can be folded from a compact state to an expanded state which also includes a 360 degree camera system. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a larger phone or tablet computer, which may also include the mechanical functionality of a laptop. The device form factor may also be a flip phone configuration. Both folded states may include an integrated speaker and microphone. The 360 degree camera utilizes the inherent folded segment positions and their respective cameras such that they can be configured at different angles to achieve the appropriate camera array geometry. The device may further include sensors to indicate the position of each display segment. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment of the flexible display or rigid display may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, which may be used in any folded state.