Foldable Display Content Mapping Across Multi-Screen Folding States
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with flexible displays face challenges in efficiently managing content distribution and user interaction when transitioning between unfolded and folded states, leading to inconvenience and inefficiency in multimedia services.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device is equipped with a display module comprising multiple displays and a processor that identifies user inputs and distances to content, allowing for selective content display on partial areas of the second display based on folding events, optimizing content distribution during device folding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If content is displayed on a flexible display that can be folded, then the device becomes more compact and portable, but content distribution and user interaction become inefficient and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible display is divided into multiple display areas (first display area and second display area) that can be independently controlled. When the display is folded, the first display area remains on the front surface while the second display area is on the rear surface, allowing content to be segmented and displayed on different surfaces according to the folding state.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system dynamically adjusts content distribution based on the folding state. The processor determines whether the display is folded or unfolded and selectively displays content on appropriate display areas. This dynamic adaptation ensures efficient content distribution regardless of the display's physical configuration.
2Area of stationary object
If content is displayed on the rear surface of the flexible display during folding, then space utilization is improved, but user interaction with the content becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
Different display areas have different functions based on their location and accessibility. The first display area on the front surface is optimized for user interaction and content viewing, while the second display area on the rear surface is optimized for space utilization and can display content that is less critical for immediate user interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that manages content distribution between different display areas. It receives content, determines the appropriate display area based on folding state, and routes content to the correct display area, ensuring that user interaction requirements are met while maximizing space utilization.
3Weight of moving object
If the display is folded into a compact configuration, then portability is enhanced, but content distribution and display management become complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is designed to automatically detect its own folding state through sensors or status information, and the processor automatically determines the appropriate content distribution strategy without requiring manual intervention. The system self-adjusts based on whether it is folded or unfolded, reducing the complexity of manual content management.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system serves multiple functions through a unified architecture. The same display hardware can operate in both folded and unfolded states, supporting different content distribution strategies. The processor handles both content routing decisions and display control, providing multi-functional capability that reduces overall system complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display module including a plurality of displays, and at least one processor operatively connected with the display module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify one or more user inputs to a first display among the plurality of displays, select a content from among one or more content displayed on the first display, based on the identified one or more user inputs, identify a distance from one end of the electronic device to the selected content, based on a position of the selected content, and display the selected content on at least a partial area of a second display among the plurality of displays based on the identified distance, in response to detecting a folding event of the electronic device, wherein the at least a partial area of the second display is distanced away from the one end of the electronic device by the identified distance.