Foldable Display Multi-Window Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable electronic devices face challenges in providing an effective graphic user interface (GUI) that adapts to various display shapes and sizes, particularly when transitioning between unfolded and folded states, as existing solutions fail to efficiently manage application display and user experience across these structural changes.
Innovation Solution
A foldable electronic device with a processor that divides the display area into multiple sections in the unfolded state and identifies continuously used applications in the folded state, adjusting the screen constitution to prioritize and display information accordingly, using a pop-up window if necessary, to ensure seamless user interaction across shape changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the display area is divided into multiple sections to show multiple applications in unfolded state, then the productivity and information display capability are improved, but the device complexity and GUI management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic screen constitution that automatically adapts to different device states. The processor detects whether the device is in folded or unfolded state and dynamically adjusts the display configuration - showing multiple applications in divided sections during unfolded state, and prioritizing continuously used applications during folded state. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the complex multi-window system state-dependent, simplifying GUI management for each specific state while maintaining high information display capability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters based on device state. In unfolded state, the display parameter is configured to show multiple applications simultaneously through screen division. In folded state, the parameter changes to prioritize and continuously display specific applications. This parameter-based control allows the system to maintain high productivity in unfolded state while reducing GUI management complexity in folded state through automated parameter adjustment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device structure is made deformable to adjust display size for portability, then the adaptability and portability are improved, but the device complexity and structural difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the display system universal by enabling it to function effectively in multiple device configurations. The same display device and processor handle both folded and unfolded states, adapting its behavior to provide appropriate functionality for each state. This multi-functional display system resolves the contradiction by making the deformable structure serve multiple purposes - maintaining portability benefits while providing consistent user experience across different structural states.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the physical state of the deformable structure. When the device transitions between folded and unfolded states, the display constitution dynamically changes to match - showing multi-application views when unfolded and prioritized single-application views when folded. This dynamic response reduces the perceived structural complexity by making the software adaptation automatic and state-driven.
3Ease of operation
If the display constitution is dynamically adjusted when switching between folded and unfolded states, then the ease of operation and user experience are improved, but the processing complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting device state changes and autonomously adjusting the display constitution without requiring user intervention. The processor monitors the folded/unfolded state and automatically reconfigures the display to show appropriate applications - maintaining user experience quality while minimizing control complexity through automated state-responsive behavior.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from device state detection to control display configuration. The processor receives feedback about whether the device is folded or unfolded and uses this information to automatically adjust the screen constitution. This feedback-based control improves ease of operation by ensuring the display always matches the physical state, while the automated feedback loop reduces control processing complexity compared to manual configuration management.
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AI summary
An apparatus and/or method for displaying a multi-window on a foldable electronic device may be provided. The electronic device may include a display device having a display area having a shape that varies depending on first and second housing structures connected to a hinge structure, and a processor operatively connected to the display device, in which the processor may divide a first type display area into a plurality of areas and display information related to a plurality of applications when the electronic device is in an unfolded state, the processor may check at least one application set to be continuously used among the plurality of applications when the electronic device switches to a folded state, and the processor may set up a screen constitution in the folded state based on the at least one application and output information related to the at least one application through a second type display area based on the screen constitution. Other embodiments may also be possible.