Foldable Display Object Relocation for Touch Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when trying to select objects on a flexible display that is folded or bent, as the physically deformed region can make touch gestures inaccurate or difficult due to severe folding angles, making it hard to interact with desired points on the display.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a foldable housing and flexible display that includes a processor and memory to detect physically deformed regions and reconfigure or relocate objects displayed on these areas to maintain usability, ensuring objects are accessible even when the display is folded or bent.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the flexible display is folded or bent to enable portability, then the device becomes more portable and compact, but the touch gesture accuracy and user interaction in the folding region deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic object relocation on the flexible display. When the display is folded or bent, the system detects the deformation state and automatically relocates user-manipulable objects from the folding region to non-folding regions. This dynamic adjustment maintains touch gesture accuracy and user interaction quality while preserving the portability benefits of the flexible display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by treating different regions of the display differently based on their functional state. The folding region is identified and excluded from displaying user-manipulable objects, while non-folding regions are designated for interactive objects. This localized approach ensures that objects are only displayed in regions where touch gestures remain accurate and reliable.
2Area of stationary object
If objects are displayed in the folding region to maximize screen utilization, then the display area is fully utilized, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in selecting objects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designates specific regions for specific functions: non-folding regions are designated for displaying user-manipulable objects where touch gestures are accurate, while folding regions are designated for non-interactive content or backgrounds. This regional differentiation ensures ease of operation by preventing object selection difficulties in the folding region while still utilizing the entire display area effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts user-manipulable objects from the folding region and relocates them to non-folding regions. This extraction eliminates the problem of difficult object selection in the folding region, as objects are only displayed in areas where touch gestures remain accurate and reliable, thereby improving ease of operation.
3Shape
If the display is folded at severe angles to achieve compact form, then the device becomes more compact, but the reliability of touch interaction deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic response system that detects when the flexible display is folded or bent and automatically relocates user-manipulable objects from the folding region to non-folding regions. This dynamic adjustment maintains touch interaction reliability across different device configurations, allowing the device to achieve compact forms through folding while preserving reliable touch interaction in the non-folding regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that mediates between the physical state of the folded display and the user interface. This intermediary system detects folding states and coordinates object relocation, serving as a mediator that maintains touch interaction reliability regardless of the display's physical configuration or folding angle.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing configured to include a first housing member having a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, a second housing member having a first surface facing the first surface of the first housing member when folded in a first direction and a second surface facing the second surface of the first housing member when folded in a second direction, and a connection mechanism connecting the first housing member and the second housing member, a flexible display exposed through the first surface of the first housing member and the first surface of the second housing member, a processor electrically connected to the flexible display, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to designate a physically deformed specific region of the flexible display, determine whether at least one selectable object is located in the specific region, and reconfigure the at least one selectable object.