Foldable Display Visual Object Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in performing touch inputs on visual objects, such as icons or pop-up windows, when a foldable electronic device is folded, as these objects are often positioned in the folded area of the screen, making interaction challenging and less intuitive.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with sensors and a flexible display that detects the folding angle and moves visual objects from the folding area to another area when the device is folded at a predesignated angle (e.g., 135 degrees or less), allowing for easier interaction by relocating them to a non-folded area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the device is folded to a predesignated angle or less, then the portability and compactness are improved, but the visual objects end up in the folding area making touch input difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the visual object position changeable based on device folding state. The processor dynamically relocates visual objects from the folding area to non-folding areas when the device is folded at a predesignated angle or less, and restores original positions when unfolded, enabling adaptive positioning that responds to real-time device configuration changes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by using sensors to detect the folding angle of the device and basing the relocation decision on this detected state. The system continuously monitors the folding angle, compares it against the predesignated angle threshold, and automatically triggers visual object relocation when the condition is met, creating a closed-loop control system
2Device complexity
If visual objects are kept in fixed positions on the display, then the interface simplicity is maintained, but user interaction becomes difficult when objects are located in the folding area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by implementing dynamic position adjustment of visual objects based on device folding state. Rather than using complex fixed-position interfaces that fail when objects land in folding areas, the system automatically relocates objects to accessible areas, maintaining interface simplicity while improving accessibility through adaptive positioning
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device provides various functions and services, then the utility value increases, but the complexity of managing visual objects in different folding states increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the system to automatically manage visual object positioning without requiring user intervention. The processor autonomously detects folding states, determines which visual objects are in folding areas, relocates them to non-folding areas, and restores original positions when unfolded, allowing the device to self-adjust across multiple folding states while supporting various functions and services
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables users to interact with visual objects more easily by relocating them to a usable area when the device is folded, enhancing the usability and user experience of foldable electronic devices.
Implementation Method 1
at least one processor configured to detect a folding angle of the flexible display by using the at least one sensor
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AI summary
Electronic devices for moving a visual object located in a folding area and methods for controlling the same are provided. A foldable device according to an embodiment may include at least one sensor, a flexible display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to detect a folding angle of the foldable device by using the at least one sensor and detect that at least a part of a visual object is displayed in a folding area of the foldable device. In response to the detected folding angle being equal to or less than a predesignated angle, move, based on the displaying of the at least part of the visual object in the folding area, the visual object to an area other than the folding area and display the visual object in such area other than the folding area.