Foldable Display Screen Adaptation via State Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing foldable display electronic devices lack the ability to dynamically adjust and provide varied screens based on the device's folded or unfolded state, limiting user interaction and experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with multiple housings and hinges that allows for different display configurations, using sensors to detect state changes and adjust the screen content accordingly, enabling various screen layouts depending on the device's folded or unfolded state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a foldable display is used to improve portability and screen size, then the device can be carried in a folded state and provide a large screen, but the device lacks the ability to dynamically adjust screen content based on folded or unfolded state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the screen configuration movable and adjustable based on the device's physical state. The processor dynamically changes the display layout, content distribution, and functional allocation between first and second displays according to whether the device is in a folded or unfolded state, transforming a static display system into a dynamic one that adapts to different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by enabling the same physical device to perform multiple display functions through a single integrated display system. The first and second displays can work together in various modes (joint display, independent display, mirror display) depending on the device state, making the display subsystem universally applicable to different usage scenarios without requiring separate dedicated displays for each mode.
2Ease of operation
If the device displays event information on the first display in folded state and detailed information on the second display when unfolded, then portability and large screen are achieved, but user interaction and experience are limited due to lack of dynamic screen adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the screen configuration dynamic by continuously monitoring the device's folded/unfolded state through sensors and automatically adjusting the display layout, content type, and functional distribution in real-time. This dynamic adaptation enhances ease of operation by presenting information and controls in the most appropriate format for the current device configuration, improving user interaction without requiring manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed display configuration is used, then device structure is simple, but the device cannot provide varied screens based on folded or unfolded state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves state-dependent screen provision through a universal display control system that manages both first and second displays in multiple configurations. The processor executes a unified control algorithm that determines the appropriate display mode (joint, independent, mirror, or off) based on the device state, enabling the same hardware system to universally serve different functional requirements without needing separate dedicated systems for each mode.
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AI summary
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a third housing; a first hinge configured to enable the first housing and the third housing to pivot, and a second portion configured to enable the second housing and the third housing to pivot; a first display viewable through a first area of the first housing, a second area of the second housing, and a third area of the third housing; at least one sensor; a processor operably connected to the first display and the at least one sensor; and a memory operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: display a first screen of an application in a first state in which the first area and the second area face the third area, detect, through the at least one sensor, a change from the first state to a second state in which the first area and the third area face a same direction or a third state in which the second area and the third area face a same direction, determine a second screen of the application to be displayed through the first display in a state, among the second state and the third state, changed from the first state, and display the second screen through the first display in the changed state.