Foldable Display Screen Segmentation for Concurrent Application Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable electronic devices face challenges in maintaining continuous usability of multiple applications when switching between screens, often terminating the execution of the first application when switching to a second application's screen.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a hinge structure and sensing circuitry that allows for simultaneous display of multiple application screens on different areas, maintaining the execution of the first application while displaying a second application's screen in response to folding or rotating operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device switches from the first execution screen to the second execution screen when a second application event occurs, then the second application can be displayed, but the first application execution is terminated and continuous usability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display is divided into multiple independent display areas (first display area and second display area), allowing different applications to be displayed simultaneously in separate regions. This segmentation enables the first application to continue running in the first display area while the second application is displayed in the second display area, resolving the contradiction between screen switching capability and application execution continuity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the first application execution is terminated when switching to the second execution screen, then the second application can be fully displayed, but user experience deteriorates due to loss of continuous usability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-dimensional screen switching model to a multi-dimensional display model by utilizing multiple display areas. This allows applications to coexist in different spatial dimensions (display areas) rather than requiring temporal switching, thereby improving user experience while enabling multi-application display.
3Device complexity
If a single display area is used for screen switching, then the display structure remains simple, but multiple applications cannot be displayed simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The display structure is segmented into multiple independent display areas, each capable of displaying different applications simultaneously. This segmentation enables concurrent application display while maintaining relatively simple individual display area structures, balancing device complexity with adaptability.
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AI summary
According to various embodiments, disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure comprising a hinge, at least one display, a sensing circuit, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control the display to display, on a first display area, a first execution screen according to execution of a first application; monitor whether an event related to a second application has occurred, while the first execution screen is displayed on the first display area; and control the display to display, in response to at least one of a folding operation sensed through the sensing circuit based on occurrence of the event or a rotating operation of the electronic device, identified from a physical movement based on occurrence of the event, a second execution screen related to the event on the second display area while the first application is being executed.