Foldable Display Split Screen Application Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices with foldable displays face challenges in providing an intuitive and efficient way to manage multiple applications simultaneously, particularly in enhancing user experience by effectively utilizing the larger screen real estate.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a foldable display that includes a processor and memory, capable of displaying a split screen with a first sub-region and a second sub-region, where a drag input from an edge region triggers the display of a list of executable objects in the second sub-region, allowing users to select and switch between applications seamlessly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a foldable display is used to increase screen size, then the area for displaying content increases, but the complexity of managing multiple applications simultaneously increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is divided into multiple sub-regions (first sub-region and second sub-region) that can simultaneously display different applications. This segmentation allows the large foldable display to be organized into manageable sections, each handling specific applications, thereby reducing the complexity of managing multiple applications on a single large screen.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension to application management through sequential display modes. Applications can be switched between full-screen display, split-screen display, and hidden states over time. This temporal dimension provides users with flexible control over application visibility and focus, simplifying the management of multiple applications by allowing them to be activated, deactivated, or prioritized sequentially rather than all at once.
2Productivity
If multiple applications are displayed simultaneously in split screen, then the productivity increases, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes the split-screen layout and application assignments before user interaction is needed. When the foldable display is unfolded, the first and second sub-regions are automatically configured to display specific applications, and the correspondence between sub-regions and applications is predetermined. This preliminary configuration reduces the effort required by users to manually arrange and manage multiple applications, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining high productivity.
3Ease of operation
If the first sub-region has larger area than the second sub-region, then the focus on primary application is improved, but the balance of screen utilization is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Different sub-regions of the display are assigned different qualities and functions based on their size and position. The first sub-region, being larger, is optimized for displaying the primary application with higher visual prominence and detail. The second sub-region, being smaller, is optimized for displaying secondary applications or auxiliary information. This local differentiation of display qualities allows the system to prioritize the primary application while still effectively utilizing the remaining screen space, resolving the contradiction between focus and balance.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises at least one memory for storing instructions and a foldable display, and is operably coupled with the foldable display and the at least one memory, wherein the electronic device, when executing instructions, may display a first screen in a first region of the foldable display, including a first sub-region and a second sub-region adjacent to the first sub-region while the foldable display is in an unfolded state, receive a first drag input from an edge region in the first region away from an edge in the first region that corresponds to the edge region while displaying the first screen in the first region, and in response to receiving the first drag input, display a list partially superimposed on the first screen, and including at least one executable object for indicating some of applications that have been executed in the second sub-region.