Foldable Electronic Device with Dual-Body Input and Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic devices with displays and touch sensors on the same surface lack versatility in operation modes, leading to monotonous user experiences and inefficient operation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device design featuring a first body and a second body connected by a connecting body, with a display on the first body and an input unit on the second body, allowing for multiple modes of operation by adjusting the relative positions and using different instruction sets for input signals based on the current mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the display and touch sensor are arranged on the same surface, then the device structure is simple, but the operation mode is monotonous and user experience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a first body containing the display and a second body containing the input unit, connected by a connecting body. This segmentation allows the device to adopt different spatial configurations (first mode with first bodies facing each other, second mode with second bodies facing each other), thereby providing multiple operation modes while maintaining relatively simple individual component structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting body enables dynamic reconfiguration of the device between different modes. The device can switch between first mode and second mode by adjusting the relative positions and orientations of the first and second bodies, allowing the operational characteristics to change dynamically based on user needs.
2Device complexity
If the device has fixed operation manner, then the control logic is simple, but the operation efficiency does not adapt to different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The control logic dynamically adapts based on the current mode of the device. When the device is in first mode, it executes first instruction set; when in second mode, it executes second instruction set. This dynamic adaptation allows the operation efficiency to be optimized for different usage scenarios while keeping the control logic manageable through mode-based organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes its operational parameters (instruction set) based on the detected mode. By monitoring the spatial configuration and switching between predefined instruction sets, the system achieves adaptive operation efficiency without requiring complex real-time decision-making logic.
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AI summary
An electronic device and an information processing method include a first body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a connecting body; and a second body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, with the second body connected to the first body through the connecting body. A first display is arranged on at least the first surface of the first body. A first input unit is arranged on at least the second surface of the second body; wherein, the electronic device has a first outer surface that includes the first surface of the first body and the first surface of the second body, and a second outer surface that includes the second surface of the first body and the second surface of the second body.