Foldable Dual-Display Gesture Payment With Camera-Based Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices require multiple steps and screen interactions for payment transactions, which can be cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a rotatable housing and dual displays allows for gesture-based payment execution through touch inputs and camera interactions, enabling seamless payment services in various configurations, including folded and half-folded positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple screen interactions and manual steps are used for payment, then payment functionality can be achieved, but operation time and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting touch inputs and preparing payment interfaces in advance. The processor detects touch inputs on the second display and preps payment screens showing payment means (QR codes, barcodes) before the user completes the payment action, reducing the time needed during actual payment transactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the payment execution function from traditional multi-step screen navigation and integrates it into a gesture-based system. By recognizing specific touch patterns (swiping gestures) on the second display, the system directly triggers payment execution without requiring users to navigate through multiple menus or screens, thereby reducing operation time and improving convenience.
2Device complexity
If traditional multi-step payment process is used, then payment security can be maintained, but device complexity and operation steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple payment functions (displaying payment means, capturing payment information via camera, executing payment) into an integrated gesture-based workflow. The processor combines touch input detection, display control, and camera operation into a unified payment execution process triggered by a single gesture pattern, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining security protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary gesture recognition layer between user input and payment execution. The processor interprets touch patterns on the second display as payment commands, acting as an intermediary that translates simple user gestures into complex payment operations, thereby simplifying the user interface without reducing functional capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If folded position is used for payment, then portability is improved, but display area and interaction capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the second display universal by enabling it to serve multiple functions regardless of device configuration. In folded positions, the second display continues to function as a full touch interface for payment operations, displaying payment means and receiving gesture inputs. This multi-functional design allows the display to adapt to different device configurations without losing payment capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system compensates for reduced display area in folded positions by utilizing the third dimension through camera integration. When the second display shows payment means in folded configurations, the camera captures payment information from the counterparty, creating a complementary interaction dimension that offsets the limited display real estate while maintaining full payment functionality.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an electronic device which includes a housing, a first flexible display, a second display, at least one camera, a memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor detects a touch input for a first area of the second display in the folded position, displays, when a movement of the touch input from the first area is detected, a first image indicating a payment means on at least a part of the first area and a second image on at least a part of a second area of the second display, and executes, when a movement of the touch input to the second area is detected, a payment service based on the payment means using the at least one camera.