Foldable-Screen Hover Display With Virtual Window Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display methods for foldable screen devices in hover mode require modifications to application windows, new windows, or changes in layer attachment positions, leading to a complex implementation and poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A display method that maintains the application window size unchanged while separately displaying different content in two regions of the screen, adjusting the size and position of the content based on configuration information, without altering the application window or layer attachment positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If application window size is modified or new windows are created to display content in hover mode, then display adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the application window specifically for hover mode display. This virtual window is a duplicate representation that can be independently positioned and sized without affecting the original application window, allowing the system to adapt to hover mode requirements while keeping the original application structure intact.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the display system into multiple independent components: the original application window and a separate virtual window. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function, with the virtual window handling hover mode display requirements while the original window maintains normal application functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If layer attachment positions are changed to achieve hover mode display, then display flexibility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual window as an intermediary layer between the application and the display system. This virtual window acts as a mediator that handles the complex layer attachment and positioning operations, shielding the user and application from these complexities while providing the desired display flexibility for hover mode.
3Adaptability or versatility
If application window is modified for hover mode, then display adaptability is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the window system into independent original and virtual windows. This segmentation ensures that modifications to the virtual window for hover mode display do not affect the stability and reliability of the original application window, allowing each to maintain their own integrity independently.
Solution Approach 2:
By creating a virtual copy rather than modifying the original window, the patent preserves the original application's reliability and stability. The virtual copy can be freely adjusted for hover mode without risking any changes to the proven, stable original application window.
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AI summary
A display method includes: in response to an electronic device entering a hover mode, displaying a first display content of a target application in a first display region of a screen, and displaying a second display content of the target application in a second display region of the screen; wherein, in the hover mode and a non-hover mode, an application window of the target application has the same size, the first display content has different sizes and positions, and the second display content has different sizes and positions.