Foldable Wallpaper Display With Offset-Based State Transitions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable-screen devices face challenges in seamlessly displaying wallpapers across different device states, such as folded and unfolded configurations, leading to sudden picture changes and compromised user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method for foldable-screen devices to adapt wallpaper display by determining an offset value and adjusting the displayed content based on the device state, ensuring consistent visual continuity by maintaining the same size ratio of the wallpaper to the screen-on area in both states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the foldable-screen device displays a wallpaper in full screen in the unfolded state, then the display area is maximized, but when folded, the wallpaper display becomes inconsistent and causes sudden picture changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the wallpaper display adaptive to different device states. The system dynamically adjusts the wallpaper display configuration based on whether the device is folded or unfolded, using state detection to trigger appropriate display modes. This resolves the contradiction by allowing the display area to be maximized in unfolded state while maintaining visual consistency in folded state through state-dependent rendering.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes display parameters (such as offset values, scaling factors, and clipping regions) based on device state. By storing multiple wallpaper configurations with different parameters for folded and unfolded states, and switching between them based on detected device state, the system maintains visual consistency while adapting to different screen areas.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the wallpaper display is switched when folding the device, then the display adapts to the folded state, but it causes sudden picture changes and affects user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing offset values and display parameters for both folded and unfolded states. Before the actual state transition occurs, the system has already prepared the appropriate wallpaper configuration, allowing for smooth transitions without sudden picture changes. The offset information is computed in advance based on the geometric relationship between folded and unfolded screen areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the offset calculation and state detection system) that mediates between the unfolded and folded display states. This intermediary layer processes the transition smoothly by applying calculated offsets and transformations, preventing abrupt visual changes and maintaining user experience quality during state transitions.
3Area of stationary object
If the display area of the wallpaper in the folded state is reduced to match the screen-on area, then the wallpaper fits the screen, but determining the correct display region becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by having the system automatically detect its own device state and self-adjust the wallpaper display parameters accordingly. The state detection mechanism monitors whether the device is folded or unfolded, and based on this self-detected information, the system automatically selects and applies the appropriate wallpaper configuration without requiring manual intervention or complex external control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by using state detection to provide information about the current device configuration back to the display system. This feedback loop allows the system to continuously monitor the device state (folded or unfolded) and automatically adjust the wallpaper display parameters in response, creating a closed-loop control system that simplifies the overall complexity through automated adaptation.
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AI summary
This disclosure provides a wallpaper display method and an electronic device, and relates to the field of terminal technologies. The electronic device is a foldable-screen device, and the foldable-screen device in an unfolded state displays a first interface. The first interface displays content in a display area of a first wallpaper in an unfolded state, for example, complete content of the first wallpaper. The first wallpaper has a corresponding offset, and the offset is used to determine an offset value of a display area of the first wallpaper in a folded state relative to a display area of the first wallpaper in the unfolded state. In other words, the first wallpaper is used to determine display content of the first wallpaper in the folded state. Then, during display of the first wallpaper, a user folds the foldable-screen device, and the foldable-screen device switches to a folded state.


