Folded Display Input Window and Content Area Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
When using an electronic device with a small display area, the input touch area is relatively small, making it difficult to perform input operations efficiently and affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
A display method that involves displaying a content output window and an input window with different presentation attribute values in the same output area, allowing for flexible adjustment of window sizes and transparencies to improve input efficiency and user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the display area is small, then the device portability is improved, but the input touch area becomes small making input operations difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by switching from a 2D plane display to a 3D folded display configuration. When the display is folded, it creates multiple spatial layers that allow the input window and content output window to be displayed simultaneously in different spatial planes, effectively increasing the usable display and input area without increasing the device's footprint when closed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements nesting by placing the input window within or overlapping the content output window in a nested arrangement. The input window can be positioned on top of or integrated with the content display area, allowing both input and content viewing functions to coexist within the same physical display space, maximizing the utilization of the limited display area.
2Ease of operation
If the input window is displayed with large size, then the input operation is easier, but the content output window becomes obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by utilizing the third dimension through folding. The input window is displayed on one layer of the folded display while the content output window is displayed on another layer, allowing both windows to be fully visible simultaneously without obscuring each other, regardless of their sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The display area is segmented into distinct functional regions through the folded configuration. The input window occupies a specific segment of the display space while the content output window occupies another segment, allowing independent optimization of each window's size and visibility without compromising the other.
3Productivity
If both input window and content output window are displayed simultaneously, then the input efficiency is improved, but the display area requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables simultaneous display of both windows by transitioning from a 2D to a 3D display configuration through folding. This spatial transformation allows the input window and content output window to occupy different spatial planes, effectively doubling the functional display capacity within the same physical footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The display configuration is made dynamic and adjustable. The display can switch between folded and unfolded states, and the windows can be repositioned and resized dynamically based on user needs, allowing the system to adapt to different input efficiency requirements while maintaining space efficiency.
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AI summary
A display method includes: displaying a content output window in an output area of an electronic device; in response to a content input trigger operation, displaying an input window with a first presentation attribute value in the output area, wherein when the input window with the first presentation attribute value is displayed, the content output window has a second presentation attribute value; and in response to an input operation on the input window, displaying a corresponding input content in the content output window.