Frame-Defined Projection Field for Surface-Free Content Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with screens face limitations in size determination and operational flexibility due to the physical constraints of the screen, and projection technologies require a surface for content display, limiting interaction and functionality.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a frame containing projecting units that project content onto a defined field within the device, allowing for flexible configuration and interaction without a physical surface, using reflectors, collapsible frame elements, and sensors for input detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a physical screen unit is used for content display, then the display function is provided, but the device size is determined and limited by the screen size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the display function from the physical screen and relocates it to a projection system. The projecting units project content onto a projecting field defined by the frame, separating the display function from the physical device boundaries, thereby enabling flexible display without being constrained by device size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the display function through projection. Instead of displaying content on a physical screen attached to the device, the content is projected onto a separate projecting field, effectively copying the display capability to an external surface and freeing the device from size constraints.
2Length of stationary object
If projection technology is used for content display, then the device size flexibility is improved, but a surface is required for projection which limits operational functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The frame serves multiple functions: it defines the projecting field for content display, provides structural support for the projecting units, and acts as the boundary for the projection area. This multi-functionality ensures that while the device maintains size flexibility through projection, it also preserves operational functionality through the frame's various roles.
Solution Approach 2:
The projecting field acts as an intermediary between the projecting units and the external environment. It provides a controlled display area that doesn't require a physical screen on the device, thereby maintaining device flexibility while enabling content display functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple projecting units are arranged in the frame, then the projection field can be defined and content can be projected, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple projecting units into a unified projection system within the frame. The frame integrates the supporting structure, the projecting units, and the definition of the projecting field into a single cohesive system, reducing overall complexity despite the presence of multiple projection components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible and interactive content projection without a physical surface, allowing for adjustable projection fields, hologram display, and user input through gestures, enhancing operational functionality and user interaction.
Implementation Method 1
the electronic device further comprises a reflector for reflecting content projected from the projecting unit toward the projecting field
Data Source
AI summary
The subject matter discloses an electronic device, comprising a frame comprising one or more projecting units, the one or more projecting units are arranged in a manner to project the content on a projecting field, said projecting field is defined by the frame.