Portable Device LED Flickering Control via User Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, lack the ability for users to customize the flickering mode of light emitting diodes, which limits user experience and adaptability to individual preferences.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device equipped with a user interface, storage unit, and processing units that allow users to set personalized light flickering data, generate control signals, and drive light emitting elements with customizable flickering modes, including adjustments based on ambient light luminance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the flickering mode of light emitting diodes is predetermined and fixed, then the device structure remains simple, but the user experience and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustability of light flickering modes through a user interface that allows real-time modification of flickering parameters. The system transitions from a fixed predetermined mode to a dynamic configurable mode where users can adjust flickering characteristics according to their preferences, thereby improving adaptability without requiring complete redesign of the device architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables users to modify specific parameters of the light flickering mode through the user interface. By allowing changes in flickering frequency, duration, and pattern parameters, the system provides versatility in light emission behavior while maintaining a relatively simple underlying hardware structure, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
2Ease of operation
If users can adjust light flickering modes through software interface, then user experience is improved, but the control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the light flickering adjustment functionality into an existing user interface framework, allowing the same interface to serve multiple purposes including display control, notification settings, and now flickering mode configuration. This multi-functionality approach improves ease of operation by using familiar interfaces while minimizing the increase in overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality through automated flickering mode generation based on user selections. When users choose preferred flickering characteristics, the control system automatically generates and applies the appropriate parameters without requiring manual programming or complex configuration procedures, thereby simplifying operation while managing control system complexity through automation.
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AI summary
A portable electronic device and a light flickering method for light emitting elements thereof are both disclosed herein. The portable electronic device includes at least one light emitting element. The light flickering method comprises the following steps: setting personalized light flickering data with an user interface; storing the personalized light flickering data; generating a control signal in accordance with the personalized light flickering data; and generating a driving signal in accordance with the control signal and driving the light emitting elements with the driving signal.