Logical Cutout Layout for Under-Display Camera UI Conflicts
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of an under-display camera (UDC) in electronic devices can cause conflicts with icons and user interfaces due to the absence of a physical camera hole, making it difficult to select menu items and execute application functions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a UDC is equipped with a processor that adjusts display metrics to create a logical cutout for the camera area, updating the application layout to avoid conflicts by adjusting icon coordinates, size, or applying padding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If an under-display camera is integrated without a physical cutout, then the display area is maximized and full-screen display is achieved, but conflicts occur between the camera area and application icons/user interface elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual cutout (logical hole) that copies the function of a physical cutout. This virtual boundary is defined by coordinates and dimensions stored in memory, allowing the system to treat the UDC area as if it were a physical opening, thereby preventing icon placement conflicts while maintaining full-screen display
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts display parameters including the virtual cutout coordinates, icon positions, and layout configurations based on the UDC area location. By changing these parameters, the system resolves conflicts between the camera area and UI elements while preserving the maximized display area
2Ease of operation
If application layout is adjusted to avoid the UDC area, then icon-camera conflicts are resolved, but the layout complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-defines the virtual cutout parameters and stores them in memory before application execution. By performing this layout preparation in advance, the system avoids real-time complex calculations when applications are launched, reducing operational complexity while maintaining proper icon placement
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual cutout as an intermediary layer between the physical UDC and the application interface. This intermediary abstracts the complexity of conflict resolution, providing a simple coordinate-based system that automatically prevents icon-camera overlaps without requiring complex real-time adjustments
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a camera module disposed under the display, and a processor configured to control the display and the camera module, and a memory operably connected to the processor. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive display metrics information that is changed according to the state of the display, produce an under-display camera area corresponding to a position of the camera module, based on the changed display metrics information, produce a logical cutout of the under-display camera area, and update the layout of an application to be executed, based on the cutout.