Mobile Phone Display Key Layout Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile phones with optical sensors in the display portion face operational complexity and reduced convenience due to the need for users to switch functions through touch operations or external light reading, which complicates the optimization of button size and arrangement.
Innovation Solution
A mobile phone design that incorporates a gradient detection portion, such as a gyroscope or triaxial acceleration sensor, to dynamically adjust the size and arrangement of input keys on the display based on the device's orientation and function, using an arithmetic circuit to switch image signals and optimize the display layout for improved operability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If optical sensors are provided in the display portion for authentication and function switching, then higher performance and multifunctionality are achieved, but operational complexity increases and convenience is hampered
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile phone automatically detects its orientation using the gradient detection portion and autonomously switches between landscape and portrait display modes without requiring user intervention. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual function switching while maintaining operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The display portion dynamically changes its orientation and layout based on the detected gradient of the mobile phone. The system adapts the display configuration in real-time according to the phone's physical orientation, providing optimal user experience for different usage scenarios.
2Ease of operation
If operation buttons are mounted on the mobile phone to enable function switching, then operational functionality is improved, but the size and arrangement cannot be optimized and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the operation button functionality with the display portion by providing operation keys directly on the display screen. This integration eliminates separate physical buttons while maintaining operational functionality, thereby reducing device complexity and enabling flexible size and arrangement optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The display portion serves multiple functions: it displays information, detects optical inputs for authentication, and provides operation key functionality. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate dedicated buttons for each function, reducing overall device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display portion is designed as a touch-panel with optical sensors for authentication, then higher performance is achieved, but user operations are required to switch input key arrangement which hampers convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the mobile phone's orientation and autonomously switches between landscape and portrait input key arrangements without requiring user operations. This self-service mechanism maintains authentication capability while eliminating manual intervention for layout switching.
Solution Approach 2:
The gradient detection portion provides feedback about the mobile phone's orientation to the control circuit, which then automatically adjusts the display and input key arrangement. This feedback mechanism enables automatic adaptation to different usage scenarios without user input.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient operation by optimizing the display and input key layout based on the mobile phone's orientation and function, enhancing user experience and operability without compromising functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a gradient detection portion for detecting whether the gradient of a mobile phone is longitudinal or lateral
Data Source
AI summary
To provide a mobile phone which can be used without hampering convenience in a condition where functions of the mobile phone are switched and can improve operability. The mobile phone includes an optical sensor, a display element, a pixel circuit portion where a plurality of pixels having a plurality of transistors are arranged in matrix, an optical sensor control circuit which is connected to an optical sensor driver circuit for driving the optical sensor and reads a signal from the optical sensor, a display portion control circuit which is connected to a display element driver circuit for driving the display element and outputs an image signal for displaying an image on a display portion, a gradient detection portion for outputting a signal in accordance with a gradient of the mobile phone, and an arithmetic circuit for performing display in the pixel circuit portion by switching image signals output to the display portion control circuit with a signal from the gradient detection portion.