Mobile Terminal Screen Partitioning for Video Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals with a 18:9 screen ratio face underutilization of side areas, as they are designed for 16:9 content, leaving top/bottom or left/right areas unused, necessitating a method to effectively utilize these enlarged touch screens.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a touch screen partitioned into a center area and a side area, where input signals can select either region, allowing objects such as video controllers or system controllers to be displayed on the side area, enabling seamless video playback and system control without overlapping with the video.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If video is displayed on the full touch screen, then video viewing area is maximized, but controller elements overlap with video content causing viewing interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The touch screen is divided into a center area for video display and a side area for controller elements. This spatial segmentation allows both video content and control elements to be displayed simultaneously without overlap, resolving the contradiction between maximizing video viewing area and maintaining viewing continuity.
2Ease of operation
If controller elements are displayed on the center area, then ease of control is improved, but video viewing area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The controller elements are moved from the traditional center overlay position to the side area, utilizing the previously unused side space of the 18:9 screen. This dimensional relocation allows controller elements to be easily accessible while preserving the full video viewing area on the center.
3Area of stationary object
If 18:9 screen ratio is used, then screen area is increased, but side areas remain unused when displaying 16:9 content
Solution Approach 1:
The side areas of the 18:9 screen are assigned a specific function (displaying controller elements and notifications) that was previously unused. This local quality assignment ensures that every part of the increased screen area serves a useful purpose, eliminating wasted screen space while maintaining 16:9 video content display.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a mobile terminal and method for controlling the same. The present invention provides a mobile terminal including a sensing unit, a touch screen configured to be partitioned into a center area and a side area, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to sense a first input signal for selecting one of the center area and the side area while displaying a video on the center area and display at least one object on the side area based on the first input signal.