Multi-Display Electronic Device Form Type Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-display electronic devices do not fully utilize their capabilities when operated similarly to single-display devices, as they require specific control and arrangement to align with user intentions, and existing solutions fail to effectively manage the multiple displays for optimal user experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a first and second body, each equipped with a display, and a processor that determines the form type based on the angle between the bodies, adjusting the screens displayed accordingly, allowing for outspread, folded, and other modes to optimize display usage and user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple displays are equipped in the electronic device, then the display area and functionality are improved, but the device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic form type detection based on the angle between the first body and second body. The processor automatically determines whether the device is in outspread mode or folded mode by detecting the angle, and dynamically adjusts the display configuration accordingly. This dynamic approach resolves the contradiction by making the complex multi-display system adaptive to different usage scenarios, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining large display area benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameters of the display system based on the detected form type. When the angle indicates outspread mode, the system displays screens in a configuration optimized for that mode; when folded mode is detected, it switches to a different screen configuration. This parameter change strategy allows the system to optimize display area utilization for each form type while managing complexity through automated parameter adjustment.
2Ease of operation
If the multiple displays are controlled to display screens fitting user intention, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the processor automatically detects the form type based on the angle between bodies and autonomously determines the appropriate screen configuration without requiring user input. The system serves itself by automatically adapting to the user's intended usage mode, thereby improving ease of operation while managing complexity through automation rather than user-managed complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring the angle between the first body and second body, and adjusting the display configuration based on this feedback. The processor uses the detected angle as feedback to determine whether to switch between outspread mode and folded mode display configurations, creating a closed-loop control system that improves ease of operation through automatic adaptation.
3Productivity
If the arrangement of displays is optimized for specific modes, then the productivity is improved, but the adaptability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the display arrangement dynamic by detecting the form type through angle measurement and automatically switching between different screen configurations optimized for outspread mode and folded mode. This dynamic adaptability allows the system to maintain high productivity in each specific mode while being versatile across multiple usage scenarios, resolving the contradiction between optimization and adaptability.
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AI summary
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a first main body including a first surface and a second surface which faces the opposite direction to the first surface; a second main body including a third surface which faces the first surface of the first main body part when being folded in a first direction, and a fourth surface which faces the second surface of the first main body part when being folded in a second direction; a rotatable connection unit which connects at least a part of one side of the first main body part and at least a part of one side of the second main body part; a first display which is exposed to the first surface of the first main body part; a second display which is exposed to the third surface of the second main body part; a processor which is electrically connected to the first display and the second display; and a memory which is electrically connected to the processor. The memory, when being executed, may store instructions for instructing the processor to display the first screen and the second screen on the first display and the second display, respectively, when an angle between the first main body and the second main body is included in a first range, and to display at least one from among the third screen and the fourth screen on at least one from among the first display and the second display when an angle between the first main body and the second main body is out of the first range and is included in a second range due to the first main body and the second main body being folded in the second direction.