Multi-Foldable Display Switching for Seamless App Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with multi-foldable structures face challenges in improving usability by effectively managing display and sound output when the housing structure is switched between folded and unfolded states during application execution.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device includes a multi-foldable housing structure with multiple displays and sensors to detect folding states, enabling seamless transitions of application execution screens and sound output based on housing state changes, such as pausing or reconfiguring displays when housings are unfolded or folded.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the housing structure is switched between folded and unfolded states during application execution, then the device provides multi-state adaptability, but the display and sound output management becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display and sound output management that automatically adapts to different housing states. The system dynamically switches between full-screen display on the first display and picture-in-picture display on the second display based on whether the housing is folded or unfolded, and similarly dynamically adjusts sound output between the first and second speakers. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the system flexible rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors the housing state and automatically adjusts display and sound output configurations accordingly. When the housing state changes (folded/unfolded), the system receives feedback about this change and automatically reconfigures the display and audio resources to maintain optimal user experience, thereby simplifying the management complexity through automated feedback-driven control.
2Ease of operation
If multiple displays and speakers are used for different housing states, then the usability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multi-functionality by equipping the device with both a first display and second display, and both first and second speakers, that can serve multiple purposes depending on the housing state. The first display serves as the primary display when unfolded and as picture-in-picture when folded, while the second display serves as secondary display or notification display. Similarly, the speakers serve different audio output roles based on housing state. This universal design improves usability without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the application execution screen is switched between displays based on housing state, then the user experience is enhanced, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service control where the system automatically determines and switches the application execution screen between the first display and second display based on the housing state, without requiring manual user intervention. The system autonomously monitors housing state changes and automatically reconfigures the display arrangement, thereby enhancing user experience while keeping control complexity manageable through automation.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device having a multi-foldable housing structure is provided. The electronic device includes memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the first display, the second display, the at least one sensor, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to, when an application is executed in a first state in which a first housing, a second housing, and a third housing are folded, display an execution screen of an application on a second display, identify, during execution of the application, based on data received from the at least one sensor, that the first housing and the second housing are switched from a folded state to an unfolded state, pause an execution of the application on the second display, based on the switch to the unfolded state, identify, based on data received from the at least one sensor, that the second housing and the third housing are switched from a folded state to an unfolded third state, and display the execution screen of the application on a first display, based on the switch to the third state.