Rotatable Display Control Orientation Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Rotatable displays require users to change their operating methods when rotated 180°, causing inconvenience due to the repositioning of control functions, which is not efficiently addressed by conventional control systems.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that utilize a detector, such as a tilt sensor, to detect the orientation of the display and assign control functions accordingly, ensuring seamless operation regardless of the display's orientation, with a processing unit implementing these changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display is rotated 180°, then the display can be used in different orientations, but the control functions reposition causing user inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The control function assignment is made dynamic based on display orientation. The system automatically detects the display orientation using a detector and dynamically reassigns control functions so that each control maintains its original function regardless of rotation. This resolves the contradiction by making the control system adaptive to orientation changes while preserving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the functional parameter of controls based on the detected orientation parameter. When orientation is detected, the processing unit adjusts the control function assignment to maintain consistency, effectively using parameter changes to resolve the contradiction between adaptability and ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If fixed control functions are assigned to specific control positions, then control operation is simple, but rotation causes functional mismatch
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of fixed control assignments, the system implements dynamic control function assignment that automatically adjusts based on detected display orientation. This allows the system to maintain simple control operation while adapting to different display orientations, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a detector to provide feedback about display orientation to the processing unit, which then adjusts control function assignments accordingly. This feedback mechanism enables the system to maintain both simple control operation and adaptability to orientation changes.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables consistent and intuitive control functionality across different orientations, enhancing user experience by maintaining control functions' original positions and operations even after a 180° rotation.
Implementation Method 1
a detector is provided in the display. The detector can be a tilt sensor
Data Source
AI summary
A method for controlling a control of a display comprising a control cluster. The display is placed in a first or a second orientation. The method first detects the orientation of the display. Next, the method assigns a function of the control according to the orientation. If the orientation is the first orientation, the control is enabled to execute a first function. If the orientation is the second orientation, the control is enabled to execute a second function.