Rotating Display Mechanism for Targeted Information Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices struggle to provide information to users in a clear and precise manner, especially when interacting with external objects, as they often only provide input information without clearly indicating the target for interaction, leading to difficulties in identifying the intended information, especially when the user cannot move to the display location.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a rotating member, a display on its surface, and a processor that controls the movement of the display to face an external object, uses sensors to identify the object and configure operational conditions and control functions based on interactions, providing relevant information to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the electronic device provides only input information through interaction with external objects, then the information transmission is simple, but the target to be interacted with cannot be clearly recognized and information identification becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a rotating member that adds rotational movement capability to the display assembly. This dimensional change allows the display to dynamically orient toward different external objects, providing spatial context information that resolves the ambiguity of interaction targets without complicating the information content itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The display assembly is made dynamic through the rotating member, enabling it to change orientation based on interaction context. This dynamic positioning allows the same display device to clearly indicate different interaction targets by physically orienting toward them, thereby improving information clarity without requiring multiple static displays.
2Measurement precision
If the user moves to the display direction to check information, then information identification is precise, but the user cannot check information when unable to move to the display location
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating member acts as a feedback mechanism that visually indicates the interaction target direction to the user. By rotating the display assembly toward the identified external object, the system provides directional feedback that guides the user's attention without requiring physical movement, thus maintaining identification accuracy while improving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating display assembly serves as an intermediary between the interaction target and the user. It mediates the interaction by physically orienting toward the target, making the target identification clear to the user from any viewing position, thereby eliminating the need for the user to move to a specific location.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display is fixed in one direction, then the device structure is simple, but the display cannot face different external objects for interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The display assembly transitions from a fixed state to a dynamic state through the rotating member. This allows the display to adapt its orientation to face different external objects as interaction targets are identified, providing versatility without requiring multiple fixed displays or complex reconfigurable structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is segmented into a display assembly and a rotating member that can independently rotate. This segmentation allows the display functionality to be separated from the positioning mechanism, enabling the display to face different directions while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a main body including a rotating member, a rotation supporting member supporting the rotating member, and a driving device moving the rotating member, a display coupled onto a surface of the rotating member, a processor configured to control the driving module to move the rotating member, and a memory configured to store instructions executed by the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to control a movement of the rotating member so that the display or a screen of the display faces in a first direction where an external object is positioned, identify the external object positioned in the first direction using at least one sensor, configure an operational condition related to the identified external object and at least one operation control function associated with the operational condition based on information received according to an interaction with the identified external object, and provide information related to the configured operational condition and the at least one configured operation control function.