Tent-Folded Flexible Display Switching by User Position Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Adaptive display devices in tent mode often render visual content on a fixed portion of the display, which may not align with the user's position, necessitating manual adjustment and disrupting the user experience, while mirroring content on both sides leads to rapid battery depletion due to limited battery capacity.
Innovation Solution
The device intelligently determines the user's position using a camera and voice interaction capabilities to dynamically render content on the active viewing portion of the display, adjusting based on predefined criteria without manual rotation and optimizing battery usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If content is rendered on a fixed portion of the display in tent mode, then the device structure remains simple, but the content may not align with the user's position requiring manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic content rendering by detecting the device's geometric configuration (tent mode, clamshell mode, etc.) and automatically adjusting which display portion renders content based on the detected state. This allows the display to adapt dynamically to different usage scenarios and user positions without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If content is mirrored on both sides of the display in tent mode, then content visibility is improved, but battery capacity is depleted rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selectively activating only the necessary display portion based on the detected geometric configuration and user position. Instead of mirroring content on both sides of the display, the system renders content only on the relevant side, thereby maintaining content visibility while significantly reducing power consumption and preserving battery capacity.
3Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of display orientation is required, then the display system remains simple, but user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the display system to automatically detect its own geometric configuration and user position, then autonomously adjust content rendering without requiring manual user intervention. The device serves itself by using sensors and processors to detect configuration states and make intelligent decisions about content display, greatly enhancing user convenience while accepting the necessary increase in system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a deformable housing supporting a flexible display and an image capture device. The device features one or more sensors to determine a tent-folded, surface supported geometric configuration, dividing the flexible display into distinct portions. Additionally, one or more other sensors are operable to receive audible control commands. One or more processors, responsive to these commands, enable the image capture device to capture images. Depending on whether the captured image meets predefined criteria, the processors control the presentation of content on specific portions of the flexible display. The device can present content on a first portion when an image depicts a face, or on a second portion when no face is depicted.