Transparent Display Functional Area for Camera Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals have a limited display area proportion due to the need for non-display areas to accommodate components like cameras and sensors, which also affect their aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A display screen with an active area for information display and a functional area that can operate in two modes: one for displaying information and another for allowing light to pass through, eliminating the need for through holes and enhancing the display area proportion and aesthetic appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If through holes are defined in the display screen to accommodate camera and sensor components, then these components can be properly disposed, but the display area proportion is reduced and aesthetic appeal is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the camera and sensor components from the traditional front-facing position (requiring through holes in the display) to a position behind the display screen. This spatial repositioning in the depth dimension allows components to be accommodated without compromising the front display surface integrity, thereby maintaining full display area proportion while enabling proper component disposal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent embeds the camera and sensor components within the internal structure of the mobile terminal, positioning them behind the display screen rather than requiring external openings. This nesting approach integrates the functional components into the device's internal architecture, allowing them to be disposed of properly while preserving the continuous display surface and aesthetic appearance.
2Ease of manufacture
If through holes are defined in the display screen to accommodate camera and sensor components, then these components can be properly disposed, but the aesthetic appeal is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the camera and sensor components along the depth axis by placing them behind the display screen. This dimensional shift eliminates the need for visible through holes or interruptions in the display surface, thereby maintaining the aesthetic appeal and visual continuity of the front panel while still enabling proper component disposal within the device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates the camera and sensor components into the internal architecture of the mobile terminal, nesting them behind the display screen. This approach conceals the functional components within the device body, preserving the sleek, uninterrupted aesthetic appearance of the front display surface while ensuring components are properly disposed of and integrated.
3Area of stationary object
If the non-display area is made small to improve display area proportion, then the display area proportion increases, but the components cannot be properly disposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by utilizing the depth dimension behind the display screen to dispose of camera and sensor components. This allows the non-display area to be minimized or eliminated entirely, maximizing the display area proportion, while components are still properly accommodated in the internal space behind the display, maintaining ease of manufacture and component integration.
4Shape
If the non-display area is made small to improve aesthetic appeal, then the aesthetic appeal increases, but the components cannot be properly disposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent addresses this contradiction by positioning camera and sensor components in the depth dimension behind the display screen. This enables the front display surface to be made continuous and aesthetically pleasing with minimal or no non-display area, while components are still properly disposed of within the internal structure, maintaining ease of manufacture and integration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration allows for a higher display area proportion and improved aesthetic appeal by enabling the whole screen to display information without through holes, while also allowing light to pass through for functional components like cameras and sensors.
Implementation Method 1
the functional area is configured to be transparent such that the functional assembly can emit and receive the light through the transparent functional area
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AI summary
A display screen (12), a mobile terminal (100) having the display screen (12), a method and device for controlling the display screen (12) is provided by the present disclosure. The display screen (12) includes a display panel (31). The display panel (31) includes an active area (122) and a functional area (123). The active area (122) is configured to display information. The functional area (123) is operable in a first mode for displaying the information or a second mode for allowing light to pass through.