Transparent Display Interaction for Portable Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable devices with multiple displays face limitations in functionality when the primary display is closed, and users desire a compact form factor with larger user interface surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A portable device with a display system that includes a handheld base and a display device capable of transparent and non-transparent modes, allowing the display to open and close over the base, with a display panel system that can invert and rotate images to maintain a seamless user experience across different orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single display is used in portable devices, then the device complexity is reduced, but the user interface area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into multiple independent display panels (first display, second display, third display) that can function independently or in combination. This allows the device to provide multiple display areas without requiring a single complex display system, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and interface area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a third display surface that can be viewed from different orientations (front, back, and edge views). By utilizing multiple spatial dimensions for display surfaces, the total user interface area is expanded without increasing the device's footprint or complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display device is made transparent, then the augmented reality effect is improved, but the display visibility in certain conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different display panels are configured with different transparency characteristics suited to their specific functions and positions. The first display can be opaque for standard viewing, while the second and third displays can be transparent to enable augmented reality effects, allowing each local area to have optimal quality for its purpose.
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AI summary
In embodiments of transparent display interaction, a portable device includes a handheld base movably coupled to a display device. The display device includes a display panel system that displays an image, and includes display surfaces through which the image is viewable. The image may appear as being projected into an environment behind the display device and viewable through the display surfaces of the display device. The display device is also configurable to open relative the handheld base to a position that the environment is viewable through the display device.