Flexible display device
[technical field]
The present invention relates to a kind of flexible display device, particularly have sensing function can dynamically change the viewing area in the volume district of flexible display device process zone.
[background technology]
Along with scientific-technical progress, display device is constantly towards frivolous trend development, in the hope of reducing its space that takies and weight.In recent years, the development of flexible display panel namely is subject to suitable attention.More common pliability panel technology is for example utilized the electronic paper technology of electric ink, or is integrated soft electric material and soft transistor fabrication and AMOLED organic light-emitting diode display technology at present, all considerably realizes flexual slim display technique.
Utilize the display technique of flexible display panel that many manufacturers have been arranged, such as Sony, Samsung and Youda's science and technology, even develop curling mode to take in display panel, so can save more spaces, allow also display device is easier carries, the user also can adjust with the hobby of oneself size of screen, does more humane adjustment.
Explain with Fig. 1, Fig. 1 has illustrated the basic structure synoptic diagram of flexible display device, but takes in flexible display device with winding method
Has flexible section
The grip part
And shell
Its housing
Can select to arrange; Flexible section
Has a display surface
Display surface
Can display-operation picture, the grip part
Be arranged at flexible section
Both sides, the grip part
With
Respectively to flexible section
Adopting such as the mode of ibideming axle and take in the state of reeling, generally is to display surface
Curling, with display surface
Be accommodated in the grip part
With
Inside in addition, also can add the grip part shell outward in order to take in conveniently
And some accessory parts (for example elastic body), the facility during auxiliary taking in, shell
Also can be used as the grip part; Other flexible display device
Internal unit such as central processing unit, internal memory, moving chip etc. can be arranged at the grip part
Or
In, or otherwise be arranged at flexible display device
In, therefore the technology that non-the present invention will discuss does not mark in diagram.
Flexible display device such as Fig. 1
Under normal use state, the user can only see display surface
The zone
Also be called visible area, all the other display surfaces
Be accommodated in the grip part and be called invisible range, for solving display surface
On visible area
Because the relation of taking in changes size, at present viewing area adjustment still need see through the setting in the man-machine interface, adjusts viewing area and the separatrix of viewing area not, allows the user be unlikely to because taking in display surface
Being collected in winding manner, and make display frame fall into invisible range, so setting means need to be adjusted again being collected in winding manner of picture size in advance, to user and not convenient.
Therefore, design a kind of flexible display device, can be in user operation, suitable adjustment viewing area and the spaced-apart locations of viewing area not can allow the user that best operating experience is arranged, and are the target that for this reason industry expectation is reached.
[summary of the invention]
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of flexible display device, the sensing points of detecting user hand decides viewing area and the spaced-apart locations of viewing area not in the time of can gripping according to the user, solve in the existing flexible display device, viewing area and the spaced-apart locations of viewing area not all need the user via the problem of the manual adjustment of man-machine interface.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of flexible display device, comprise: flexible section has first side and second side, flexible section has flexible display board and flexible sensory panel, the flexible display board has first surface and second, has not viewing area, viewing area and first on the first surface, the second face couples the flexible sensory panel, flexible sensory panel and flexible display board can be identical sizes, utilize mode or the mode of built-in flexible sensory panel in the flexible display board of fitting to make, the flexible sensory panel can less than the flexible display board, mainly be that the position that the energy sensing finger grips gets final product also; Flexible display device more comprises the first grip part, couple the first side of flexible section, by the first side deflection of flexible section and this first surface are accommodated in the first grip part relatively, when the user grips, can make to produce sensing points on the sensory panel, can determine according to the sensing points of flexible sensory panel the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area of this viewing area and this first.
The sensing mode of the disclosed flexible sensory panel of the present invention sensing can be the sensing points of the first group of the contiguous first side of flexible sensory panel sensing, determines the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area of viewing area and first with distance first side sensing points farthest.
The sensing mode of the disclosed flexible sensory panel of the present invention sensing also can be, on surface, the first grip part touch-control sensing is set, when the contiguous first side of the sensing points of the first grip part or flexible sensory panel sensing the 3rd group and be straight line, the position of straight line adds that complementary range is the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area of viewing area and first, above-mentioned complementary range can be in the first grip part rotation sensor to be set, in order to the angle of sensing the first grip part rotation, this complementary range increases the angle that should rotate and lengthens.
Flexible display device of the present invention more comprises the second grip part, couple the second side, relatively be accommodated in this second grip part by the second side with the deflection of flexible section and with first surface, the sensing points of the second group of contiguous this second side of flexible sensory panel sensing, determining the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area of viewing area and second apart from this second side sensing points farthest, second not the viewing area be close to the second side.
The first surface of flexible display board of the present invention can arrange the flexible Trackpad, be mainly used in the man-machine interface of operation display device, couple the first surface of this flexible display board, this flexible Trackpad has the operational zone, the operational zone is to should the viewing area setting range, if main cause is the operational zone not along with the viewing area adjustment, might might because of the gripping false touch, cause the puzzlement in the use because the operational zone drops on not the viewing area.
In addition, the outside surface of grip part can arrange touch-control sensing unit, when the user grips, the side of the contiguous grip part of the sensing points of outside surface sensing one group of flexible sensory panel and grip part, control with the picture that the sensing points nearest apart from the side of this grip part can be controlled in the viewing area, such as: cursor movement or double-click start-up routine etc.
The present invention discloses in addition, a kind of flexible display device, comprise flexible section and the first grip part, flexible section has not viewing area, viewing area and first, the first grip part, couple the first side of flexible section, the first grip part arranges the first rotation sensor and by the first side deflection of flexible section and relative the first grip part is taken in, the first angle of the first rotation sensor sensing the first grip part rotation, flexible display device can determine the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area of viewing area and first, spaced-apart locations herein is relevant with the anglec of rotation of the first grip part, the anglec of rotation rotating 360 degrees (week) of for example working as the first grip part, spaced-apart locations need to be arranged at from first side X centimetre, could satisfy the demand of visible area, anglec of rotation rotation 720 degree (two weeks) when the first grip part, spaced-apart locations need to be arranged at from first side Y centimetre, could satisfy the demand of visible area, angle between 360 degree and 720 degree can calculate at X and the Y centimetre of mode with interpolation, should be noted herein, because flexible section has a thickness, the grip part is whenever not identical around the circumference of a circle so the size that spaced-apart locations need be considered circumference is set, therefore with better with interpolation calculation between above-mentioned each circle.
Above-mentioned flexible display device more comprises the second grip part, couple the second side of flexible section, the second grip part arranges the second rotation sensor and by the second side relative the first grip part of the deflection of flexible section and flexible section is taken in, the second rotation sensor is in order to the second angle of this second grip part rotation of sensing, flexible display device determines the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area of this viewing area and second, second contiguous this second side, viewing area not.
Above-mentioned flexible display device more comprises the flexible sensory panel, the outside surface of grip part can arrange touch-control sensing unit, when the user grips, the side of the contiguous grip part of the sensing points of outside surface sensing the 5th group of flexible sensory panel and grip part, with the sensing points nearest apart from the side of this grip part, control the picture control in this viewing area.
Benefit of the present invention is, can adjust dynamically viewing area and the spaced-apart locations that does not show vision area according to user's use-pattern, and the user does not need other setting, and display device just can have the mechanism of adjusting preferably, allows the user better operate.
[description of drawings]
Fig. 1 has illustrated the basic structure synoptic diagram of flexible display device;
Fig. 2 has illustrated the not front synoptic diagram of deflection of flexible display device;
Fig. 3 has illustrated the synoptic diagram of the present invention's operation;
Fig. 4 has illustrated another synoptic diagram of the present invention's operation;
Fig. 5 has illustrated the synoptic diagram of detecting positions, flexible display device deflection front and back;
Fig. 6 has illustrated the synoptic diagram of another mode of operation of flexible display device.
[embodiment]
See also Fig. 2, Fig. 2 has illustrated the not front synoptic diagram of deflection of flexible display device.In Fig. 2, the state of flexible display device 1 of the present invention for opening fully, flexible display device 1 has flexible section 20, grip part 10,30, in the present embodiment is to have two grip parts as example take flexible display device 1, and in fact flexible display device 1 also can only have a grip part.In the first embodiment, flexible section 20 has flexible display board 202 and flexible sensory panel 203, flexible display board 202 has first surface and second, have viewing area 213 and viewing area 212,214 not on the first surface, display screen 207 is arranged in order to display frame on the flexible display board 202, because there not being flexible section 20 to be contained, display screen 207 represents maximum indication range in Fig. 2, and the lower, planar that flexible sensory panel 203 is coupled to flexible display board 202 is second.Therefore when gripping flexible display device 1, the user can detect touching a little of a plurality of fingers; In addition, if flexible display device 1 will have the picture touch controllable function, can above flexible display board 20, the plane be that first surface arranges flexible Trackpad 201; Flexible Trackpad 201 is generally the transparent demonstration that can not have influence on display screen 207, flexible Trackpad 201 has the operational zone, the corresponding display screen 207 in operational zone when flexible display device 1 is the state that opens fully, if yet in the viewing area 213 when adjusting, the operational zone is understood corresponding viewing area 213 and is adjusted its scope or size, avoids because being involved in not viewing area 212 or 214 deflection misoperations.
Flexible section 20 has first side 205 and second side 206, first side 205 couples the first grip part 10, second side 206 couples the second grip part 30, the inside of the first grip part 10 and the second grip part 30 can arrange respectively rotation sensor 101 and 301 according to needs, the grip part 10 in the present embodiment, 30 illustrate in columniform mode, yet also can be other shape in actual state, has same thickness such as rectangle or with flexible section 20, can be considered the extension of flexible section 20 sides, grip part 10,30 surface also can arrange sensing points, and detecting is touched a little.
When the user adopt as shown in Figure 1 mode with the first grip part 10 to the first side 205, the second grip part 30 is to the second side 206, take in flexible section 20 with winding method, the user can be as Fig. 3 and gripping shown in Figure 4, Fig. 3 has illustrated the synoptic diagram of the present invention's operation, Fig. 4 has illustrated another synoptic diagram of the present invention's operation, the hand H1 and the H2 that grip grip part 10 and 30 can produce a plurality of touch points at flexible sensory panel 203, in Fig. 3, user's hand H1, H2 grips respectively grip part 10 and 30, take H1 as example, flexible sensory panel 203 detects contiguous first side 205 and has the touch points of the first group, wherein finger B in above-mentioned touch points from the first side 205 farthest positions, same finger C in second group's touch points of contiguous second side 206 is in 206 farthest the positions from the second side, but the position of finger B and C determines the spaced- apart locations 210 and 211 of viewing area 213 and viewing area 212 not and 214, that is the display screen in Fig. 2 207 is separated into the viewing area 213 of display frame and the not viewing area 212 and 214 of not display frame, yet when deflection is carried out to flexible section 20 inner faces in grip part 10, spaced-apart locations 210,211 dynamically separate viewing area 213 and viewing area 212 and 214 not according to the adjustment of finger B and C, that is in fact have the part of picture can be shown in viewing area 211, and not viewing area 212 and 214 with blank screen or not display frame of alternate manner.
The present invention discloses grip part 10 in addition, has the position that sensing cell touches in order to sensing above 30, illustrate with grip part 10, grip part 10 has grip part side 103, when flexible display device 1 is gripped by hand H1, on grip part 10 and the sensing points of the four group group of the contiguous grip part of flexible sensory panel 203 sensings side 103, wherein, control apart from the picture that side 103 nearest sensing points in grip part are controlled in this viewing area, hand H1 touches grip part 10 and flexible sensory panel 203 touches an A ' at least when take Fig. 4 flexible display device 1 being described as the state that opens, B ' and D ', in this embodiment, the most close grip part side 103 is finger A, that is contact A ' can move up and down and drive cursor 204 in the picture and move or can double-click icon that cursor 204 points to opening application program; If in addition flexible section 20 around grip part 10 a few, as an example of Fig. 5 example as flexible section 20 around 10 liang of circles in grip part (circumference is C1 and C2), Fig. 5 is the stretch-out view of Fig. 3, can see that flexible sensory panel 203 touches an A ', B ' and D ' at least, wherein a little be the contact of finger A touching of the most close grip part side 103, that is finger A can operate control interface.
As shown in Figure 5, in the another embodiment of the present invention, 10 surfaces, the first grip part arrange touch-control sensing unit, when the contiguous first side of the sensing points of the first grip part 10 or flexible sensory panel 203 sensings the 3rd group and be straight line, the position of this straight line adds that complementary range is the viewing area and the spaced-apart locations of viewing area not, concrete, the rotation sensor 101 that arranges when the first grip part 10 detects anglec of rotation rotation 720 degree (two weeks), therefore the flexible sensory panel 203 of flexible section 20 adds in the position of sensing points 102 that in the location sensing of sensing points 102 to because furling the straight line of sensing when receiving a complementary range E is as viewing area and the not separation of viewing area; If flexible display device 1 of the present invention does not use the shell 40 such as Fig. 1, then the first grip part 10 is because of can be around the relation of the thickness of section 20, the circumference of deflection is different (such as C1~C4), therefore complementary range E can be arranged at because rotational angle increases and lengthen, for example: the anglec of rotation rotating 360 degrees when the first grip part, complementary range E1 is X1 centimetre, anglec of rotation rotation 720 degree (two weeks) when the first grip part, complementary range E1 is Y1 centimetre, because of can be around the relation of the thickness of section 20, Y1 is greater than X1, and the complementary range of the angle between 360 degree and 720 degree can calculate at X1 and the Y1 centimetre of mode with interpolation.
Spaced-apart locations 210 directly calculates with the anglec of rotation of the first grip part 10 in an alternative embodiment of the invention, in this embodiment, flexible display device comprises flexible section 20 and the first grip part 10, flexible section 20 has not viewing area 212, viewing area 213 and first, the first grip part 10 couples the first side 205 of flexible section 20, the first grip part 10 arranges the first rotation sensor 101, and by first side 205 flexible section 20 is taken in 20 deflections of flexible section and relative the first grip part 10, the first angle of the first rotation sensor 101 sensing the first grip part 10 rotations, flexible display device 1 can determine the not spaced-apart locations of viewing area 212 of viewing area 213 and first, spaced-apart locations herein can by with the anglec of rotation A of the first grip part 10 " calculate; for example when the anglec of rotation rotating 360 degrees (week) of the first grip part; spaced-apart locations need to be arranged at from first side X2 centimetre; could satisfy the demand of visible area; anglec of rotation rotation 720 degree (two weeks) when the first grip part; spaced-apart locations need to be arranged at from first side Y2 centimetre, could satisfy the demand of visible area, angle between 360 degree and 720 degree can calculate at X2 and the Y2 centimetre of mode with interpolation, should be noted herein, because flexible section has a thickness, therefore the grip part whenever arranges the size that spaced-apart locations need be considered circumference around the circumference not identical (C1-C4) of a circle, therefore better with interpolation calculation between above-mentioned each circle, with above-mentioned example, because of can be around the relation of the thickness of section 20, Y2 is greater than X2; Can analogize the relation of the anglec of rotation of spaced-apart locations 211 and the second grip part 30 with this.Screen operator mode in present embodiment is identical with last embodiment, in this not in giving unnecessary details.
In addition as shown in Figure 6, flexible display device 1 of the present invention also can allow the not same direction of deflection mode of grip part 10 and grip part 20, yet method of the present invention is also applicable to the application of this type, for example roll angle all can be suitable for to calculate in the other direction or the change of the setting position of touch detection unit.
Right the present invention discloses as above with embodiment, and so it is not to limit the present invention, and protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion with claims.