EP2210158A2 - Flexibles elektronisches gerät und verfahren zu dessen steuerung - Google Patents
Flexibles elektronisches gerät und verfahren zu dessen steuerungInfo
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- the present invention initially relates to a flexible electronic device which is bendable in at least one direction in at least one bending direction. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for controlling a flexible electronic device.
- Flexible electronic devices of the type mentioned are known for example in the form of flexible display devices, such as flexible displays.
- a mobile device which can process information.
- the information is in particular texts and images that can be stored and displayed.
- the device initially consists of a housing made of flexible materials and a flexible display element. Furthermore, the device has a flexible board on which the electronics is located, which controls and enables the operation of the device. In addition, the device has a wireless interface capable of communicating data locally. The operation of the device via a control panel, which has suitable input means and navigation input means.
- the input means are, for example, individual keys, a joystick or the like.
- acceleration sensors are used in portable computers to protect the hard drive in the event of impact. Meanwhile, such sensors are also used for controlling applications by moving the device.
- a disadvantage of these solutions is that a disciplined attitude of the user is a prerequisite. Furthermore, such controls are easily operated unintentionally.
- Flexible electronic devices for example in the form of flexible electronic display devices, such as in the form of flexible displays, enable novel portable display devices with a rather non-technical appearance.
- the present invention is based on the object to provide a flexible electronic device and a method for controlling a flexible electronic device, which allows easy operation, and which, while avoiding the disadvantages described above, acts directly and intuitively but does not contribute to an overall technical appearance.
- a simple input option should be created for the most direct and intuitive interaction possible with the electronic device, which can dispense with the usual input device with a technical appearance, such as switches, buttons, knobs and the like.
- the basic idea of the present invention is that in the case of a flexible electronic device which can be bent at least in certain areas in at least one bending direction, the bend can be used to control or operate the electronic device.
- a flexible electronic device which is bendable in at least one direction in at least one bending direction.
- the flexible electronic device has at least one bending sensor element for detecting the bending state of at least a portion of the flexible electronic device.
- the flexible electronic device has a control device for converting the bending values detected by the at least one bending sensor element into control commands.
- a flexible electronic device which is bendable at least partially in at least one bending direction.
- the electronic device can therefore also be referred to as flexibly flexible.
- it is sufficient for the invention if the electronic device is bendable in only one bending direction.
- the electronic device is bendable in several bending directions. It is basically sufficient if only one area of the electronic device is bendable.
- the invention is not limited to particular embodiments of the electronic device.
- the flexible electronic device is bendable along the vertical at least in regions. In another embodiment, for example, be provided that the flexible electronic device is at least partially bendable along the horizontal. Of course, it can also be provided that the flexible electronic device is bendable at least partially both along the vertical and along the horizontal.
- the flexible electronic device is initially characterized in that it has at least one bending sensor element for detecting the bending state of at least one region of the electronic device.
- the bending sensor element is provided on / in the electronic device.
- the bending sensor element can be provided or arranged inside and / or outside the electronic device.
- the at least one bending sensor element is advantageously located inside the electronic device.
- the bending sensor element is assigned to the region whose bending state is to be measured or detected. For example, that can
- the flexible electronic device has a single bending sensor element.
- the flexible electronic device has two or more bending sensor elements. These can advantageously be distributed over the entire electronic device.
- the bending sensor elements are provided only in certain areas of the electronic device.
- the flexible electronic device also has a control device which serves to control the electronic device.
- the control device has the function of converting the bending values detected by the at least one bending sensor element into control commands. By means of these control commands, the electronic device is then controlled. How this can be done in detail, will be explained in the further course of the description.
- the control device may, for example, be designed to be flexible and, for example, arranged / formed on a flexible board.
- the control device generates corresponding control commands on the basis of the detected bending values. These may be, for example, control commands that are provided for operation, handling, operation and the like of the electronic device. Of course, these can also be control commands related to inputting content or triggering actions.
- the flexible electronic device according to the invention now has specially designed input means, which are designed in the form of bending sensor elements. By means of a bending of the electronic device and the bending values detected by the bending sensor elements in this regard, control commands are generated in the control device, by means of which the electronic device is controlled. It is thus a direct and intuitive interaction between the user and the electronic device possible without having to resort to previously common controls with a technical appearance, such as switches, buttons, knobs or the like. In this case, the input solution according to the invention has the further advantage that it does not contribute to the overall technical appearance of the electronic device.
- the generation of control commands is now carried out solely by bending the flexible electronic device, without causing its holding position must be changed.
- the core of the solution according to the invention thus consists in the use of the flexibility of novel electronic devices, for example in the form of display systems, as an input function.
- a flexible electronic device it may be desirable to provide only limited input capability by bending the flexible electronic device.
- only three basic bending states should be detected. This may, for example, be the state “not bent”, “concavely bent” or “convexly bent.”
- two further principal states could be distinguished in addition to the state "not bent", namely "bend upwards” and "Bend down".
- the bend could only generate basic control commands.
- the present invention is not limited to specific embodiments of the flexible electronic device.
- some advantageous but not exclusive examples are mentioned.
- the flexible electronic device is designed as a flexible display device.
- a flexible display device may be a flexible screen, a flexible display, or the like.
- the category of flexible displays includes, for example, the so-called electronic paper.
- Electronic Paper, E-Paper for short, is a paper-based digital display technology based mostly on electrophoretic technology.
- the e-paper consists of an electrically conductive foil, which contains small cells and is mounted on a light, often white, substrate. Color pigment particles in these cells react to electrical voltage. By applying a voltage, the representation on the e-paper can be changed color cell by cell, resulting in a digital overall image of all cells.
- e-paper combines the advantages of electronic displays and paper, whereby even without backlighting, an almost paper-like contrast ratio can be achieved.
- the display can be viewed independent of view angle and also be applied to a very thin, flexible substrate.
- the flexible electronic device can be designed as a mobile information-processing device, in particular as an information device and / or reading device.
- the flexible electronic device could be, for example, an electronic book, an electronic newspaper or the like, wherein such a reading device is then advantageously designed in the form of a display based on electronic paper.
- the flexible electronic device may have at least two regions that are bendable independently of one another in at least one bending direction. That is, each region whose bending state is to be measured is able to be bent independently of another region whose bending state is to be measured, so that the bending operations are decoupled from each other, that is, without mutual interference, superposition or the like can. This makes it possible to detect a large number of different bending states, and thus the generation of a large number of different control commands. The individual bending of each area, which is associated with a bending sensor element, can then for
- At least one bending sensor element for detecting the bending state is formed in at least one edge region of the flexible electronic device. This is particularly advantageous if the electronic device is designed as a flat structure as described above. If the bending of the edge region is detected and converted into control commands in the control device, a very simple operation of the electronic device can thereby be realized.
- the flexible electronic device may have at least two edge regions, wherein the edge regions are formed independently bendable.
- at least one bending sensor element is then advantageously assigned to each edge region. For example, it can be provided that each edge region, regardless of the other edge region, can be bent upwards or downwards.
- the design described above also permits a further degree of freedom the edge areas can be bent independently of each other, so that the edge areas can not be bent independently, upwards or downwards, and it is also possible that the edge areas are bent in opposite directions, thus increasing the amount of producible and feasible Control commands, which are based solely on the bending of the device, significantly increased.
- the flexible electronic device which may be formed, for example, as a flexible display device, may be configured in different ways.
- Some advantageous, but not exclusive examples are explained in more detail.
- the flexible electronic device may have a quadrangular basic contour, for example a quadrangular base area bounded by two lateral edges.
- at least one bending sensor element can be assigned to the corresponding side edge.
- a bending sensor element is sufficient.
- two or more bending sensor elements may also be provided.
- the side edges may then be bent up or down, which corresponds to a vertical bend about an axis that extends parallel to the side edges.
- both side edges can not be bent independently, up or down, and also in the opposite direction.
- the flexible electronic device has a quadrangular basic contour, for example a quadrangular base area, which is delimited by an upper edge and by a lower edge.
- a quadrangular basic contour for example a quadrangular base area, which is delimited by an upper edge and by a lower edge.
- at least one bending sensor element is then assigned to the corresponding edge, that is to say to the upper and / or lower edge.
- at least one bending sensor element is sufficient.
- two or more bending sensor elements may also be provided. With each bending sensor element, the bending states mentioned above can advantageously be measured or detected.
- edges may then be bent up or down, which corresponds to a forward or backward bend, and thus a horizontal bend about an axis that extends parallel to the top and bottom edges.
- An embodiment in which at least one bending sensor element is associated with the edge for detecting the bending state of an edge is advantageous.
- the upper edge and / or the lower edge can not be bent independently, up or down, even in the opposite direction.
- the flexible electronic device has a quadrangular basic contour, for example a quadrangular base area, which is bounded by two side edges, an upper edge and a lower edge.
- a quadrangular basic contour for example a quadrangular base area, which is bounded by two side edges, an upper edge and a lower edge.
- at least one bending sensor element may be associated with the corresponding edge. This allows both vertical bends of edges, as well as horizontal bends of edges. Since the bends can each occur independently, the number of possible control commands that can be generated or executed in this way is particularly large, as described in detail above, so that reference is made in full to the relevant statements and reference is made.
- the flexible electronic device may be formed as a flat structure, wherein the flat structure may advantageously have a square basic contour, in particular a rectangular basic contour.
- Such an electronic device then has a base bounded by two side edges, an upper edge and a lower edge.
- the base area can serve as a display device for displaying information such as texts, images and the like.
- it may be provided in such a case that at least one side edge is at least partially bendable about the vertical.
- the upper edge and / or the lower edge is at least partially bendable around the horizontal / are.
- the flexible electronic device has a device for at least temporarily deactivating the at least one bending sensor element.
- a device is provided for at least temporarily blocking the conversion of the detected bending values into control commands. This ensures that inadvertent bending of the electronic device may result in unwanted generation of control commands once the device is activated.
- the present invention is not limited to certain types of bending sensor elements.
- suitable bending sensor elements will be described.
- At least one bending sensor element is designed as an optical bending sensor element.
- Optical bending sensor elements are already known in the art in applications in other technical fields.
- An optical bending sensor element is basically characterized in that an optical attenuation resulting from bending is measured.
- the optical bending sensor element in shape a fiber optic is formed.
- Such optical bending sensor elements often consist of one or more optical waveguides, which are / are provided with a surface structure on the edge in such a way that, upon bending of the optical waveguide, this causes a bending-dependent waveguide damping.
- Such a solution is described for example in DE 10 2005 033 120 A1 or DE 10 2005 047 738 A1, the disclosure content of which is included in the description of the present invention.
- At least one bending sensor element may be formed as a bending-sensitive sensor band.
- the tension, pressure or corresponding torsion occurring during the bending of such a sensor band can be detected.
- the sensor band is formed as described above fibrous.
- At least one bending sensor element is designed as a piezoelectric bending sensor element.
- Such bending sensor elements are already known per se in applications in other technical fields in the prior art. For example, they have at least one bending element of piezoelectric material. If forces act on the sensor element, the sensor element is deflected, wherein due to the piezoelectric effect, a charge shift occurs, which has a positive or negative electrical charge on the surfaces of the sensor element.
- Such piezoelectric bending sensor elements are described, for example, in DE 195 25 147 A1 or DE 197 45 311 C1, the disclosure content of which is included in the description of the present invention.
- an input device may be provided for inputting control commands.
- control commands which support the input device can be generated, which serve as supportive and / or additional control commands for the control commands generated by means of bending.
- the input device can thus serve to input or generate further control commands that go beyond the control commands that can be generated or executed by means of the bending sensor elements.
- a method for controlling an electronic device that is bendable in at least one bending direction at least in regions, wherein the method is characterized by the following steps: a) by means of at least one bending sensor element present in the flexible electronic device is, the bending state of at least a portion of the flexible electronic device is detected; b) the bending values detected by the at least one bending sensor element are forwarded to a control device of the flexible electronic device; c) in the control device, the bending values detected by the at least one bending sensor element are converted into control commands for the flexible electronic device.
- Such a method provides a particularly advantageous, simple input method for flexible electronic devices.
- the method is designed for controlling a flexible electronic device designed as a flexible display device, in particular for controlling the display of contents on / in the flexible display device.
- the method is designed for controlling a flexible electronic device according to the invention as described above, so that with respect the implementation and operation of a corresponding method to the above statements to the flexible electronic device is fully incorporated by reference and referenced.
- FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a flexible electronic device according to the invention in a first bending state
- FIG. 2 shows the flexible electronic device according to the invention from FIG. 1 in a second bending state
- FIG. 3 shows the flexible electronic device according to the invention from FIG. 1 in a third bending state
- FIG. 4 shows the flexible electronic device according to the invention from FIG. 1 in a fourth bending state
- FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of a flexible electronic device according to the invention in a first bending state
- FIG. 6 shows the flexible electronic device according to the invention from FIG. 5 in a second bending state
- Figure 7 shows a third embodiment of a flexible electronic device according to the invention in a first bending state
- FIG. 8 shows the flexible electronic device according to the invention from FIG. 7 in a second bending state.
- FIGS. 1 to 4 each show a flexible electronic device 10, which is designed in the form of a flexible display device, such as an electronic newspaper or the like.
- the electronic device 10 has a rectangular basic contour, with two side edges 17, 18, an upper edge 15, and a lower edge 16.
- the flexible electronic device 10 can be bent into different bending directions. In the examples are to
- a bend can be upwards (bending direction 11).
- a bend can also be made downwards (bending direction 12).
- the flexible electronic device 10 in FIGS. 1 to 4 is designed in such a way that it can be bent upwards and / or downwards in its edge regions 13 of the side edges 17, 18.
- the upper edge 15 and / or the lower edge 16 can be bent upwards and / or downwards. This bend is then advantageously around the horizontal.
- bending sensor elements 14 are provided in the electronic device 10. In the illustrated examples, in each case two such bending sensor elements 14 are shown, wherein the invention is of course not limited to a specific number of bending sensor element 14. The illustrated in the examples
- Bend sensor elements 14 are formed in the form of sensor bands, which extend over the entire width of the electronic device 10, and thus also in its edge regions 13.
- the bending sensor elements 14 may be formed, for example, as fiber-optic sensor elements, as piezoelectric sensor elements or the like.
- the present invention is not limited to particular types of sensor elements. Nor is the invention limited to certain embodiments of such sensor elements.
- the flexible electronic device 10 further comprises a control device (not shown), via which the operation of the device 10 is controlled.
- the control device is likewise designed to be flexible.
- the basic operation of an operation of the flexible electronic device 10 is as follows.
- the electronic device 10 is bent in its edge region 13 in the bending directions 11 and / or 12, the corresponding bending state of the electronic device 10 from the bending sensor elements 14 detected.
- the detected bending values are transmitted to the control device and converted there into control commands for the flexible electronic device 10.
- edge regions 13 can be bent upward (FIGS. 1 and 3), on the other hand, the edge regions 13 can be bent downward (FIGS. 2 and 4).
- FIGS. 1 and 3 the edge regions 13 can be bent upward
- FIGS. 2 and 4 the edge regions 13 can be bent downward
- the lateral edge regions 13 can be bent along the vertical.
- the upper edge 15 and / or the lower edge 16 can be bent around the horizontal.
- the upper edge (the upper edge 15) and / or the lower edge (the lower edge 16) of the device 10 can be held and bent up or down.
- the device 10 is designed such that a bend in the vertical direction, a bend in the horizontal direction or a combination of bending in the horizontal and vertical directions is possible.
- a horizontal bending could then cause, for example, an up / down scrolling.
- vertical bending could then mean scrolling.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show an exemplary embodiment in which the flexible electronic device 10 has more than two bending sensor elements 14.
- Each side edge 17 or 18 are each associated with two bending sensor elements 14, wherein the bending sensor elements 14 in the region of the side edges 17, 18 are arranged or formed depending on the configuration.
- more than two bending sensor elements 14 per side edge 17, 18 may be provided, although also a bending sensor element 14 per side edge 17 may be sufficient.
- the side edges 17, 18, which can be bent independently of one another can assume a multiplicity of bending states, for example "not bent” “bent upwards", “bent downwards" and also the intermediate phase "is being bent".
- the flexible electronic device 10 has a quadrangular basic contour, for example, a square base, bounded by two side edges 17, 18.
- a quadrangular basic contour for example, a square base, bounded by two side edges 17, 18.
- at least one bending sensor element 14 is assigned to the corresponding side edge 17, 18.
- the side edges 17, 18 can then be bent upwards - represented by arrow 11 - or downwards - represented by arrow 12 -, which corresponds to a vertical bend about an axis parallel to the side edges 17, 18 extends.
- both side edges 17, 18 are independent of each other, not bent up or down, and in each case in the opposite direction.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show a flexible electronic device 10, which for the most part corresponds to the device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6.
- the flexible electronic device 10 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 also has a quadrangular basic contour, for example a quadrangular base area, which is delimited by an upper edge 15 and by a lower edge 16.
- a quadrangular basic contour for example a quadrangular base area, which is delimited by an upper edge 15 and by a lower edge 16.
- at least one bending sensor element 19, 20 is then assigned to the corresponding edge 15, 16, that is to say to the upper and / or lower edge.
- at least one bending sensor element 19, 20 is also sufficient here again.
- two or more bending sensor elements 19, 20 may also be provided in each case. With each bending sensor element 19, 20 may advantageously be mentioned above
- edges 15, 16 then up - represented by arrow 21 - or down - represented by arrow 22 - are bent, which corresponds to a bend forward or backward and thus a horizontal bend about an axis, which is parallel to the upper edge 15 and the lower edge 16 extends.
- an embodiment is advantageous in which for detecting the
- BiegeShips an edge 15, 16 the edge at least one bending sensor element 19, 20 is assigned.
- the upper edge 15 and / or the lower edge 16 can not be bent independently of each other, up or down, and indeed in the opposite direction.
- the flexible electronic device 10 has a quadrangular basic contour, for example a quadrangular base area, which is bounded by two side edges 17, 18, an upper edge 15 and a lower edge 16.
- a quadrangular basic contour for example a quadrangular base area, which is bounded by two side edges 17, 18, an upper edge 15 and a lower edge 16.
- at least one bending sensor element 14, 19, 20 can be assigned to the corresponding edge. This allows both vertical bends of edges, as well as horizontal bends of edges. Since the bends can each be independent, the number of possible control commands that can be generated or executed in this way is particularly large.
- the basic idea behind the flexible electronic device 10 according to the invention according to FIGS. 1 to 8 is that the flexibility of the electronic device 10 is used as an input function by making the input by bending the flexible electronic device 10. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
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