TWM577508U - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device including a display, a processor, and a sensor. The display includes a housing, a first display module, and a second display module. The first display module and the second display module are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the housing. The processor is electrically connected to the first display module and the second display module. The sensor is electrically connected to the processor to generate a sensing value. The first display module displays the execution content of the processor, and the second display module displays the display content corresponding to the sensor according to the sensed value of the sensor.

Description

Electronic device

This case relates to electronic devices, and in particular to a double-sided display.

With the popularity of various electronic devices, electronic devices have become widespread in people's lives, work, and even entertainment. In the case of game players, the general electronic device can only display the use screen for the user to use by the display module facing the user direction, and the rest of the electronic device does not change, and the use situation cannot be expanded to the use environment. Around.

The present invention provides an electronic device including a display, a processor, and a sensor. The display includes a housing, a first display module, and a second display module. The first display module and the second display module are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the housing. The processor is electrically connected to the first display module and the second display module. The sensor is electrically connected to the processor to generate a sensing value. The first display module displays the execution content of the processor, and the second display module displays the display content corresponding to the sensor according to the sensed value of the sensor.

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Cutaway view. In some embodiments, the electronic device can be, but is not limited to, a cell phone, a tablet, or a laptop.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in an embodiment, the electronic device is a tablet computer. In this embodiment, the electronic device includes a display 10, a processor 20, and a sensor 30. The display 10 includes a housing 11 , a first display module 12 , and a second display module 13 . The first display module 12 and the second display module 13 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the housing 11 . The processor 20 is electrically connected to the first display module 12 and the second display module 13 . The sensor 30 is electrically connected to the processor 20 for generating a sensing value. The first display module 12 displays the execution content of the processor 20, and the second display module 13 displays the display content corresponding to the sensed value of the sensor 30 by the processor 20.

Thereby, the first display module 12 of the electronic device can display the main use screen for the user to operate, and the second display module 13 can change the display screen according to the execution content of the processor 20 or the use environment of the electronic device. The display screen of the second display module 13 can expand the operating atmosphere directly felt by the user to the periphery of the electronic device corresponding to the execution content of the processor 20 or the state change of the use environment, thereby providing diversified use fun.

Referring to Figure 3, in one embodiment, display 10 is a two-sided display. Specifically, the display 10 includes a housing 11 , a first display module 12 , a second display module 13 , a first panel 14 , and a second panel 15 . In this embodiment, the housing 11 has an opposite first side 111 and a second side 112. The first display module 12 and the second display module 13 are disposed in the housing 11, and the first panel 14 is disposed on the housing. The first side 111 of the body 11 and the second panel 15 are disposed on the second side 112 of the housing 11.

In one embodiment, the first panel 14 and the second panel 15 are made of a glass material or a transparent material. The first display module 12 displays a picture on a side facing the first panel 14 , and the second display module 13 A screen is displayed facing one side of the second panel 15. Thereby, the display 10 becomes a double-sided display which can display a screen on both sides.

In one embodiment, the first display module 12 can be a user-oriented touch display module, and the second display module 13 can be an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display module. However, this creation is not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in an embodiment, the display areas of the first display module 12 and the second display module 13 preferably occupy the maximum area of the housing 11, respectively, but the present invention is not limited thereto. .

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , in another embodiment, the user is operated facing the first display module 12 . Therefore, the display area of the first display module 12 preferably occupies a maximum area of the housing 11 . The display area of the second display module 13 can be, but is not limited to, smaller than the display area of the first display module 12.

In one embodiment, the second panel 15 is not limited to being made of glass or a transparent material, and the second panel 15 may also be a screen having a breach for light to pass through, and the display panel of the second display module 13 is matched by the screen. Or light effect can produce different light or display effects.

In an embodiment, the processor 20 can be, but is not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processing (DSP). , Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or the like.

In this embodiment, the processor 20 can be disposed in the housing 11 of the display 10 and electrically connected to the first display module 12, the second display module 13, and the sensor 30, respectively. The processor 20 can receive the control to change the display screen of the first display module 12 and the second display module 13, and can also change the display screen of the second display module 13 according to the sensed value of the sensor 30. That is, the display content of the first display module 12 and the second display module 13 may be, but not limited to, the same or different.

Further, in an embodiment, when the first display module 12 is a touch display module, the user can control the processor 20 by the first display module 12 to change the first display module 12 and the second The use screen of the display module 13 is displayed.

In one embodiment, the sensor 30 is disposed in the housing 11 and electrically connected to the processor 20 . That is, in this embodiment, the sensor 30 is disposed on the side facing the user. Thereby, the sensor 30 can sense the state change of the user, the user's instruction or the surrounding environment information of the user to generate the sensing value. Specifically, the sensor 30 can be, but is not limited to, a face sensor, a brightness sensor, a sound sensor, or a pressure sensor.

In the embodiment where the sensor 30 is a face sensor, the sensor 30 may be disposed on the first side 111 of the housing 11 for sensing a change in the expression of the user to generate a sensing value; In an embodiment where the brightness sensor is 30, the sensor 30 can be disposed in the housing 11 to sense ambient brightness around the electronic device to generate a sensed value; an embodiment in which the sensor 30 is a sound sensor The sensor 30 may be disposed in the housing 11 for sensing an ambient volume around the electronic device or a user's voice command to generate a sensed value; in the embodiment where the sensor 30 is a pressure sensor, the sense The detector 30 can be disposed in the housing 11 to sense the pressure applied to the sensor 30 to generate a sensed value. In addition, the sensor 30 is not limited to the single sensor 30 described above, and may also be a combination of the plurality of sensors 30 selected from the various sensors 30 described above to simultaneously sense different environmental conditions.

In an embodiment, the processor 20 includes a control unit 21. In this embodiment, the processor 20 can also execute an application, and the application can be, but is not limited to, a game program, a music player, or a light effect program. Here, when the processor 20 executes the application, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 controls the first display module 12 to display an operation screen or an execution screen of the application. In addition, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 can control the second display module 13 to change the display screen according to the screen, sound effect or setting of the application when the processor 20 executes the application.

For example, when the processor 20 executes the game program, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 controls the first display module 12 to display an operation screen or an execution screen of the game program; further, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 is configured according to the game program. The screen dynamics and color of the second display module 13 are controlled by the screen dynamics or color.

In one embodiment, when a highly dynamic fighting or moving picture appears in the game program, the screen displayed by the second display module 13 also increases the dynamics. Herein, the manner in which the second display module 13 improves the dynamics of the display screen can be achieved by, but not limited to, flickering, continuous displacement, or rotation of the screen. Of course, the change of the display content of the second display module 13 is not limited to the change of the entire picture, but may also be the change of the color arrangement on the screen. In addition, in a specific embodiment, the display screen of the second display module 13 may be a logo of a commodity or a brand (LOGO).

When the processor 20 executes the music playing program, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 controls the first display module 12 to display the execution screen of the music player. In addition, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 controls the picture dynamics and color of the second display module 13 according to the tune of the music played by the music player (for example, the similarities and differences of light, lyric, classical or symphonic).

Certainly, the rule that the control unit 21 of the processor 20 controls the second display module 13 to change the display screen may be the control unit 21 built in the processor 20 or may be defined by the user.

In one embodiment, the processor 20 can simultaneously execute the light effect program while executing, for example, the aforementioned game program or music player. Here, when the processor 20 executes the lamp effect program, the control unit 21 of the processor 20 controls the first display module 12 to display an operation screen of the lamp effect program, and the user can set the processor in the first display module 12. The other applications executed by 20 correspond to the content or manner of displaying the screen by the second display module 13.

In the embodiment where the second display module 13 is the content corresponding to the sensing value of the sensor 30, the processor 20 further includes a storage unit 22 and a comparison unit electrically connected to the control unit 21 respectively. twenty three. The storage unit 22 may be a lookup table for storing different facial expressions corresponding to different display contents or display modes according to the type of the sensor 30, or may be a lookup table of different display environments or display modes for different ambient brightness, and different volume of the environment. Or the sound command corresponds to a different lookup table of the display content or the display mode, or a lookup table that stores different display contents or display modes corresponding to different pressing actions.

In this way, when the sensor 30 is a face sensor, the sensor 30 senses a change in the expression of the user, and the sensor 30 transmits the sensed user expression change information to the comparison unit 23 . The comparison unit 23 compares the expression sensed by the sensor 30 with the lookup table, thereby obtaining the content or manner that the user's current expression corresponds to the second display module 13 to display.

In one embodiment, the lookup table stored by the storage unit 22 includes various expressions such as squatting, eyebrows, smiles, or laughter, and each of the expressions respectively corresponds to a display image. Herein, the display image may be, for example, an eye with different expressions. When the user's expression is detected as a flaw, the eye of the displayed image is also changed to a frowning state; and when the user's expression is detected, When you smile, the eyes that display the image change to a softer eye. However, this creation is not limited to the foregoing description.

In an embodiment, when the sensor 30 is a brightness sensor, the sensor 30 senses an ambient brightness value around the user, and the sensor 30 transmits the sensed ambient brightness value information to the comparison unit. The comparison unit 23 compares the ambient brightness value sensed by the sensor 30 with a lookup table, thereby obtaining an environment brightness value around the user corresponding to the content or manner to be displayed by the second display module 13.

In one embodiment, the lookup table stored by the storage unit 22 includes different ambient brightness value intervals, and each of the ambient brightness value intervals respectively corresponds to a display image. In this case, the display image may be, for example, a scene image of different sun heights. When the ambient brightness value around the user is detected to fall within a lower range of values, the display image is changed to a scene image at dusk or night. When the ambient brightness value around the user is detected to fall within the higher range value, the display image is changed to the day or noon scene image. However, this creation is not limited to the foregoing description.

In one embodiment, when the sensor 30 is a sound sensor, the sensor 30 senses the sound decibel value around the user, and the sensor 30 transmits the sensed environmental decibel value information to the comparison unit 23 . The comparison unit 23 compares the environmental decibel value sensed by the sensor 30 with the lookup table, thereby obtaining the content or manner that the environment decibel value around the user corresponds to the second display module 13.

In an embodiment, the lookup table stored by the storage unit 22 includes different environment decibel value intervals, and each of the environment decibel value intervals respectively corresponds to a display image. In this case, the display image may be, for example, a plant or a flower with different swings. When the ambient decibel value around the user is detected to fall within a lower range of values, the display image changes to display a plant or flower with a small swing. When the ambient decibel value around the user is detected to fall within the higher range value, the displayed image is changed to a larger plant or flower.

In an embodiment where the sensor 30 is a sound sensor, the sound sensor can also directly sense and recognize the user's voice command. Specifically, in this embodiment, the lookup table stored by the storage unit 22 includes various predefined instruction contents, and each instruction content corresponds to an execution command of the processor 20.

In one embodiment, the lookup table stored by the storage unit 22 includes the instruction content of the “time”. When the sound sensor senses that the voice command conforms to the instruction content of the “time”, the processor 20 performs display according to the instruction content that meets the time. The screen of time is in the second display module 13.

Here, the lookup table command stored by the storage unit 22 is not limited to the foregoing description. For example, the command content may be weather or news, and the corresponding execution command may display the current weather profile or news information in the second display module 13. As can be seen from the above description, the voice command sensed by the sound sensor can be various quick commands, so that the command can be quickly executed and displayed on the second display module 13 through the user's voice control. However, this creation is not limited to the foregoing descriptions.

In one embodiment, when the sensor 30 is a pressure sensor, the sensor 30 can generate a sensing value when the force of the pressing is sensed, and the second display module 13 displays the processor 20 according to the sensing. The display content corresponding to the value. For example, in this embodiment, when the sensor 30 is a pressure sensor and senses the sensing value, the processor 20 intercepts the current time, the climate profile, or the soft and hard of the electronic device according to the sensed value. Body information, and the second display module 13 displays the aforementioned information.

In another embodiment, further, the storage unit 22 may also include different pressing commands, and each pressing instruction corresponds to an execution command of the processor 20. For example, different press commands can be, but are not limited to, a single press, a double press, or a continuous press at a particular time. The different pressing commands may respectively perform different execution commands corresponding to the processor 20, and the second display module 13 displays the execution content of the processor 20.

Referring to FIG. 6 , still further, in another embodiment, the electronic device may further include a second body 40 . In this embodiment, the second body 40 can be a host, and the display 10 is pivotally connected to the second body 40. In this embodiment, the processor 20 can be disposed in the second body 40. The second body 40 can be, but is not limited to, a host having a physical keyboard or a host having a third display module 41 to display a virtual keyboard.

Thereby, the user can operate and control the processor 20 in the second body 40, and the processor 20 in the second body 40 operates according to the operation and control of the user, and at the same time, the processor 20 further operates the operation screen. Transfer to display 10 for display. Here, the content displayed by the second display module 13 may be one or a combination selected from the foregoing embodiments.

Moreover, in embodiments where the electronic device includes the second body 40, the sensor 30 can also be a microswitch. In this embodiment, the sensor 30 is disposed between the display 10 and the second body 40, and touches the sensor 30 when the display 10 is relatively closed to the second body 40. Thereby, the sensor 30 can sense the relative position of the display 10 and the second body 40, and can transmit a signal to the processor 20 after sensing that the display 10 is covered by the second body 40, the control unit of the processor 20. 21 controls the second display module 13 to display the current time or other customized screen according to the signal of the sensor 30. It should be noted that, in the embodiment where the sensor 30 is a micro switch, the setting position of the sensor 30 is not limited thereto. Setting the sensor 30 to a particular interval angular position at which the display 10 is turned on is also readily within the skill of the art.

The present disclosure has been disclosed in some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the disclosure. Any one of ordinary skill in the art can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧ display

11‧‧‧Shell

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention. 2 is another perspective view of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of Figure 4. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the electronic device in which the second body is disposed.

Claims (8)

An electronic device includes: a display, a housing, a first display module, and a second display module, wherein the first display module and the second display module are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the housing a processor electrically connected to the first display module and the second display module; and a sensor electrically connected to the processor for generating a sensing value; wherein the first display The module displays the execution content of the processor, and the second display module displays the display content corresponding to the sensor according to the sensing value. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a second body electrically connected to the processor, and the second body is pivotally connected to the display. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a comparison unit, a control unit and a storage unit, the storage unit stores a complex feature value, the comparison unit ratio of the sensing value and the complex feature The control unit controls the content displayed by the second display module according to the comparison result. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display area of the second display module is smaller than the display area of the first display module. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a face sensor, and the sensor is disposed on a first side of the housing. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the sensor is a face sensor, and the sensor and the first display module are disposed on the same side of the housing. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a brightness sensor, a sound sensor or a pressure sensor. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a micro switch.