Front-facing camera and maximized display screen of a mobile device
First Claim
1. A mobile electronic device featuring an enlarged screen area for scrollable screen content, said mobile electronic device comprising:
- a) a display panel having at least a first cutout at the upper-left corner and a second cutout at the upper-right corner,b) at least one front-facing optical sensor disposed, at least in part, in the area of said first cutout or in the area of said second cutout, wherein at least within the area of said first or second cutout, said front-facing optical sensor has an unobstructed light path,c) a computer system connected to said display panel and said front-facing optical sensor, said computer system being configured or programmed to;
i) display, on said display panel, a scrollable screen content that seamlessly extends over the entire height of said display panel, such that the uppermost part of said screen content is displayed between said first cutout and said second cutout,ii) determine, based on an user input, that said screen content is to be scrolled vertically,iii) determine, based on the current vertical scrolling position of said screen content, object categories of one or more screen objects that overlap with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout, said object categories comprising at least text lines and pictures,iv) render, while scrolling, a repeatedly updated screen content, wherein;
each screen object that belongs to the text line category and overlaps with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout is modified by reducing the character width while keeping the original height of the characters and the original line spacing, the length of each text line being tailored to a predetermined shape derived, at least in part, from the shape of said first cutout or said second cutout,andeach screen object that belongs to the picture category is rendered unchanged, such that parts of the screen object that overlap with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout are invisible.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device, for example a smartphone, may feature thin or curved borders at the left, right, top, and/or bottom edge of the display screen. To accommodate front-facing optical sensor(s) and/or emitter(s) despite a border that is too thin (e.g., too thin for a front camera module and lens), two or more corners of the display panel have a cutout, and the optical sensor(s) and/or emitter(s) are disposed, at least in part, in the areas of these cutouts at the corners. The cutouts may have a convex shape for the most part, thereby maximizing the remaining screen area. At least one embodiment may display scrollable screen content that extends over the entire height of the screen, such that the uppermost part is displayed between two cutouts. To adjust the layout, the elements displayed on the screen may be categorized by relevance.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile electronic device featuring an enlarged screen area for scrollable screen content, said mobile electronic device comprising:
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a) a display panel having at least a first cutout at the upper-left corner and a second cutout at the upper-right corner, b) at least one front-facing optical sensor disposed, at least in part, in the area of said first cutout or in the area of said second cutout, wherein at least within the area of said first or second cutout, said front-facing optical sensor has an unobstructed light path, c) a computer system connected to said display panel and said front-facing optical sensor, said computer system being configured or programmed to; i) display, on said display panel, a scrollable screen content that seamlessly extends over the entire height of said display panel, such that the uppermost part of said screen content is displayed between said first cutout and said second cutout, ii) determine, based on an user input, that said screen content is to be scrolled vertically, iii) determine, based on the current vertical scrolling position of said screen content, object categories of one or more screen objects that overlap with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout, said object categories comprising at least text lines and pictures, iv) render, while scrolling, a repeatedly updated screen content, wherein; each screen object that belongs to the text line category and overlaps with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout is modified by reducing the character width while keeping the original height of the characters and the original line spacing, the length of each text line being tailored to a predetermined shape derived, at least in part, from the shape of said first cutout or said second cutout, and each screen object that belongs to the picture category is rendered unchanged, such that parts of the screen object that overlap with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout are invisible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of making a mobile electronic device so that the screen area of said mobile electronic device is enlarged for scrollable screen content, said method comprising:
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a) providing a display panel with at least a first cutout at the upper-left corner and a second cutout at the upper-right corner, b) providing at least one front-facing optical sensor, c) providing a computer system connected to said display panel and said front-facing optical sensor, d) disposing said front-facing optical sensor, at least in part, in the area of said first cutout or in the area of said second cutout, wherein at least within the area of said first or second cutout, said front-facing optical sensor has an unobstructed light path, e) configuring or programming said computer system to; i) display, on said display panel, a scrollable screen content that seamlessly extends over the entire height of said display panel, such that the uppermost part of said screen content is displayed between said first cutout and said second cutout, ii) determine, based on an user input, that said screen content is to be scrolled vertically, iii) determine, based on the current vertical scrolling position of said screen content, object categories of one or more screen objects that overlap with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout, said object categories comprising at least text lines and pictures, iv) render, while scrolling, a repeatedly updated screen content, wherein; each screen object that belongs to the text line category and overlaps with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout is modified by reducing the character width while keeping the original height of the characters and the original line spacing, the length of each text line being tailored to a predetermined shape derived, at least in part, from the shape of said first cutout or said second cutout, and each screen object that belongs to the picture category is rendered unchanged such that parts of the screen object that overlap with the area of said first cutout or said second cutout are invisible.
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