Rollable screen device with piezoelectric sensing
In aspects of rollable screen device with piezoelectric sensing, a mobile device includes a rollable display screen configurable in one of multiple display states corresponding to respective device form factors. The mobile device has one or more piezoelectric sensors that detect forces applied to the rollable display screen of the mobile device. The mobile device implements a selection manager that activates one or more parameters (e.g., volume, call acceptance, call decline) of the mobile device based on the forces detected by the one or more piezoelectric sensors.
1. A mobile device, comprising:
a housing;
a display screen moveable relative to the housing such that the mobile device has a compact form factor and an expanded form factor, the display screen having a first edge and a second edge that extend from the housing when the display screen is moved from the compact form factor to the expanded form factor;
one or more piezoelectric sensors positioned relative to the display screen and configured to detect one or more forces applied to the display screen, the one or more piezoelectric sensors including a first piezoelectric sensor disposed to detect a first force applied to the first edge of the display screen and a second piezoelectric sensor disposed to detect a second force applied to the second edge of the display screen; and
a selection manager configured to activate one or more parameters of the mobile device based at least in part on detecting the one or more forces applied to the display screen, a first parameter of the one or more parameters configured to activate based on the first force detected by the first piezoelectric sensor, and a second parameter of the one or more parameters configured to activate based on the second force detected by the second piezoelectric sensor.
2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of volume, call acceptance, call decline, messaging, or a speaker mode.
3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more piezoelectric sensors provide feedback responsive to the one or more forces, the feedback indicating that the one or more forces were received as input to activate the one or more parameters.
4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the feedback is at least one of audible, tactile, or visible.
5. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein:
the display screen is configured to display a notice of an incoming call on a portion of the display screen; and
the one or more parameters include declining the incoming call if a force is detected as applied to the first edge of the display screen adjacent the notice.
6. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the first parameter is acceptance of a wireless call, and the second parameter is declining of the wireless call.
7. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein at least one piezoelectric sensor of the one or more piezoelectric sensor is configured to activate either one parameter or another parameter based on different magnitudes of force applied to a location of the display screen.
8. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the first edge and the second edge are side edges of the screen.
9. A method, comprising:
providing an electrical signal from one or more piezoelectric sensors in response to one or more forces applied to a display screen of a mobile device, the mobile device having a housing with the display screen being moveable relative to the housing, the display screen having a first edge and a second edge that extend from the housing when the display screen is moved from a compact form factor to an expanded form factor, the one or more piezoelectric sensors including a first piezoelectric sensor disposed to detect a first force applied to the first edge of the display screen and a second piezoelectric sensor disposed to detect a second force applied to the second edge of the display screen; and
activating one or more parameters of the mobile device based at least in part on the electrical signal from the one or more piezoelectric sensors, a first parameter of the one or more parameters configured to activate based on the first force detected by the first piezoelectric sensor, and a second parameter of the one or more parameters configured to activate based on the second force detected by the second piezoelectric sensor.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of volume, call acceptance, call decline, messaging, or a speaker mode.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising providing feedback with the one or more piezoelectric sensors, the feedback being responsive to the one or more forces and indicating that the one or more forces were received as input to activate the one or more parameters.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the feedback is at least one of audible, tactile, or visible.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
displaying a notice of an incoming call on a portion of the display screen; and
declining the incoming call if a force is detected as applied to the first edge of the display screen adjacent the notice.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first parameter is acceptance of a wireless call, and the second parameter is declining of the wireless call.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one piezoelectric sensor of the one or more piezoelectric sensor is configured to activate either one parameter or another parameter based on different magnitudes of force applied to a location of the display screen.
16. A system, comprising:
a display screen moveable relative to a housing between one or more screen positions, at least one screen position of the display screen exposing one or more edges of the display screen, the one or more edges including a first edge and a second edge that extend from the housing;
one or more piezoelectric sensors positioned relative to the display screen and configured to detect one or more forces applied to the one or more edges of the display screen, the one or more piezoelectric sensors including a first piezoelectric sensor disposed to detect a first force applied to the first edge of the display screen and a second piezoelectric sensor disposed to detect a second force applied to the second edge of the display screen; and
a selection manager configured to activate one or more device parameters based at least in part on detecting the one or more forces applied to the display screen, a first parameter of the one or more parameters configured to activate based on the first force detected by the first piezoelectric sensor, and a second parameter of the one or more parameters configured to activate based on the second force detected by the second piezoelectric sensor.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more piezoelectric sensors provide feedback responsive to the one or more forces, the feedback indicating that the one or more forces were received as input to activate the one or more device parameters.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the feedback is at least one of audible, tactile, or visible.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first parameter is acceptance of a wireless call, and the second parameter is declining of the wireless call.
20. The system of claim 16 , wherein at least one piezoelectric sensor of the one or more piezoelectric sensor is configured to activate either one parameter or another parameter based on different magnitudes of force applied to a location of the display screen.