Appliance Display Customization via Image Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current appliance display systems lack customization options for network-connected appliances, limiting user control over background images and display settings, which can result in suboptimal user experience and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for customizing appliance displays, allowing users to select and process images for specific appliances based on their display characteristics, using a centralized or decentralized service that processes images to fit the appliance's display format and settings, enabling users to upload or choose images and apply image processing techniques to ensure optimal visibility and compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a standardized display system is used in network-connected appliances, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but user customization capability and aesthetic appeal deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into separate components: a standardized appliance body and a customizable display layer. The display can be independently customized through image processing and overlay techniques, allowing users to personalize the appearance without modifying the underlying appliance structure. This segmentation enables mass production of standardized units while maintaining post-manufacturing customization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
Image processing and customization data are prepared and stored in advance on the appliance or accessible via network connection. The system pre-processes images to match display specifications (resolution, color profile, format) before the user actually views or interacts with the display, enabling immediate personalized presentation without requiring complex real-time processing during appliance operation.
2Illumination intensity
If image processing techniques are applied to optimize display compatibility, then display visibility and aesthetics are improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
All image processing operations are performed in advance during appliance setup, initialization, or during idle periods when the appliance is not actively being used. Images are pre-scaled, pre-colored, and pre-formatted to match the specific display characteristics of each appliance model. This preliminary processing eliminates the need for time-consuming real-time image manipulation during normal appliance operation, thus maintaining both high display quality and fast response times.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses lightweight, optimized image processing algorithms that consume minimal computational resources. Instead of implementing complex, resource-intensive image processing pipelines, the patent employs simplified processing techniques that are sufficient for the intended display quality but require significantly less processing power and time, making them suitable for embedded appliance processors with limited capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If users are provided with extensive customization options, then user experience and personalization are improved, but device complexity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The customization system is designed to work across different appliance types and display configurations through a universal interface and processing framework. A single image processing pipeline can handle various display sizes, resolutions, and formats by automatically detecting and adapting to the specific appliance characteristics. This universality allows extensive customization capabilities to be provided through a consistent, simplified user interface without requiring separate complex systems for each appliance model.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects display characteristics, selects appropriate processing parameters, and applies optimizations without requiring users to manually configure technical settings. The appliance self-configures the image processing pipeline based on its own hardware characteristics, and users simply need to provide or select images without needing to understand the underlying processing requirements. This self-service approach hides system complexity while maintaining comprehensive customization capabilities.
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AI summary
A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product for customizing an appliance display are disclosed. A method may include receiving an indication of a selected image and an indication of a target appliance on which the selected image is to be displayed. The method may additionally include determining one or more display characteristics of a display of the target appliance. The method may also include processing the selected image based on the one or more display characteristics to generate a customized image formatted for display as a background image on the display of the target appliance. The method may further include configuring the target appliance, via a network, to display the customized image as a background image underlying a graphical user interface that may be displayed on the display during operation of the target appliance.