Collaborative Electronic Displays for Obstructed Target Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices struggle to gather information about targets that are outside their unobstructed view or are obstructed by obstacles, limiting their ability to display accurate images or data about these targets.
Innovation Solution
Electronic devices collaborate to share information and data to generate and display images of obstructed targets, adjusting orientation, size, and location to match the target's real-time orientation and position as if it were not obstructed, using multiple devices to overcome visibility limitations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If an electronic device operates independently with its own sensors and processors, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to detect and measure obstructed targets deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple electronic devices into a collaborative network where sensors, processors, and displays from different devices are combined to detect and display obstructed targets. Device A's camera captures the target, Device B's sensors detect the obstruction, and Device C's display shows the synthesized image, creating a distributed detection system that overcomes individual device limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements multi-functionality by enabling electronic devices to perform multiple roles: some devices act as primary sensors, others as obstruction detectors, and others as display units. This universal approach allows any device in the network to contribute to the overall target detection capability regardless of its specific hardware configuration.
2Loss of information
If an electronic device requires an unobstructed view to gather target information, then measurement precision is maintained, but the loss of information about obstructed targets increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediary devices that detect obstructions and mediate between the target and the primary sensing devices. When an obstruction is detected, the system uses intermediary sensors to identify the obstruction's characteristics and position, then synthesizes target information from multiple angles and sources to compensate for the blocked view, maintaining information availability without sacrificing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional line-of-sight detection to multi-dimensional spatial awareness by incorporating depth sensors, 3D positioning data, and volumetric obstruction detection. This dimensional expansion allows the system to perceive targets and obstructions in three-dimensional space, enabling it to gather target information even when traditional direct views are blocked.
3Reliability
If multiple electronic devices collaborate to share information, then target detection capability is improved, but device complexity and communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the target detection function into distinct modular components: target acquisition modules, obstruction detection modules, data fusion modules, and display modules. Each electronic device can independently perform one or more of these segmented functions, allowing the system to achieve high reliability through functional distribution while keeping individual device complexity manageable through clear functional separation.
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AI summary
An electronic device determines information about a target and provides the information to another electronic device that has an obstructed view of the target. The other electronic device displays an image of the target with an orientation and a location of the target.