Curved Display User Positioning and Content Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional computing devices with curved displays fail to allow multiple users to view separate or shared instances of visual content efficiently, as existing solutions either obstruct views or limit content to a single instance across the curved surface.
Innovation Solution
A computing device with a cylindrical housing and flexible curved display that uses audio and image capture elements to determine viewer positions and render content in separate, non-overlapping regions, allowing multiple users to view their own instances or a shared content by triangulating audio and visual data to position content correctly around the display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single instance of visual content is displayed across the entire curved display, then the device can be shared by multiple people, but each user cannot view the complete content without obstruction
Solution Approach 1:
The curved display is divided into multiple separate regions, each dedicated to displaying a specific instance of visual content for a particular user. The system detects multiple users and allocates distinct display regions so that each user can view their assigned content completely without obstruction from other users' content.
2Ease of operation
If multiple instances of visual content are displayed on different areas of the curved display, then each user can view their own content completely, but the device becomes less efficient for communal sharing
Solution Approach 1:
The display configuration is dynamically adjusted based on the number and positions of detected users. When one user is present, the entire curved display shows a single content instance. When multiple users are detected, the display automatically segments into multiple regions to show separate content instances. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize between communal sharing and individual viewing completeness based on real-time conditions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the curved display is used in communal settings like kitchen tables, then multiple people can access digital content, but existing solutions either obstruct views or limit content to a single instance
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses audio capture elements and image capture elements to continuously detect user positions and presence around the curved display. Based on this feedback, the system automatically determines how many users are present and adjusts the display configuration accordingly - segmenting the display into appropriate regions and allocating content instances to ensure each user has unobstructed viewing of their assigned content.
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AI summary
Various approaches discussed herein enable techniques for displaying instances of content on a curved display screen. Multiple users of a curved display screen may desire to view separate instances of content on different regions of the same display screen. A location of the separate users may be determined, and a region associated with each user determined and positioned on the display such that the region is within the field of view of the respective user. The content associated with the particular user is displayed in the region of the display that is directed at the associated user.