Deformable Display Visible Region Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display technologies fail to effectively adapt and optimize image display based on the shape and position of a deformable display device and the user, leading to inefficient energy usage and suboptimal 3D image rendering.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that determine the current shape of a deformable display device and the relative position of the user, dynamically adjusting the visible region on the screen to display images, including 3D images, based on attributes such as size, position, and shape, while deactivating non-visible regions to conserve energy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the entire screen region is used to display images, then the image display area is maximized, but energy consumption increases and 3D image quality deteriorates when the display device is deformed
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is divided into multiple pixel regions, and only the visible region pixels are activated for image display while non-visible region pixels remain inactive. This segmentation allows the display to show images only where needed, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining adequate display area for the visible portion.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the display have different operational states - the visible region is actively displaying images with full quality, while the non-visible region is deactivated or dimmed. This local differentiation optimizes energy usage by applying full display resources only where visually necessary.
2Area of stationary object
If the entire screen region is used to display 3D images, then the image display area is maximized, but 3D image rendering quality deteriorates when the display device is deformed
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into visible and non-visible regions based on the deformation state and user position. Image rendering is performed only on the visible region segments, ensuring that 3D image quality is optimized for the area where users can actually see it, rather than wasting rendering resources on invisible portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The display allocates rendering resources and image quality settings locally to the visible region, providing high-quality 3D rendering only where needed. The non-visible region receives reduced or no rendering, preventing degradation of overall system performance while maintaining excellent 3D image quality in the visible area.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display device is deformed to fit different viewing scenarios, then adaptability improves, but determining the visible region becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes correspondence relationships between deformation states and visible regions before actual image display. By preparing these mappings in advance, the system can quickly determine the visible region during operation without complex real-time calculations, reducing operational complexity while maintaining high adaptability to different viewing scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a deformable display device for displaying an image and a method of displaying an image. The method includes determining a current shape of the display device, capturing an image of a user of the display device, detecting a relative position of the user with respect to the display device, based on the captured image of the user, determining a visible region among an entire screen region of the display device, based on the determined current shape and the detected position, and displaying the image on the determined visible region.