Display apparatus and display method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional display apparatuses cannot dynamically associate displayed image information with a user's current environment or allow interaction with the displayed images, providing a fixed and non-interactive experience.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus comprising a first image acquisition device, an image processing device, and an image generating device that identifies a user's body features, generates a virtual human body image corresponding to a target age, and displays it in a virtual region, while also displaying a background image to create an immersive environment, allowing interaction with the virtual image.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional display apparatus displays saved image information, then the display function is provided, but the display cannot be associated with current real environment and user interaction is not enabled

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassociation with current real environmentVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an image processing device as an intermediary component that captures real-time environment images, processes them to extract feature information, and combines this with stored image data. This intermediary system enables the connection between saved images and the current real environment without requiring complete system reconstruction, thus improving adaptability while controlling complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The display apparatus is enhanced with multiple functional modules including image acquisition device, image processing device, and image generating device. These multi-functional components enable the system to perform both traditional display functions and new interactive functions with real environment association, making the device versatile without requiring entirely separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If image processing device identifies body physical feature and generates virtual human body image, then user interaction and personalization are improved, but processing time and computational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interactionVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing multiple types of image data (first image data, second image data, third image data) in the storage device before user interaction occurs. When a user approaches, the image processing device can quickly retrieve and process relevant pre-prepared data rather than generating everything in real-time, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining personalized interaction capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If display device displays virtual human body image in real-time, then user engagement is improved, but energy consumption and processing load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic action by triggering image processing and virtual human body image generation only when specific conditions are met (e.g., when a user approaches the display apparatus or interacts with it). Between these periodic activation moments, the system remains in a low-power state, thus maintaining user engagement capabilities while significantly reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous real-time processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS10572722B2Display apparatus and display method
Publication Date: 2020.02.25 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus and a display device are provided. The display apparatus includes: a first image acquisition device, configured to acquire a target image of a target region in the case that a human body is in the target region; an image processing device, configured to identify a body physical feature of the human body according to a human body image in the target image; an image generating device, configured to generate, according to the body physical feature, a virtual human body image corresponding to the human body and conforming to a target age; and a display device, configured to display the virtual human body image. A region displaying the virtual human body image is a virtual human body display region.