Display Device Behind Veneer Panel with Image Alignment to Pattern
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing integrated computing devices with displays often suffer from aesthetic drawbacks due to visible displays when turned off, and solutions like shutters or translucent panels are inconvenient or interfere with image quality.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a processor to align image features with a pixel map of a veneer pattern, allowing the display to show images through a veneer with a woodgrain or similar pattern, adjusting light intensity to match the veneer's light and dark areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a shutter or door is placed over the display to hide it when off, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the physical shutter or door mechanism entirely and instead extracts only the aesthetic function by applying a translucent panel with woodgrain pattern. This eliminates the mechanical complexity while preserving the aesthetic benefit of hiding the display when off.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a translucent panel as an intermediary layer between the user and the display. This panel serves as a mediator that provides aesthetic coverage when the display is off while still allowing the display to function when needed, eliminating the need for mechanical shutters.
2Shape
If a translucent panel is placed over the display to maintain aesthetics, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the image quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating different transparency regions within the translucent panel. The panel has light regions that allow good visibility of display content and dark regions that provide aesthetic coverage. This localized variation in transparency resolves the contradiction between aesthetics and image quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the transparency parameter of the panel dynamically through image processing. By adjusting the transparency values in different regions of the panel based on the displayed content, the system optimizes both aesthetic appearance and image quality for different display scenarios.
3Shape
If a translucent panel is used to cover the display, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the visibility of displayed content deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes different regions of the translucent panel have different transparency qualities. Light regions provide high visibility for important content while dark regions provide aesthetic coverage. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between aesthetics and content visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the transparency of the panel dynamic rather than static. The transparency values are adjusted based on the displayed content, allowing the panel to adapt between providing aesthetic coverage and ensuring content visibility as needed.
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AI summary
A visual display covered by a veneer displays information in a manner that the information is not obscured by a pattern that appears in the veneer. To do this, a processor receives a pixel map of the pattern. When the processor receives a command to display an image, the processor will process the image to align: (a) a first set of features of the image to regions of a display device that correspond to first class areas in the pixel map; and (b) a second set of features of the image to regions of the display device that correspond to the second areas in the pixel map. The processor will then cause the display device to display the processed image while the veneer that exhibits the pattern is positioned over the display device.