Display Control Apparatus for Prioritizing Noteworthy Images Across Sites
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-display systems face challenges in synchronizing and prioritizing images across remote sites with different configurations of display devices, leading to difficulties in identifying the correct display device for viewers during teleconferencing, especially when the number and arrangement of devices vary.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus and method that converts and prioritizes image information based on the number of display devices at each site, using a receiver to gather setup information and a conversion module to ensure the noteworthy image is displayed prominently across all sites, regardless of device configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If documents are displayed on all display devices and combined into a single image, then all information is preserved, but visibility is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the multiple images into two categories: noteworthy images (selected for priority display) and non-noteworthy images. The conversion portion selectively processes noteworthy images for prominent display while handling non-noteworthy images differently, thus preserving important information while ensuring visibility of key content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display qualities to different regions of content. Noteworthy images receive enhanced display treatment (larger size, prominent positioning) while non-noteworthy images are displayed in a condensed or reduced manner. This local differentiation ensures that critical information stands out without completely sacrificing other information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of display devices differs between sites, then remote multi-display capabilities are enabled, but one-on-one correspondence between documents and display devices cannot be established
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a display control apparatus as an intermediary between the teleconferencing terminals and display devices. This intermediary receives information about noteworthy images and display device configurations, then performs intelligent conversion and routing to establish appropriate correspondence between content and display devices even when numbers differ between sites.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic adaptation where the display control apparatus adjusts the mapping between images and display devices based on real-time configuration information. The system dynamically determines which images to display on which devices based on device availability and content importance, rather than requiring fixed one-to-one correspondence.
3Ease of operation
If positional relationships are instructed verbally using 'right' or 'left', then simple control is achieved, but viewers cannot identify which display device to look at when configurations differ
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs visual differentiation techniques where noteworthy images are displayed with distinctive characteristics (such as enhanced brightness, contrast, or positioning) that make them easily identifiable. This visual signaling allows viewers to quickly identify which display device should be attended to without requiring complex verbal instructions.
Solution Approach 2:
The display control apparatus performs preliminary processing to determine and establish the optimal display arrangement before actual viewing occurs. By pre-determining which images are noteworthy and how they should be positioned across display devices, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time identification during the teleconference.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus having capabilities of converting multiple images to be displayed in a first site to display said multiple images in a second site. The display control apparatus includes a receiver that receives information on a noteworthy image selected from said multiple images and setup information on at least one display device installed in the second site, a determination potion that determines a difference in number of display devices installed in the first site and the number of the display devices installed in the second site, on the basis of the setup information on said at least one display device, and a conversion portion that converts the information on said multiple images to display the noteworthy image in priority, on the basis of a result determined by the determination portion and the information on the noteworthy image.