Dynamic Display Drive Reconfiguration Without Rendering Interruption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image rendering technologies struggle to dynamically and real-time reconfigure display characteristics such as frame rate, brightness, and resolution without interrupting the image rendering process.
Innovation Solution
An image system that combines image data with a drive scheme, which includes display characteristics, into image data frames, allowing for dynamic reconfiguration of display characteristics by transmitting the drive scheme with the image data to a display driver without interrupting the rendering process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing image rendering technologies are used to reconfigure display characteristics, then display characteristics can be updated, but the rendering process must be interrupted and reconfiguration takes seconds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display update process by separating control data transmission from image rendering. Control data is transmitted during vertical blanking intervals when the display is naturally refreshing, allowing reconfiguration without interrupting the continuous rendering of image content. This segmentation enables simultaneous operation of rendering and reconfiguration tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-processing and buffering control data before it needs to be applied. The system prepares reconfiguration parameters in advance and transmits them during appropriate display refresh cycles, so that when reconfiguration is needed, the data is already ready to be applied without interrupting rendering.
2Adaptability or versatility
If display characteristics are reconfigured using existing technologies, then new settings can be applied, but it requires turning off the display or interrupting rendering
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains continuity of useful action by ensuring that image rendering continues uninterrupted while control data is transmitted and applied. The system uses the display's natural refresh cycles to insert control data without stopping the rendering pipeline, thereby maintaining continuous and reliable display operation throughout the reconfiguration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamics by enabling real-time adjustment of display characteristics during operation. Rather than static reconfiguration requiring display shutdown, the system dynamically updates parameters such as brightness, contrast, and timing during active display operation, making the reconfiguration process adaptive and continuous.
3Productivity
If display characteristics are updated in real-time, then uninterrupted rendering is maintained, but existing technologies cannot support dynamic reconfiguration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of a control data transmission system that bridges the gap between rendering continuity and reconfiguration capability. This intermediary layer transmits control parameters through dedicated data channels during display refresh intervals, enabling real-time adaptation without disrupting the main rendering pipeline.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds another dimension to the display system by introducing a separate control data transmission channel that operates independently from the image rendering pipeline. This additional dimension allows control parameters to be transmitted and applied without interfering with the continuous flow of image data, enabling simultaneous rendering and reconfiguration.
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AI summary
An image system dynamically updates drive sequences in an image system. Drive sequences are image display settings or display driving characteristics with which a display is operated. The image system may determine the drive sequence at least partially based on input from one or more sensors. For example, the image system may include sensors such as an inertial measurement unit, a light sensor, a camera, a temperature sensor, or other sensors from which sensor data may be collected. The image system may analyze the sensor data to calculate drive sequence settings or to select a drive sequence from a number of predetermined drive sequences. Displaying image content on a display includes providing the display with image data and includes operating the display with various drive sequences.