Home Appliance Display Feedback for Door-Triggered Object Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home appliances lack the ability to provide users with a realistic visual feedback of objects displayed on their screens, failing to create an immersive experience by simulating the movement and interaction of real objects.
Innovation Solution
A home appliance system that includes a sensor to detect door opening and closing, and a processor to provide visual feedback effects such as swaying or shaking of displayed objects, enhancing the perception of their reality through a display screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a display is provided in the home appliance to show information, then information delivery capability is improved, but visual realism and user immersion are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies mechanical vibration by generating oscillating visual effects that simulate the natural movement of objects. When the door opens or closes, the processor creates vibration patterns in the displayed images, making them appear to physically move and respond to the door movement, thereby enhancing visual realism without adding complex mechanical components to the display itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by transitioning from static displayed images to dynamic visual effects. The processor continuously adjusts the visual feedback based on door position and movement state, creating animated effects that adapt in real-time to user interaction, making the displayed objects appear alive and responsive rather than fixed and lifeless.
2Device complexity
If static images are displayed on the screen, then device simplicity is maintained, but user engagement and interaction are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by creating a closed-loop system where the display responds to door movements with visual effects. The sensor detects door state, the processor analyzes this input, and the display outputs appropriate visual feedback (such as images moving or shaking when the door opens/closes). This automatic feedback loop engages users without requiring additional controls or complex interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically generating visual effects based on door movement detection without requiring user input or control. The processor autonomously decides when and how to apply visual feedback based on sensor data, eliminating the need for additional user interface elements or manual activation, thus maintaining simplicity while enhancing engagement.
3Ease of manufacture
If visual effects are added to displayed objects, then user immersion is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-programming visual effect templates and motion patterns that can be directly applied to displayed images. Instead of calculating complex physics simulations in real-time, the system has predetermined animation sequences and movement patterns stored in memory, which are simply triggered and parameter-adjusted based on door movement, reducing real-time processing requirements while maintaining immersive visual effects.
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AI summary
A home appliance (100) and a control method therefor are provided. The home appliance includes a display (110), a sensor to detect whether a door is opened or closed, and at least one processor configured to control the display (110) to display one or more objects, and based on sensing, by the sensor, at least one of an opening or a closing of the door, provide visual feedback to the one or more objects.