Display Frame Opening That Hides Viewing Distance Cues
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Solution Overview
Problem
Visual presentation devices, such as TVs and monitors, fail to create a convincing illusion of watching the real world due to strong visual clues that reveal the actual viewing distance, disrupting the viewer's subconscious estimation of distance based on object size.
Innovation Solution
A frame is positioned in front of the visual presentation device with a transparent opening that hides the viewing area border and provides different focusing distances, eliminating visual clues that reveal the actual viewing distance, enhancing the illusion of watching a distant scene.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a frame is added to decorate the monitor and support objects, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the illusion of watching the real world is degraded because objects in the frame reveal the actual viewing distance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the distal end of the transparent opening and any objects that would reveal the viewing distance. By extracting the problematic elements (objects in the frame, distal end), the solution preserves the aesthetic function while eliminating the visual clues that break the illusion of watching the real world.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent opening acts as an intermediary element that allows viewers to see through the frame material. This intermediary structure provides aesthetic decoration while maintaining transparency, preventing the frame itself from revealing the actual viewing distance and preserving the illusion.
2Ease of operation
If the frame is positioned close to the viewing area, then the focusing distance for the eyes is reduced, but the visual clues revealing actual viewing distance become more prominent
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the distal end of the transparent opening, which is the element that would reveal the actual viewing distance. By extracting this revealing element, the solution allows the frame to be positioned at an optimal distance without compromising the illusion, as there are no visual clues to betray the actual setup.
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AI summary
A frame for a visual presentation device with a substantially flat viewing area demarcated by a viewing area border. The frame includes fasteners for fastening the frame in front of the viewing area. The frame has a finite material thickness in which a transparent opening is formed. The opening has a distal end that faces the presentation device and a proximal end that faces viewers. A range of viewing positions is created in which the proximal end of the transparent opening hides the distal end and the viewing area border, and only a portion of the viewing area smaller that the viewing area in full is visible through the proximal end of the transparent opening. The frame suppresses visual clues to actual viewing distance and an enhanced illusion of watching the real world through a window is created.