Electronic Display Glass Window Effect via Illuminance Sensor

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic apparatuses fail to effectively simulate a realistic transparent glass window effect by adapting background images to natural light conditions, leading to a less immersive user experience.

Innovation Solution

The electronic apparatus incorporates an illuminance sensor to detect external light conditions, adjusting the brightness and image effects of the content screen, including generating flare or rainbow effects, to create a more realistic glass window-like appearance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the electronic apparatus displays a background image to create a transparent glass window effect, then the visual aesthetic effect is improved, but the realism and immersion are insufficient without adapting to natural light conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness adaptation to natural lightVSAvoidadaptation to changing light conditions
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The display apparatus dynamically adjusts the brightness and visual effects of the background image based on real-time illuminance sensor data. The controller modifies display parameters such as brightness level, contrast, and flare/rainbow effect intensity according to changing natural light conditions, transforming the static background image into a dynamic visual output that adapts to environmental lighting variations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes display parameters including brightness, contrast, and visual effect intensity based on illuminance levels. When natural light conditions change, the controller adjusts these parameters to maintain the realistic glass window effect, such as increasing brightness in dark environments and reducing it in bright conditions, while also modifying flare and rainbow effect intensities accordingly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If the electronic apparatus uses a fixed background image display method, then the device complexity is low, but the user experience lacks realism and immersion

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverealism of glass window effectVSAvoidsystem complexity with illuminance sensor and dynamic control
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The illuminance sensor acts as an intermediary between the natural light environment and the display system. It detects external light conditions and provides data to the controller, which then adjusts the background image display accordingly. This intermediary component enables the system to sense and respond to environmental changes, enhancing the realism of the glass window effect without requiring complex manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback loop where the illuminance sensor continuously monitors natural light conditions and feeds this information to the controller. The controller then adjusts the display parameters based on this feedback, creating a closed-loop control system that maintains the realistic glass window effect under varying lighting conditions. The feedback mechanism ensures the display adapts automatically to environmental changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Illumination intensity

If the electronic apparatus does not adjust background image brightness according to external light, then energy consumption is lower, but the visual effect becomes less realistic under varying light conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebackground image brightnessVSAvoidenergy consumption for dynamic brightness adjustment
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The display apparatus serves itself by automatically adjusting its background image brightness and visual effects based on environmental light conditions detected by the illuminance sensor. The system does not require external manual control or complex power management intervention - it autonomously senses light levels and modifies its display output accordingly, optimizing the glass window effect while managing power consumption through intelligent adaptation rather than continuous high-power operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution enhances the user experience by providing a dynamic and realistic visual effect that adapts to changing light conditions, making the electronic apparatus appear more like a transparent glass window.

Implementation Method 1

when a command to switch to the third mode is received, the processor generates a content screen in which the first layer and the second layer are overlaid

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectIlluminance detection: Photoelectric Effect

Implementation Method 2

the processor generates a first layer including an image received from an external source, and a second layer including a background image, and adjusts a transparency of the first layer and a transparency of the second layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTransparency modulation:

Implementation Method 3

the processor generates a content screen in which the first layer and the second layer are overlaid

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImage layer overlay:

Data Source

PatentEP3574646B1Electronic apparatus and method for displaying a content screen on the electronic apparatus thereof
Publication Date: 2023.05.03 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof. The electronic apparatus includes a display; an outer frame to house the display; an illuminance sensor which detects a sensing value used to determine at least one of illuminance and color temperature of an external light; a memory which stores a background image, which is an image of an area behind the electronic apparatus; and a processor, which generates a content screen comprising an object layer including at least one graphic object and a background image layer including the background image. The display displays the content screen and the processor may correct the background image or provide an image effect based on the sensed values.