Display Apparatus Screen Segmentation by Aspect Ratio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display apparatuses automatically display both the communication device's screen and television broadcasts, leading to unwanted screen duplication and wasteful use of screen space, especially when displaying images with fixed aspect ratios on devices with varying orientations.
Innovation Solution
A program and display system that segment images based on pixel count in different directions, allowing users to choose the number of screens displayed and adjust image sizes dynamically to optimize screen usage, including the ability to juxtapose or replace screens based on user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus automatically displays both the communication device screen and television broadcasts, then the user can view multiple content sources simultaneously, but unwanted screen duplication occurs and screen space is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus dynamically adjusts the number of display screens based on the aspect ratio of the input image. When the image is wider than it is tall, two screens are displayed side by side; when the image is taller than it is wide, only one screen is displayed. This dynamic adaptation eliminates wasted screen space while maintaining the ability to display multiple content sources when appropriate.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the display parameter (number of screens) based on the aspect ratio parameter of the input image. By detecting whether the image width exceeds the image height, the system automatically adjusts between one-screen and two-screen display modes, optimizing screen space utilization while preserving content visibility.
2Manufacturing precision
If the display apparatus displays images with fixed aspect ratios on devices with varying orientations, then the image maintains its original proportions, but wasteful screen regions are generated at the side portions
Solution Approach 1:
The display configuration dynamically changes based on the image aspect ratio. When the image is wider than tall, two screens are activated to fully utilize the horizontal screen space. When the image is taller than wide, one screen is used to avoid excessive vertical empty space. This dynamic adjustment ensures both aspect ratio preservation and effective screen utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system segments the total screen area into one or two display regions based on the image aspect ratio. When two screens are displayed, the image is divided and distributed across both screens, maximizing the use of available screen real estate while maintaining the original image proportions.
3Productivity
If the display apparatus displays two screens side by side, then more content can be viewed, but user control over display configuration is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus automatically determines the optimal display configuration based on the detected image aspect ratio without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously deciding whether to display one or two screens, thereby maintaining high content viewing efficiency while preserving user control through automatic adaptation rather than manual configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A television receiver segments a part of an image depending on image information received from a communication device and pixel information representing the number of pixels in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction of the image. The television receiver judges a size between the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction and that in the lateral direction in the pixel information, and when it is judged that the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction is larger than that in the lateral direction, displays two screens in which the segmented image and another image are juxtaposed on a display unit. Meanwhile, when it is judged that the number of pixels in the longitudinal direction is not larger than that in the lateral direction, the television receiver receives a signal designating the number of screens to be displayed on the display unit and displays the two screens in which the segmented image and another image are juxtaposed or one screen of the segmented image on the display unit depending on the received signal.