Display Stand Pin Recognition for Automatic Viewing Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display devices lack the ability to automatically adjust their viewing modes based on the user's environment and the type of content being displayed, limiting flexibility and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A display device and stand module system that uses electrical signals in a connector to control the display mode, featuring recognition units with pins that correspond to communication pins in the display module, allowing for automatic switching between landscape, portrait, and floating modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display device uses a fixed stand structure, then the structural simplicity is maintained, but the adaptability to different viewing environments and content types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The stand module incorporates multiple movable components including a first stand unit that can rotate relative to the ground base, and a second stand unit that can rotate relative to the first stand unit. These dynamic structures enable the display module to achieve various viewing angles and orientations (landscape, portrait, floating modes) by adjusting the rotational positions of the stand units, thereby providing adaptability to different viewing environments without requiring multiple separate stands.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand structure is divided into multiple independent units: a ground base, a first stand unit, and a second stand unit. Each unit can be independently adjusted and positioned. The recognition units are also segmented and distributed across different stand units, with each recognition unit capable of independently detecting its corresponding communication pin to trigger specific display mode changes.
2Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of display modes is required, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the user's intended viewing mode through the recognition units and communication pins, and autonomously adjusts the display mode without requiring manual input from the user. When the stand module is positioned in a specific orientation, the corresponding recognition unit makes contact with its communication pin, automatically triggering the display module to switch to the appropriate mode (landscape, portrait, or floating), thereby providing convenient operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates a feedback mechanism where the recognition units continuously monitor the physical position and orientation of the stand module by detecting contact with communication pins. Based on this feedback information, the control unit automatically determines the appropriate display mode and adjusts the display accordingly, creating a closed-loop system that responds to user actions without requiring explicit commands.
3Extent of automation
If the stand module includes multiple recognition units with communication pins, then the automatic display mode adjustment capability is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The recognition units and communication pins are designed with universal compatibility across different stand units. Each recognition unit can detect its corresponding communication pin to identify the same set of display modes (landscape, portrait, floating). This multi-functional design allows the same hardware components to serve multiple purposes depending on their positional relationship, simplifying the manufacturing process by using standardized components rather than requiring unique parts for each function.
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AI summary
The display module comprises: a display module including a first surface on which a display is arranged, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and slots; and a stand module, configured to support the display module and including a plurality of recognition units each including at least one pin, wherein the recognition unit of the stand module corresponds to a communication unit including at least one pin, included in the slots of the display module, so as to adjust the output of the display.