Drinking dramatization glass, storage medium and remote toast counter system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Regular drinking containers with cylindrical or near-cylindrical shapes cause horizontal distortion of images viewed through the drink due to the lens effect, leading to magnification and distortion of images, especially when using video display devices integrated into the glass.
Innovation Solution
A drinking dramatization glass with a built-in optical lens or squeezed-image generator that adjusts the image aspect ratio to compensate for horizontal magnification, using a lens with a greater radius of curvature in the vertical direction or implementing computer software to compress images horizontally, ensuring distortion-free viewing of images through the drink.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a cylindrical or near-cylindrical glass body is used, then the glass can contain drinks and be aesthetically pleasing, but the curved side face causes horizontal magnification and distortion of images viewed through the drink
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by pre-compressing the image in the horizontal direction before it is displayed on the video display device. This pre-compression counteracts the horizontal magnification that will occur when the image passes through the curved glass surface and drink, ensuring that the final viewed image has the correct aspect ratio without distortion
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of the image (specifically its aspect ratio and horizontal dimensions) by applying compression transformation through the image aspect ratio control part. This parameter modification ensures that when the image is magnified by the curved glass, the final result maintains the correct aspect ratio
2Adaptability or versatility
If a video display device is integrated into the glass body, then the glass can display images and videos, but the images become distorted when viewed through the drink due to the lens effect of the curved glass
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary anti-action by detecting the curvature parameters of the glass body and pre-adjusting the image aspect ratio accordingly. The image aspect ratio control part compresses the image in the horizontal direction by a calculated amount that will be exactly offset by the magnification effect of the curved glass, ensuring accurate image display
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by using a curvature detection part to measure the actual curvature of the glass body and feed this information back to the image aspect ratio control part. This feedback loop allows the system to dynamically adjust the image compression ratio to match the actual glass curvature, ensuring accurate image display under varying conditions
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
Enables viewing of images in their original aspect ratio without horizontal distortion, allowing for the projection of multiple images through the container and facilitating a remote toast counter system that counts toasting operations.
Implementation Method 1
a lens as the image aspect ratio control part and the radius of curvature of the lens in the horizontal direction is greater than its radius of curvature in the vertical direction
Data Source
AI summary
A drinking dramatization glass includes: a glass body being a bottomed cylinder body having a curved part that curves in the horizontal direction as well as a top opening; a fixing mechanism for fixing a video display device on the glass body; and an image aspect ratio control part for changing the aspect ratio of an image on the video display device. The drinking dramatization glass is configured to compensate for a horizontal distortion of images viewed through the drink in the glass.