Flat Display Panel Curved Surface Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high manufacturing costs of curved surface display panels limit the promotion and application of curved surface display devices, as existing methods for physically bending OLED or LCD panels are not mature.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that generate a curved surface effect on a flat display panel by acquiring the visual center point, creating a pixel grid based on the panel's resolution, determining color and luminance information, and rendering valid pixels to simulate a curved surface display effect without physical bending.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If physical bending of OLED or LCD panels is used to create curved surface display, then curved surface display effect is achieved, but manufacturing cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a flat display panel to copy or simulate the curved surface display effect through image processing and rendering techniques. Instead of physically bending the panel, the system processes images to create the visual perception of curvature, thereby achieving the desired shape effect without the high manufacturing costs associated with physical bending.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of physically bending OLED or LCD panels with a computational approach. By using image processing algorithms and rendering techniques, the system substitutes mechanical deformation with digital manipulation to achieve the curved surface display effect, significantly reducing manufacturing complexity and cost.
2Ease of manufacture
If flat display panel is used instead of curved surface panel, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but visual immersion and naturalness decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs color and luminance adjustments in image processing to enhance the visual effect. By modifying color information and luminance values of pixels based on their positions and the simulated curved surface geometry, the system creates a more immersive visual experience that mimics the natural perception of curved displays, thereby compensating for the flat physical form.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes various display parameters including pixel color, luminance, and positioning to simulate curved surface effects. By dynamically adjusting these parameters based on the virtual curved surface model, the system enhances visual immersion and naturalness while maintaining the cost advantages of flat display panels.
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AI summary
A method for displaying an image with a curved surface display effect is disclosed, which comprises: acquiring a position of a visual center point relative to a flat display panel; generating a curved surface based on the position of the visual center point relative to the flat display panel, wherein a line between the visual center point and any point on the curved surface passes through a plane formed by the flat display panel, and intersects the curved surface once; generating a pixel grid on the curved surface based on resolution of the flat display panel; determining color information and luminance information of a pixel in the pixel grid when the image is displayed on the pixel grid; determining a valid pixel set in the flat display panel corresponding to the pixel grid, wherein a point of intersection of an extension line of the line between the visual center point and any point in the plane formed by the valid pixel set with the curved surface is in the pixel grid; rendering the valid pixel set of the flat display panel based on the color information and the luminance information of the pixel grid.