Flexible Display Content Correction via Sensor Fusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible display technology in electronic devices often results in distorted or obstructed content due to the device's configuration and user viewing position, making it difficult for users to read or navigate effectively.
Innovation Solution
The system processes image data using sensors and a film to determine the user's viewing position and the display's shape, generating processed image data that appears normal and proportional to the user, dynamically updating based on user and device movements, and privacy considerations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If flexible display is used to enable device flexibility and various configurations, then adaptability is improved, but content distortion and readability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing images of the display surface at multiple angles before content is displayed, then pre-calculates distortion parameters and creates correction mappings. This preparation is stored and applied when content needs to be displayed, allowing the system to compensate for flexible display distortion without real-time calculation delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters by determining distortion parameters based on multiple image analysis, viewing position detection, and flex sensor data. These parameters dynamically adjust the rendering of displayed content to compensate for display surface deformation, maintaining content accuracy across different flexible configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If flexible display is configured in non-planar shapes, then adaptability is improved, but content readability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors viewing position using image data from sensors and flex characteristics from sensors, dynamically adjusting distortion parameters to maintain content readability. The processing module modifies content rendering parameters in real-time based on detected viewing angles and display curvature, ensuring text and graphics remain legible regardless of display configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously detecting viewing position through sensor images and flex characteristics, then using this information to adjust content rendering. The processed image data is updated based on current viewing conditions, creating a closed-loop system that maintains readability as the display or user position changes.
3Device complexity
If content is displayed without processing on flexible display, then device complexity is reduced, but content accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary image processing by capturing reference images at multiple angles and pre-calculating distortion correction mappings. These pre-processed data structures are stored and applied during content display, reducing the need for complex real-time calculations while maintaining content accuracy on flexible surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that transforms standard content into distortion-compensated rendered content before display. This intermediary processing module handles the complexity of flexible display corrections, isolating the rest of the system from direct engagement with complex geometric transformations.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for managing the display of content on a display screen (110) of an electronic device (100). According to certain aspects, a sensor (119) or a set of a plurality of sensors (225) generate image data corresponding to a user viewing the device. Further, in one embodiment, a film (111) generates electrical signals corresponding to a shape or configuration of the display screen. The electronic device can calculate a distortion parameter based on the electrical signals. In another embodiment, an additional set of the plurality of sensors generates image data, from which the electronic device can calculate the distortion parameter. The electronic device generates processed image data based on the viewing position and the distortion parameter, and displays the processed image data on the display screen in such a way that the content appears oriented and proportioned to the user viewing the display screen.