Flexible Display Depth Information Presentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional 3D displays require special spectacles or fixed viewing angles to present depth information, limiting their versatility and user experience, while existing solutions for combining displays to create depth effects are cumbersome or inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A flexible display that can be flexed to position one portion behind another, allowing for the presentation of depth information by overlapping itself in multiple planes, enabling a coherent overall image with independent data presentation on each portion, and using sensors to ensure precise orientation and correct data interpretation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional 3D monitors are used to present depth information, then depth information can be displayed, but special spectacles or fixed viewing angles are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by transitioning from traditional 2D display planes to a 3D spatial arrangement where display portions are positioned at different depths (Z-axis) relative to the viewer. The control unit coordinates to present information across multiple spatial planes, creating depth perception without requiring special viewing equipment or fixed angles.
Solution Approach 2:
The display is segmented into multiple independently controllable portions that can be positioned at different spatial locations and orientations. Each portion can display different information or the same information from different perspectives, allowing the system to create depth effects by coordinating these segmented portions across multiple planes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple displays are combined to produce depth effects, then depth information can be presented, but the solution becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple display portions into a single integrated display system controlled by one control unit. Instead of combining separate physical displays, the system integrates multiple controllable portions of a unified display device, coordinating them to present depth information while maintaining a compact, non-cumbersome structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is designed with multi-functionality, where the same display portions can serve different functions depending on their spatial positioning and coordination. The control unit can dynamically assign different roles to different portions, allowing the system to adapt to various depth presentation requirements without adding physical complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for displaying data in at least two physical planes of a flexible display includes bending the flexible display in such a way that a first part of the display is positioned in a second plane behind a second part of the display, which is positioned in a first plane, as seen by the viewer, so that at least data relating to depth information from data which is displayed on the second part of the display can be displayed on the first part of the display. The display can be provided in a vehicle.