Electronic Device Image Update with Depth Data Layers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices struggle to reflect changes in displayed images based on user inputs, such as pressure or gestures, and fail to update additional information corresponding to these changes, limiting the dynamic and interactive display of images.

Innovation Solution

The method involves displaying images with additional information like depth and height data, updating this information based on user inputs, and generating three-dimensional objects using the updated data, allowing for real-time changes and interactive displays.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the electronic device displays images with additional information (depth, height data), then the display realism and three-dimensional effect are improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need to process and update multiple data layers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay realismVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the image data into multiple independent layers: base image data and additional information data (depth, height, etc.). This segmentation allows the system to process and update only the necessary layers when user input occurs, reducing the overall processing complexity while maintaining display realism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds depth and height dimensions to traditional two-dimensional images by incorporating additional information layers. This dimensional enhancement creates three-dimensional effects without requiring complete reconstruction of the entire image data, thus improving realism while managing complexity through selective data augmentation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Ease of operation

If the electronic device updates additional information based on user input in real-time, then the interactivity and dynamic response are improved, but the processing time and energy consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinteractivityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and storing additional information data (depth, height, etc.) separately from the base image data before user interaction occurs. This pre-prepared data structure enables rapid updates during user interaction, improving interactivity while minimizing real-time processing time and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If the electronic device displays multiple images with different layers, then the information richness and visual depth are improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring changes in each layer increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation richnessVSAvoidlayer change detection
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by assigning different properties and data structures to different layers of image data. Each layer (base image, depth information, height information) has its own specific characteristics and update rules. This localized data organization makes it easier to detect and measure changes in specific layers without being overwhelmed by the complexity of the entire multi-layer structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10264183B2Method of updating an image and displaying the updated image, and electronic device performing the same
Publication Date: 2019.04.16 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method of displaying an image is provided. The method of displaying an image by an electronic device includes displaying an image including additional information, acquiring a user input made on the image, updating the additional information corresponding to the image and the image based on the input, and displaying the updated image according to the updated additional information.