Image Display Control Device Using Transitional Brightness for Slideshow Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sequential image display technologies lack an entertaining and recognizable transition between images, making it difficult for observers to distinguish between the current and next images in a slideshow.
Innovation Solution
An image display control device that uses transitional images with gradually changing brightness and position to create a recognizable transition between images, employing a combination of image display units, transitional image display units, and blur image production to simulate a smooth image switching process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If gradual switching between images is implemented, then the transition process becomes smoother and more visually appealing, but the observer cannot recognize at a glance whether the current image represents a switching process or a slide show image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies brightness changes as a visual indicator to distinguish transitional images from regular slide show images. Transitional images have their brightness lowered compared to regular images, creating a visually distinct appearance that allows observers to immediately recognize when a transition is occurring. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining smooth gradual switching while simultaneously providing clear visual feedback about the image state.
2Device complexity
If simple sequential displaying of images is used, then the display process is straightforward and easy to implement, but it lacks an entertaining nature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic transitional images that gradually transform between regular images through controlled brightness changes and positional movements. This dynamic approach replaces static simple sequential display with an animated transition process, adding entertainment value while maintaining the fundamental sequential display structure. The transitional images create a more engaging visual experience without requiring complex additional hardware or fundamentally changing the display system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If transitional images with brightness changes are displayed, then the switching process becomes recognizable and entertaining, but the display process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements transitional images by changing existing display parameters (brightness and position) rather than introducing entirely new display mechanisms. The brightness of transitional images is lowered relative to regular images, and their positions are gradually adjusted during transitions. This parameter-based approach achieves entertaining and recognizable transitions while utilizing the existing display device capabilities, thereby limiting the increase in system complexity.
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AI summary
To provide an image display control device capable of displaying a process for switching images in a manner readily recognizable by an observer when sequentially displaying a plurality of images on a display device. An image display control device displays a first image at a predetermined position in a predetermined display area, then repetitively carries out a process for producing and displaying a first transitional image in which the first image is displayed at a first display position in the display area, with brightness lowered for at least a partial area in the display area, while moving the first display position in a direction going away from the predetermined position, then repetitively carries out a process for producing and displaying a second transitional image in which a second image is displayed at a second display position in the display area, with the brightness lowered for at least the partial area in the display area, while moving the second display position in a direction approaching the predetermined position, and thereafter displays the second image at the predetermined position.