Image Processor Contact Stress Enhancement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display technologies fail to effectively enhance the sense of presence during image viewing, as they do not adequately account for user interaction with the display, leading to a diminished immersive experience.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device and display unit that include a stress sensor and analyzer to detect contact conditions, allowing an image processor to perform enhancement processing on image signals based on detected stress, enhancing three-dimensional effects, contrast, and compensating for decreased resolution, thereby improving the sense of presence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional image display is used without contact detection, then device complexity is low, but sense of presence during image viewing is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
A contact condition detector is introduced as an intermediary component between the user and the image processor. The detector captures contact information (touch position, pressure, duration) and transmits it to the image processor, which uses this data to dynamically adjust image processing parameters. This intermediary system enables enhanced sense of presence without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes image processing parameters (contrast, brightness, sharpness, color saturation) based on detected contact conditions. When a user touches the display, the system adjusts these parameters in real-time to enhance the visual experience and create a stronger sense of presence. This parameter-based adaptation allows flexible response to user interaction without hardware modifications.
2Reliability
If image enhancement processing is performed based on contact conditions, then sense of presence is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and stores multiple sets of image processing parameters corresponding to different contact conditions (light touch, heavy touch, different positions). When contact is detected, the system simply retrieves and applies the pre-prepared parameters rather than performing complex real-time calculations. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces processing time while maintaining enhancement quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies image enhancement processing selectively based on contact conditions rather than continuously processing all images at maximum quality. Enhancement is applied partially - only to regions or frames where contact is detected - which reduces overall processing time while still providing the sense of presence enhancement when needed.
3Ease of operation
If contact detection is implemented, then image processing can be intuitively adjusted, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The contact condition detector is designed to serve multiple functions: it detects touch position, pressure intensity, contact duration, and gesture patterns. This multi-functional detector can be integrated into various display types (touchscreens, flexible displays, curved displays) without requiring device-specific customization, thereby reducing manufacturing costs through economies of scale and standardized production.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing device includes an image processor. The image processor performs an image processing on an image signal on a basis of a result of detection of a contact condition in which a user makes contact with a display section. The image processing includes an enhancement processing performed on the image signal in accordance with the contact condition.