Image Signal Classification for Display Mode Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display devices automatically connect images with the same resolution, leading to undesired displays, requiring users to manually adjust settings to achieve the desired display configuration, which is time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with an image inputter, detector, classification unit, and outputter that acquires, analyzes, and classifies image signals based on characteristics, allowing users to select optimal display modes for multiple image signals, thereby facilitating efficient display configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the display device automatically connects images with the same resolution, then the display configuration is determined quickly, but the display result may not match user preferences, requiring manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification of image signals by characteristics (resolution, aspect ratio, color format) before display configuration is needed. This pre-organization allows the system to quickly present appropriate display modes without requiring manual adjustment, resolving the contradiction between speed and user satisfaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users by displaying information about detected image characteristics and suggesting appropriate display modes. This feedback loop allows users to confirm or adjust the automatic configuration, ensuring the final display matches their preferences while maintaining quick setup.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple image signals with different characteristics are input, then the system can handle diverse display needs, but determining the optimal display mode becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments image signals into distinct groups based on their characteristics (resolution, aspect ratio, color format). By categorizing signals into groups, the system simplifies the complexity of handling diverse inputs and can quickly determine appropriate display modes for each group without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters by detecting and classifying image signals according to their specific characteristics. This parameter-based classification creates a structured approach to handling diverse image signals, allowing the system to automatically match signals with appropriate display modes based on their detected parameters.
3Loss of information
If the system provides detailed classification of image signals, then users can make informed display mode selections, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection and classification of image signal characteristics before display configuration is needed. This pre-processing organizes information about resolutions, aspect ratios, and color formats, making it readily available for user selection without adding complexity during the actual configuration process.
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AI summary
To facilitate selection of a display manner in a display device capable of displaying an image(s) based on a plurality of image signals, the display device according to the present invention includes: a video inputter including a plurality of input terminals configured to acquire a plurality of image signals including image data to be displayed by a display unit; a detector configured to detect characteristics of the image signals; a group determinator configured to classify the image signals into at least one group based on the characteristics detected by the detector; and an output control unit configured to output information indicating a display mode of the display unit associated with at least one group.