Image Transition Display Control for Flicker-Free Region Switching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display technologies experience flickering issues during image transitions due to overlapping regions between adjacent images, affecting user experience.

Innovation Solution

A display device and method that includes a controller to manage the display of a second target image by hiding specific sub-regions within the outer contour of a first target image during the transition, using pre-stored images and control instructions to ensure seamless image switching without flickering.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If image switching is performed between adjacent images with different sizes or positions, then image transition functionality is achieved, but flickering occurs in overlapping regions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage transition functionalityVSAvoidflickering
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes the harmful flickering effect from the overlapping region by clearing or filling this specific area during image transition, while preserving the useful content display in non-overlapping regions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary anti-action by pre-processing the overlapping region before the actual image content is displayed, clearing or filling this area in advance to prevent flickering from occurring during the transition

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

2Ease of operation

If the display switches from one target image to another target image, then image switching function is provided, but the overlapping region causes display quality degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage switching functionVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the display area into overlapping regions and non-overlapping regions, applying different processing strategies to each segment - the overlapping region is cleared/filled to prevent flickering, while non-overlapping regions maintain normal content display

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12518725B2Display device and display method
Publication Date: 2026.01.06 BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device and a display method the display device includes: a memory for storing at least one pre-stored image; and a controller for: obtaining first and second target images according to at least one pre-stored image; and controlling a display module, according to a first control instruction, to display the second target image and hide a display of at least one first sub-region in a first region in a frame displayed after switching from the first target image to the second target image. A size of the first target image is different from that of the second target image, and/or a position of the first target image in a display picture is different from that of the second target image. The first region represents a region within an outer contour of the first target image and not overlapping with the second target image.