Light Control Method Based on Boundary Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current lamp bank controllers fail to accurately capture display picture content due to mismatched display ratios or sizes, leading to loss of atmosphere and immersion effects, especially with non-full-screen displays or aspect ratios like 21:9, resulting in black edges and poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A light control method and apparatus based on boundary identification, which acquires video data, identifies invalid edge picture regions, and generates light control signals to match the valid display picture content, synchronizing lamp bank operations with the actual display content by removing black edges and adjusting color data accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the lamp bank controller uses a fixed control mode without boundary identification, then the control system is simple, but the controller cannot accurately capture display picture content when display ratios or sizes mismatch, causing loss of atmosphere and immersion effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of capturing display picture contentVSAvoidcomplexity of control system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary boundary identification on the display picture before generating light control signals. By pre-detecting the valid picture region boundaries and calculating the correspondence relationship between picture pixels and lamp beads in advance, the system ensures accurate capture of display content without requiring complex real-time adjustments during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a boundary identification module as an intermediary between the video source device and the lamp bank controller. This intermediary component analyzes the display picture to determine valid picture region boundaries and establishes the mapping relationship between picture coordinates and lamp bead coordinates, enabling accurate content capture without directly complicating the core control system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the controller processes the entire frame picture including black edges, then the processing is simple, but the lamp bank cannot follow the change of valid display picture content, losing atmosphere and immersion effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different display ratios and sizesVSAvoidcomplexity of picture processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different processing quality to different regions of the picture. By identifying the valid picture region boundaries, the controller focuses computational resources and control precision only on the relevant content area, while excluding black edge regions. This local quality approach enables adaptability to various display ratios without requiring complex full-frame processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically changes the picture processing parameters based on the identified valid picture region. By adjusting the region of interest, coordinate mapping relationships, and control signal generation parameters according to the actual display content boundaries, the system achieves high adaptability to different display ratios and sizes while maintaining reasonable processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If the lamp bank controller does not identify invalid edge regions, then the control process is straightforward, but the lamp bank cannot synchronize with actual display content in non-full-screen displays, resulting in poor user experience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereliability of light-display synchronizationVSAvoiddifficulty of detecting valid picture region boundaries
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the boundary identification module continuously monitors the display picture content and adjusts the valid picture region boundaries accordingly. By using feedback from the actual display content analysis, the system reliably identifies synchronization regions and maintains accurate light-display coordination, overcoming the difficulty of boundary detection through iterative refinement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11606853B2Light control method and apparatus based on boundary identification, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.03.14 GLOWWORM (SHENZHEN) LIGHTING TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A light control method and apparatus based on boundary identification, and a storage medium are disclosed. The light control method based on boundary identification includes: acquiring video data information from a video source device; identifying an invalid edge picture region in the video data information according to a preset rule; obtaining picture color data information of pixels in a preset valid picture region in a frame picture according to the invalid edge picture region; generating a corresponding light control signal according to the picture color data information; and outputting the light control signal to a lamp bank to control an operating state of the lamp bank to match a valid picture content.