Mirror Display Block Control for Seamless Content and Reflection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mirror displays experience a blank space or disparity between the content display area and the mirror image area, leading to a sense of discomfort for users.
Innovation Solution
A display device with a mirror display comprising multiple blocks, controlled by a processor to adjust reflectance and display, where the processor identifies and overlaps the mirror image with the content, adjusting reflectance to minimize blank spaces and enhance visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a plurality of blocks constituting a mirror display are controlled in block units, then the display function is achieved, but a blank is generated between the boundary of content and mirror image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the control of blocks based on their position and function. Blocks are categorized into content display blocks, mirror image blocks, and boundary blocks. The boundary blocks specifically handle both content and mirror image display with adjusted reflectance to eliminate blanks, while other blocks have simpler control. This localized differentiation resolves the contradiction by maintaining block-unit control simplicity while achieving precise boundary alignment through specialized boundary block handling.
2Adaptability or versatility
If blocks are controlled to display content and mirror image separately, then display function is provided, but user experiences sense of disparity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of content and mirror image in boundary blocks. Instead of keeping them completely separate as in conventional approaches, the boundary blocks display both content and mirror image simultaneously with adjusted reflectance, creating a seamless transition zone. This merging approach maintains the versatility of displaying both functions while eliminating the visual disparity that causes poor user experience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If reflectance is adjusted to provide mirror image, then mirror function is achieved, but content visibility may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by adjusting reflectance differently across different block types. Content display blocks maintain low reflectance for optimal content visibility, mirror image blocks have high reflectance for clear mirror function, and boundary blocks use intermediate or dynamically adjusted reflectance. This localized reflectance control allows the system to achieve both mirror function and content visibility simultaneously by optimizing each region's reflectance according to its specific function.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively eliminates the sense of disparity by seamlessly integrating the content and mirror image, improving user experience by ensuring continuous visibility without blank spaces.
Implementation Method 1
control second blocks among the plurality of blocks to have a first reflectance providing at least a part of a mirror image on a front side of the mirror display
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AI summary
A display device may including: a mirror display including a plurality of blocks; a camera; and at least one processor configured to control at least one of a reflectance and display of the plurality of blocks, where the at least one processor is configured to: control first blocks among the plurality of blocks to display a content, control second blocks among the plurality of blocks to have a first reflectance providing at least a part of a mirror image on a front side of the mirror display, identify a second part of the mirror image corresponding to the first blocks based on an image captured by the camera, control the first blocks to display the second part of the mirror image and the content by overlapping the content with the second part of the mirror image.