Mirror Display Adaptive Control via User Gaze Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with mirror displays lack advanced control methods to dynamically switch between mirror and display states based on user presence and gaze, leading to inefficient user interaction.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a mirror display and sensor, controlled by a processor that switches operation states from horizontal to vertical, identifies user presence, and adjusts the mirror display to operate in a mirror state based on user gaze location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the mirror display operates in display state continuously, then information display function is improved, but user convenience for mirror function deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mirror display dynamically switches between display state and mirror state based on real-time sensor detection of user presence and gaze direction. The system transitions from a static continuous display mode to a dynamic adaptive mode that adjusts its function according to user interaction, resolving the contradiction between information display and user convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sensors to detect user presence and gaze location, then feeds this information back to the processor which controls the mirror display state. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the display to automatically adapt to user needs, providing information when needed and mirror function when the user is present, thus resolving the contradiction.
2Ease of operation
If the mirror display switches states frequently, then user convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mirror display system performs self-service by automatically detecting user presence and gaze through integrated sensors and autonomously switching between display and mirror states without requiring manual user input. This self-service capability simplifies the control interface while maintaining dynamic adaptability, resolving the contradiction between user convenience and device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic apparatus switches from horizontal to vertical state, then adaptability is improved, but loss of time occurs during transition
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting user presence and gaze direction in advance, determining the appropriate display state (horizontal or vertical) before the actual state transition occurs. This advance preparation minimizes the effective transition time and reduces the perceived delay, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and time loss.
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 enables dynamic and user-centric operation of the mirror display, improving user convenience by automatically switching to the mirror state when the user is present and interacting with the device.
Implementation Method 1
identifying, based on data acquired through the sensor, whether a user is located within a predetermined distance of the electronic apparatus for a predetermined time
Implementation Method 2
control the mirror display to be operated in the mirror state based on a user gaze location
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus including a mirror display configured to be operated in a mirror state and a display state; a sensor; and at least one processor configured to switch an operation state of the electronic apparatus from a horizontal state, in which the mirror display is operated in a horizontal orientation, to a vertical state, in which the mirror display is operated in a vertical orientation, and, while the operation state of electronic apparatus is the vertical state, identify, based on data acquired through the sensor, whether a user is located within a predetermined distance of the electronic apparatus for a predetermined time, and, when it is identified that the user is located within the predetermined distance of the electronic apparatus for the predetermined time, control the mirror display to be operated in the mirror state based on a user gaze location.