Mobile Device Viewscreen Capture and Server Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In public places, information displayed on viewscreens is often difficult to read due to factors like poor vision, stress, dyslexia, or poor design, and is further hindered by crowds blocking the line of sight, making it challenging for individuals to access the information.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a mobile communication device to determine the direction and geographical position of a viewscreen, communicate this information to a server, and receive and display the viewscreen information in a mobile-friendly format, allowing users to access information without struggling to read it on the original screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If information is displayed on a large viewscreen in a public place, then the information can be seen from a distance, but it becomes difficult to read due to crowds blocking the line of sight and poor visibility conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent captures an image of the viewscreen using a camera and processes it to extract text and graphical information. This creates a digital copy of the displayed information that can be viewed on a mobile device, effectively bypassing the physical obstruction problem of crowds blocking the viewscreen.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a server as an intermediary between the viewscreen and the user's mobile device. The server receives the captured image, processes it to extract information, and sends the processed information back to the mobile device, enabling indirect access to the viewscreen content when direct viewing is blocked.
2Productivity
If the viewscreen is placed at a long distance from viewers, then more people can view it simultaneously, but reading becomes more difficult due to distance and environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
By capturing an image of the viewscreen and processing it through OCR and graphical feature recognition, the system creates a high-quality digital replica of the displayed information. This copy can be displayed on a mobile device screen at close range, maintaining clarity regardless of the original viewscreen's distance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the display parameters by transferring the information from a large distant viewscreen to a smaller close-range mobile device display. The mobile device allows users to adjust font size, contrast, and other display parameters to optimize readability for individual needs.
3Ease of manufacture
If the viewscreen uses standard display formats, then it is easy to implement, but it becomes inaccessible to people with visual impairments, dyslexia, or reading difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts text from the viewscreen image and presents it in a customizable format on the mobile device. Users can adjust font type, font size, line spacing, and other text parameters to accommodate different visual needs, reading abilities, and preferences, making the information accessible to diverse user groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the viewscreen information by extracting individual text elements and graphical features separately. This allows the information to be reorganized and presented in different formats suitable for various user needs, such as larger fonts for visually impaired users or simplified layouts for those with reading difficulties.
4Loss of time
If the mobile device captures and processes viewscreen images in real-time, then the information is immediately available, but the processing complexity and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a server as a computational intermediary to handle the complex image processing, OCR recognition, and graphical feature extraction. The mobile device only needs to capture the image and display the processed results, significantly reducing the computational burden on the mobile device while maintaining real-time information access.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a method and an system for displaying viewscreen information on a display in a mobile communication device, wherein the viewscreen information is related to information shown on a viewscreen, wherein the method comprise the steps of determining a direction to the viewscreen from the mobile communication device, communicating the determined direction to a server, determining, in the server, viewscreen information based on the direction to the viewscreen, wherein the viewscreen information is related to information displayed on the viewscreen, receiving viewscreen information from the server in the mobile communication device and displaying the viewscreen information on the display in the mobile communication device.