Multi-Vehicle Display Coordination for Composite Content Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for displaying images on vehicles do not effectively enhance the visual effect of content images displayed by multiple vehicles traveling in close proximity.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that communicates with multiple vehicles equipped with displays and controls them to display portions of a content image based on their respective positions, when the inter-vehicle distance is equal to or less than a reference distance for a specified reference time period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If multiple vehicles display content images independently, then each vehicle can show content, but the visual effect and impact are limited due to small display area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display areas of multiple vehicles to form a combined display surface. The controller coordinates multiple vehicles to display different portions of the same content image, creating a larger composite display area that enhances visual impact while managing control complexity through centralized coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from individual vehicle displays to a multi-vehicle coordinated display system, adding the dimension of spatial arrangement. By positioning multiple vehicles in specific formations and assigning display portions based on their positions, the system creates a larger effective display area through dimensional expansion.
2Area of moving object
If vehicles maintain close proximity for coordinated display, then larger combined display surface is achieved, but inter-vehicle distance control is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control of vehicle positions and display content based on real-time inter-vehicle distances. The controller continuously monitors distance between vehicles and adjusts display portions accordingly, allowing the system to adapt to changing spatial configurations while maintaining reliable coordinated display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the controller receives information about inter-vehicle distances and uses this feedback to adjust display assignments. When vehicles are within the reference distance, the controller activates coordinated display mode; otherwise, it switches to independent display, ensuring reliability under varying conditions.
3Illumination intensity
If content image is divided and displayed across multiple vehicles, then visual effect is improved, but synchronization and positioning precision are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different display portions to different vehicles based on their specific positions in the formation. Each vehicle displays a tailored portion of the content image appropriate to its location, ensuring that the overall visual effect is optimized while accounting for individual vehicle positions and orientations.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, and a controller configured to communicate, using the communication interface, with a plurality of vehicles having displays for displaying images toward outside, and control the plurality of vehicles to display portions of a content image according to respective positions of the plurality of vehicles, when a time period during which an inter-vehicle distance between the plurality of vehicles while traveling is equal to or less than a reference distance has continued for not less than a reference time period.