Multi-View Display Data Distribution via Segmented Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic displays struggle to efficiently distribute high volumes of data to a large number of multi-view pixels, which are needed to show different images to multiple viewers from various angles, exceeding the capabilities of existing data distribution systems.
Innovation Solution
The system reduces data complexity by exploiting redundancies in visual content and using a secondary source for viewing-zone specifications, allowing each processing unit to compute beamlet placement and adjust color/brightness for each viewer, with only one visual content stream per viewing zone, thereby minimizing data distribution volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional data distribution systems are used to distribute data to multi-view pixels, then the system can display images to multiple viewers, but the data distribution complexity and volume become unmanageable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data distribution task by separating visual content data from viewing zone specification data. Each processing unit receives both types of data and independently computes beamlet assignments, eliminating the need for a complex centralized distribution system. This segmentation reduces data distribution complexity while maintaining multi-view display capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Each processing unit autonomously computes beamlet placement and color/brightness adjustments based on received viewing zone specifications and visual content data. This self-service approach eliminates the need for complex centralized control, allowing each unit to independently manage its data distribution tasks while contributing to the overall multi-view display system.
2Measurement precision
If high-definition displays with millions of pixels are used, then image quality is improved, but the bit rate required for data transmission becomes extremely high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and exploits redundancies in visual content by separating the visual content stream from the viewing zone specifications. By computing beamlet assignments locally at each processing unit based on viewing zone data, the system eliminates the need to transmit full high-definition image data to each multi-view pixel, dramatically reducing the required bit rate while maintaining HD image quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary computation of beamlet placement and color/brightness adjustments at each processing unit before data is displayed. By pre-computing these parameters based on viewing zone specifications and visual content data, the system reduces the amount of data that needs to be transmitted and processed in real-time, thereby reducing bit rate requirements while maintaining high image quality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple distinct images are displayed for different viewing zones, then viewer experience is improved, but the volume of data to be distributed increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the visual content stream with viewing zone specification data at each processing unit. Instead of distributing separate complete image data to each viewing zone, the system combines a single visual content stream with zone-specific computation parameters, dramatically reducing total data volume while enabling multiple distinct images for different viewing zones.
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AI summary
A multi view display is a display capable of simultaneously showing different images to viewers that see the display from different locations. Viewers do not see the images intended for other viewers at other locations. A multi view display forms images via a collection of multi-view pixels. A multi-view pixel is able to emit different light in different directions; in each direction, parameters of emitted light such as brightness, color, etc., can be controlled independently of the light emitted in other directions. Embodiments of the present invention comprise a computational pipeline and architecture for efficiently distributing image data to the multi-view pixels of a multi-view display.