Overlapping Transparent Displays With Dual Processors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display devices face challenges in processing high-resolution and streaming video content efficiently, often resulting in stuttering or skipping due to insufficient processing power, and also struggle with being lightweight, thin, and power-efficient.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of overlapping displays, each controlled by separate processors, allows for efficient processing of complex and simple images separately, maintaining uninterrupted video playback and optimizing energy consumption by distributing processing tasks and adjusting opacity for visual effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single processor is used to display high-resolution images and streaming video, then device complexity is reduced, but video playback quality deteriorates due to insufficient processing power
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display processing into separate functional units: a first processor handles complex image processing for high-resolution displays, while a second processor handles video decoding and playback. This segmentation allows each processor to be optimized for its specific task, preventing the bottleneck that occurs when a single processor must handle both high-resolution imaging and video streaming simultaneously.
2Reliability
If processing power is increased to handle high-resolution images and video, then video playback quality improves, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting processing tasks between a first processor (for complex image processing) and a second processor (for video playback), the system distributes computational workload rather than concentrating it. This allows each processor to operate at optimal efficiency levels for its specific function, reducing overall power consumption compared to using a single high-power processor for all tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different processing qualities to different tasks: high-resolution image processing receives intensive computational resources, while video playback receives optimized resources for smooth playback. This local quality approach ensures that processing power is allocated efficiently based on task requirements rather than uniformly across all processing functions.
3Manufacturing precision
If display resolution and complexity are increased to enhance visual experience, then image quality improves, but processing power requirements increase beyond existing limits
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments display processing into two distinct processor functions: the first processor handles high-resolution static or slow-changing images, while the second processor handles dynamic video content. This segmentation enables the system to achieve high display resolution without requiring a single processor to handle all processing demands, thereby working within existing processing power limits.
4Weight of moving object
If device thickness and weight are reduced to meet user preferences, then portability improves, but processing capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-functional display system where overlapping displays can be configured to serve different purposes simultaneously. The same physical display hardware can display different content on different layers, and the dual-processor architecture supports both high-resolution imaging and video playback functions. This multi-functionality allows the device to maintain lightweight and thin design while providing sufficient processing capacity for diverse applications.
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AI summary
Embodiments of an apparatus for having overlapping displays and methods for operating such apparatus can provide enhanced display and operational capabilities. The overlapping displays may include multiple overlapping transparent displays. Embodiments of additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.