Synchronized Robotic Camera-Display Mounts for Image Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Display systems face issues when showing images captured in different orientations, as they often require rotation or scaling, leading to improper viewing angles or reduced visibility, especially when transitioning between portrait and landscape orientations.
Innovation Solution
The use of robotic camera and display mounts that can rotate and move in multiple axes to ensure images are captured and displayed in their original orientation, synchronizing the camera and display positions to maintain the correct aspect ratio and orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the image is rotated to match the display orientation, then the image orientation matches the display, but viewers see the image sideways or on its side
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is made dynamically adjustable through a robotic mounting system that can rotate and reposition the display in real-time. The mounting system includes robotic actuators that enable the display to change its physical orientation dynamically, allowing it to adapt to different image orientations (portrait, landscape, etc.) while maintaining proper viewing angles for observers
2Ease of operation
If the image is displayed in its proper orientation, then the image maintains correct orientation, but the image must be scaled down and bars or elements must be displayed on either side to fill the space
Solution Approach 1:
The display device uses a robotic mounting system that enables dynamic repositioning and rotation, allowing the display to physically adjust its size and position on the display surface. This dynamic capability allows the display to expand or contract its effective display area to match the image dimensions, eliminating the need for scaling down or adding bars while maintaining proper image orientation
3Ease of operation
If the image is displayed in its proper orientation, then the image maintains correct orientation, but the size of the displayed image is reduced, making it less visible
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic mounting system enables the display to dynamically adjust its physical size and position, allowing it to expand the image to occupy the maximum available display area. This dynamic resizing capability ensures that images are displayed at their proper orientation while maintaining large dimensions for optimal visibility, eliminating the need to reduce image size
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AI summary
A system includes a robotic camera and a robotic display. The robotic camera has a robotic camera mount that moves an image capture device such as a camera and the robotic display has a robotic display mount that moves an image display device, such as a video display. The robotic mounts are used to synchronously move the camera and display so that they are in positions where captured images are displayed in the same orientation, e.g. images captured in a portrait orientation are displayed by the display in the same orientation and images captured in a landscape orientation are displayed by the display in the same orientation.