Rotatable Display Mount with Obstruction Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems, especially large ones like TVs mounted on walls, struggle to optimally display media content with varying aspect ratios, often requiring manual rotation or adding black bars, which is cumbersome and suboptimal, especially in environments like movie theaters transitioning from vertical posters to digital screens.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a rotatable display mount that automatically adjusts its orientation based on metadata from the media content, such as aspect ratio or resolution, to ensure optimal viewing, while incorporating sensors to detect obstructions and potentially display alternative content if rotation is impeded.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual rotation or adding black bars is used to display media content with varying aspect ratios, then the display can accommodate different content formats, but the operation becomes cumbersome and the viewing experience is suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The display mount is designed with a motorized rotation mechanism that can dynamically change the display orientation from horizontal to vertical and back, allowing the system to adapt to different media content aspect ratios automatically without manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects the aspect ratio of media content and autonomously rotates the display to the appropriate orientation, eliminating the need for user intervention in adjusting the display position
2Productivity
If a rotatable display mount is implemented to automatically adjust orientation based on metadata, then the viewing experience is enhanced and display area utilization is optimized, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display mount is designed to perform multiple functions: it can rotate the display to different orientations, detect obstructions using sensors, and automatically adjust based on media content metadata, consolidating these functions into a single integrated system
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated motorized rotation mechanism controlled by electronic sensors and metadata processing, reducing the need for complex manual operation while maintaining mechanical rotation capability
3Reliability
If sensors are added to detect obstructions during rotation, then the system can handle obstruction scenarios, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Sensors are integrated into the display mount to detect obstructions during rotation, providing real-time feedback to the control system. When an obstruction is detected, the system can pause rotation, alert the user, or select alternative media content that fits the current display orientation
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively detects potential rotation obstructions before they cause problems by using sensors to monitor the rotation path, allowing it to prepare alternative actions such as selecting different media content or alerting the user in advance
Data Source
AI summary
Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to automatically rotating displays to display media content based on metadata extracted from the media content that provides an indication of a target display orientation to display the media content. In one implementation, a method includes: detecting media content for display on a display, wherein the display is mounted on a rotatable display mount; extracting metadata from the detected media content, the extracted metadata providing an indication of a target display orientation to display the media content; using at least the extracted metadata, automatically causing the rotatable display mount to rotate the display to the target orientation; and displaying the media content on the rotated display.