Smart Install App for Display Configuration Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and configuration of media display constructs in facilities, such as buildings, are time-consuming and prone to human error, requiring complex manual adjustments and IR remote control navigation, which complicates the setup of display matrices and interconnection layouts.
Innovation Solution
A smart install application on portable circuitry, such as a smartphone or tablet, guides users through intuitive questions to configure and reconfigure display constructs, aligning real configurations with virtual settings to facilitate accurate and efficient media projection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration of each display is performed using handheld IR remote control, then configuration can be completed, but the process is time-consuming (over 10 minutes per display) and prone to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration (handheld IR remote control with button pushes) with an automated digital system. A portable device (smartphone, tablet, or laptop) communicates with display constructs over a local network, using software applications to automatically detect, identify, and configure displays. This substitution eliminates manual navigation through menus and button pushes, reducing configuration time from over 10 minutes per display to a significantly faster automated process while improving accuracy by removing human error.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service configuration where display constructs automatically detect and identify themselves on the local network. Each display construct includes a controller that can be addressed independently, allowing the system to self-configure without requiring manual intervention for each device. The portable device software automatically navigates the configuration process, detecting the number and arrangement of displays and configuring them appropriately without human guidance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex configurations and interconnections are handled manually, then all configuration options can be addressed, but the complexity increases the likelihood of errors and requires significant expertise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portable device (smartphone, tablet, or laptop) as an intermediary between the installer and the display constructs. This intermediary runs software that manages the complexity of configurations and interconnections, providing a user-friendly interface that abstracts away the underlying complexity. The software handles detection, identification, and configuration of multiple displays with various interconnection layouts (serial or parallel), allowing installers to configure complex systems without needing deep technical expertise.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the portable device software detects the actual configuration of display constructs and provides real-time information to the installer. The software can identify each display construct independently, detect their arrangement (rows and columns), and provide feedback on the current configuration state. This feedback loop allows the system to adapt to the actual physical setup and make appropriate configuration adjustments automatically.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media related to a display construct coupled to a structure (e.g., a vision window such as a tintable window). The structure can be a supportive structure such as a fixture. The display construct is configured to facilitate media display and is at least partially transparent. An interactive installation software tool and process aligns a digital configuration of the display construct and/or touch screen functionality of the display construct, with its physical configuration in a matrix of display constructs.