Transparent Display Aspect Ratio Conversion via Multi-Unit Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transparent flat panel display devices typically have a fixed aspect ratio, limiting user experience as non-active regions, such as bezels, remain opaque, preventing full utilization of the transparent display effect.
Innovation Solution
A flat panel display device with multiple display units that can toggle between aspect ratios, allowing a non-active, transparent region to either display content or remain opaque, enabling external light transmission and enhancing user perception by converting between aspect ratios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed aspect ratio is used in transparent flat panel display devices, then the device structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the user experience is limited and non-active regions remain opaque
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into multiple independent display units (first, second, and third display units) with different transparency characteristics. The first and second display units are configured to be transparent in non-active regions, while the third display unit in the middle can be either transparent or opaque, allowing flexible composition of different aspect ratios through selective activation of these segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device enables dynamic switching between different aspect ratios (e.g., 16:9, 21:9, 32:9) by selectively activating or deactivating specific display units. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the same physical display structure to adapt to different content requirements and user preferences without physical modification.
2Illumination intensity
If non-active regions are made opaque in conventional display devices, then the display structure is simple, but the transparent display effect cannot be fully utilized
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the display device have different transparency properties tailored to their specific functions. The first and second display units on the sides are designed to be transparent to maximize the transparent display effect, while the third display unit in the middle can be configured as opaque when needed for content display or as transparent to enhance the overall transparent effect, with each region's properties optimized for its role.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display units with different transparency are used, then aspect ratio conversion and transparent region control are improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple display units with different transparency characteristics are merged into a single integrated display device. The first, second, and third display units are physically combined and controlled as a unified system, allowing flexible composition of different aspect ratios (16:9, 21:9, 32:9) and transparent/opaque configurations without requiring separate display devices.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables a dynamic aspect ratio conversion, improving user experience by allowing transparent regions to display content or remain transparent, thereby enhancing visibility and usability of the display device.
Implementation Method 1
The first display unit comprises a (1-1)-th surface facing a (1-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (1-1)-th surface and enable external light to transmit from the (1-2)-th surface to the (1-1)-th surface
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AI summary
A flat panel display device includes: a first display unit, a second display unit, and a third display unit. The first display unit comprises a (1-1)-th surface facing a (1-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (1-1)-th surface and enable external light to transmit from the (1-2)-th surface to the (1-1)-th surface. The second display unit comprises a (2-1)-th surface facing a (2-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (2-1)-th surface and enable external light to transmit from the (2-2)-th surface to the (2-1)-th surface. The third display unit comprises a (3-1)-th surface facing a (3-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (3-1)-th surface. The third display unit is disposed between the first display unit and the second display unit.