Transparent Display Color Analysis via Camera Intermediary

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile devices with transparent display screens lack the capability to accurately compare and analyze colors and textures, particularly in medical diagnostics, due to limitations in image perception and edge effects, which can lead to inaccurate color matching and defect identification in coatings and medical conditions.

Innovation Solution

A method and system using an electronic mobile device with a transparent display screen, incorporating optical processing data and algorithms to capture and compare images, adjust translucence, and utilize 3D sensors for precise color and texture analysis, enabling accurate color matching and defect identification through augmented reality applications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a transparent display screen is used for color comparison, then the ability to view background objects simultaneously is improved, but color accuracy and measurement precision deteriorate due to edge effects and light interference

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to view background objectsVSAvoidcolor accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device to capture images through the transparent display screen. The camera captures the background object color and the displayed color separately, then processes these images digitally to compare colors accurately, eliminating the need for direct human visual comparison through the transparent screen which suffers from edge effects and light interference.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical/visual system of direct human eye comparison through the transparent display with an optical-digital system using a camera to capture images and a processor to analyze color data. This substitution eliminates the physical limitations of transparent displays (edge effects, light interference) by performing color analysis in the digital domain after image capture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Measurement precision

If a non-transparent display screen is used, then color measurement precision is improved by eliminating transparency issues, but the ability to compare colors with background objects deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecolor measurement accuracyVSAvoidability to compare with background objects

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The camera acts as an intermediary that captures images of both the displayed color and the background object. By processing these captured images digitally, the system enables color comparison between the display and background objects even when using a non-transparent display screen, thus restoring the adaptability lost by eliminating transparency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates digital copies of the background object and displayed color through camera imaging. These copies are then processed and compared in the digital domain, allowing color comparison functionality to be preserved or enhanced even when the physical display screen is non-transparent.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple display layers are used for comprehensive color and texture analysis, then analysis capability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecolor and texture analysis capabilityVSAvoiddisplay structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The camera serves as an intermediary that captures comprehensive visual information including color and texture from both the display and background objects. The image processing system then analyzes this captured data to provide comprehensive color and texture analysis, achieving enhanced analysis capability without physically stacking multiple display layers, thus avoiding the associated complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10803988B2Color analysis and control using a transparent display screen on a mobile device with non-transparent, bendable display screen or multiple display screen with 3D sensor for telemedicine diagnosis and treatment

Publication Date: 2020.10.13 SK COMML CONSTR INC

AI summary

The present disclosure relates to mobile electronic devices including at least one transparent display screen for color analysis and control relating to medical conditions using an electronic mobile device have a transparent display screen and a non-transparent display screen, bendable display screen and multiple screen device with 3D sensor used as telemedicine device. Color data for a perceived color stores in a memory and displays images as perceived through the transparent display screen. Image difference values are determined between a first set of optical processing data and a second set of optical processing data. The transparent display screen indicates image difference values from including differences in color, texture, transparency, lighting, etc., especially for augmented reality applications.