Reversible display module including transparent display panel and display system including the display module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display devices occupy significant space and act as visual obstacles, limiting their aesthetic and functional utilization in public and domestic settings due to their bulky design and limited spatial efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A display module comprising a transparent display panel with a frame that includes a communication unit, controller, and display drive unit, allowing for wireless communication, data processing, and flexible image display modes, including multi-panel synchronization and user interaction, while minimizing physical presence through a thinner and more surface-area-efficient design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional display devices are used, then display function is provided, but spatial utilization is low and visual obstacles are created
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a transparent display panel that functions as a thin film display solution, replacing conventional bulky display devices. This thin film approach allows the display to be integrated into surfaces such as windows or glass panels, achieving high spatial utilization while maintaining display functionality without creating visual obstacles.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional front-facing display orientation to a transparent panel that can be viewed from both sides, effectively utilizing the third dimension (transparency) to provide display functionality without occupying visual space in the traditional sense.
2Adaptability or versatility
If transparent display panel is used, then spatial utilization is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functional components (communication unit, controller, display drive unit) into a unified display module assembly that mounts to the transparent display panel. This merging approach consolidates complexity into a single integrated unit rather than distributed separate components, simplifying installation and system management while maintaining advanced functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The display module is designed with multi-functional capabilities including wireless communication, data processing, and flexible display modes (single panel, multi-panel synchronization), allowing a single device to perform multiple functions that would otherwise require separate systems, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multi-panel synchronization is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller incorporates feedback mechanisms to manage multi-panel synchronization, where each panel's status and operational state are monitored and fed back to the central controller. This allows the system to automatically adjust and coordinate multiple panels, providing flexible display modes while the controller handles the complexity of synchronization automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system employs dynamic configuration capabilities where panels can be individually or collectively activated based on operational requirements. The controller dynamically adjusts panel states, enabling flexible display modes (single panel, multiple panels, synchronization) without requiring fixed hardware configurations, thereby managing complexity through software-based adaptability.
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AI summary
Provided is an electric device including: a main body comprising a storage chamber with an opening; a door coupled to the main body and comprising a transparent display panel such that the transparent display panel covers at least a part of the opening when the door is closed; a movement detector being configured to detect a movement of the transparent display panel and output a movement detection signal corresponding to the movement; and a controller configured to identify a position of the transparent display panel based on the movement detection signal, and control the transparent display panel to reverse an image displayed on the transparent display panel based on the identified position of the transparent display panel being changed from a first position to a second position.