Transparent Display Substrate Transparency Test Using Dual-Color Reference

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for testing the transparency effect of transparent display substrates are inaccurate due to disturbances from ambient light, which affects the reliability of the brightness contrast measurements.

Innovation Solution

A device and method utilizing a transparency identification module, an optical measurement unit, and a reference object with different colored regions to calculate an identification degree by measuring brightness differences before and through the transparent display substrate, thereby isolating the impact of ambient light and enhancing test accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If brightness measurement is performed under ambient light conditions, then the test can be conducted in normal environment, but the measurement precision deteriorates due to ambient light interference

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetest environment flexibilityVSAvoidbrightness measurement accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the brightness measurement into two separate components: the reference object brightness (without transparent display substrate) and the transparent display substrate brightness (with substrate). By measuring and comparing these segmented components, the system eliminates ambient light interference while maintaining environmental flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs excessive measurement by taking multiple brightness readings under the same ambient light conditions - first measuring the reference object alone, then measuring the reference object through the transparent display substrate. This partial repetition of measurements under identical environmental conditions allows mathematical elimination of the ambient light factor.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Device complexity

If brightness contrast parameter is used to evaluate transparency, then the evaluation method is simple, but the reliability deteriorates due to ambient light disturbance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation method simplicityVSAvoidtransparency test reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a reference object with known brightness characteristics as an intermediary element. This reference object serves as a mediator between the light source and the transparent display substrate, allowing the system to calculate and eliminate ambient light effects through comparative measurement, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If transparency effect is measured using conventional brightness comparison, then the measurement process is straightforward, but the measurement precision deteriorates under varying ambient light conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement process simplicityVSAvoidtransparency measurement accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary measurement of the reference object brightness under the same ambient light conditions before measuring the transparent display substrate. This preliminary action captures the ambient light characteristics, which are then used to correct and compensate for ambient light interference in the subsequent transparency measurement, improving precision without complicating the overall process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The method effectively determines the transparency effect of the transparent display substrate by measuring the influence on the identification degree of the reference object, leading to improved test accuracy and reliability, regardless of ambient light conditions.

Implementation Method 1

The optical measurement unit is configured to directly measure brightness of the two kinds of regions of different colors of the reference object to acquire a first brightness difference

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectBrightness measurement:

Data Source

PatentUS9818320B2Device and method for testing transparency effect of transparent display substrate using a reference object with two kinds of regions of different colors
Publication Date: 2017.11.14 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention provide a device and a method for testing transparency effect of a transparent display substrate. The device comprises a transparency identification module, an optical measurement unit and a reference object including two kinds of regions of different colors. The optical measurement unit is able to directly measure brightness of the two kinds of regions of different colors of the reference object to acquire a first brightness difference, and to measure brightness of the two kinds of regions of different colors of the reference object through the transparent display substrate to acquire a second brightness difference. Based on the first brightness difference and the second brightness difference, the transparency identification module calculates identification degree ID of the transparent display substrate according to the equation:ID=Δ⁢⁢L2Δ⁢⁢L1×100⁢%,where ΔL1 is the first brightness difference and ΔL2 is the second brightness difference. Embodiments of the present invention may eliminate the influence of ambient light on the test and increase the test accuracy of the transparent display substrate.