User Selectable Image Scaling for Display Distortion Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image presentation systems on displays face challenges in efficiently scaling and formatting image data to match user preferences, leading to suboptimal viewing experiences due to differences between image dimensions and display dimensions, resulting in potential distortion or incomplete image rendering.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allow for user-preference driven transformation and mapping of image dimensions onto display dimensions, including options to maintain, scale, or proportionally scale image dimensions, ensuring a viewable image is presented without distortion or cropping, using a media device that can receive and process image data from a server, and transmit formatted signals to a display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If image data is scaled to match display dimensions, then the image fits the display area, but image distortion may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides multiple dynamic scaling modes (maintain aspect ratio, stretch to fit, crop to fit, fill) that allow the image presentation to adapt dynamically based on user preference and display conditions, resolving the contradiction between area coverage and dimensional accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the scaling parameter (aspect ratio maintenance vs. distortion) based on user selection, allowing the same image data to be presented differently on the same display, thus resolving the contradiction by making the parameter adjustable rather than fixed
2Manufacturing precision
If image data is presented without scaling, then image dimensional accuracy is maintained, but the image may not fill the display area or may be cropped
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the scaling behavior based on user-selected modes, transitioning between maintaining dimensional accuracy and maximizing area coverage depending on the chosen presentation mode
Solution Approach 2:
The image presentation system serves multiple functions by incorporating different scaling modes within a single system, allowing it to maintain accuracy when needed and maximize coverage when preferred, thus resolving the contradiction through multi-functionality
3Area of stationary object
If automatic scaling is applied, then display area coverage is maximized, but user control over image presentation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service through automatic scaling options that work without user intervention, while simultaneously offering manual control options, allowing users to choose their preferred level of automation and control
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates user feedback through preference settings that determine scaling behavior, creating a feedback loop where user choices directly influence how images are scaled and presented on the display
4Ease of operation
If multiple scaling modes are provided, then user control flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The scaling system is segmented into distinct, well-defined modes (maintain aspect ratio, stretch to fit, crop to fit, fill), each with clear functionality, making the complexity manageable and understandable for users
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically selects among multiple scaling modes based on user preference, managing complexity by providing a unified interface that adapts its behavior rather than requiring separate systems for each mode
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AI summary
Disclosed are a system and method of processing image data for presentation of an image on a display. In particular, image data may be transformed and/or mapped for presentation on a display based, at least in part, on a user preference.