Vehicle Screen Camouflage via Decorative Image Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle interior equipment with electronic display screens struggles to camouflage the screens when the external surface does not have a plain black decoration, making it difficult to blend seamlessly with the surrounding design.
Innovation Solution
The equipment uses a management device to record and display a decorative image on the electronic display screen that matches the visible decoration of the edge zone, combined with an optical film and light source control to ensure the screen's luminosity matches the surrounding surface, making the screen invisible by merging its appearance with the edge zone.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the electronic display screen is made visible to display information, then the information display function is improved, but the aesthetic integration with the vehicle interior deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying a decorative image on the electronic display screen that matches the decoration of the edge zone. The decorative image is configured to have substantially the same appearance as the edge zone decoration, making the screen invisible when idle. This resolves the contradiction by allowing the screen to blend aesthetically with the vehicle interior while still being able to display information when activated.
2Device complexity
If the screen is camouflaged to blend with the outer surface, then the aesthetic integration is improved, but the camouflage effectiveness deteriorates when the outer surface has non-plain black decoration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent overcomes the limitation of conventional black panel effects by displaying a decorative image that matches the specific decoration of the edge zone. This decorative image can be selected from multiple stored images corresponding to different vehicle models or surface decorations, enabling effective camouflage regardless of whether the outer surface has plain black or patterned decoration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the visual parameters of the screen by displaying different decorative images with varying patterns, colors, and designs. The management device stores multiple decorative images with different characteristics, allowing the screen to adapt its appearance to match various edge zone decorations, thereby improving camouflage effectiveness across different vehicle interior designs.
3Ease of manufacture
If a fixed decorative image is displayed on the screen, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the adaptability to different vehicle models deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves universality by implementing a management device that stores multiple decorative images and can selectively display them based on the vehicle model or edge zone decoration. This allows a single electronic display screen unit to be adapted to different vehicle models with various interior designs, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while providing versatility across different applications.
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AI summary
The internal equipment (1) comprises: - a structure (3) having a window (9) surrounded by a border area (12); - an electronic display screen (7) placed in the window (9). In a standby state, the screen (7) displays a decorative image coordinated with the decoration of the border area (12) so that at least the peripheral area (14) of the screen and the border area (12) visually blend together.