Video Wall Layout Identification with Automated Image Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring a video wall with multiple display devices is cumbersome due to the difficulty in considering layout and identification information, leading to human errors and reduced user convenience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that automatically identifies the layout and identification information of a video wall through image processing, using techniques such as QR codes, corner symbols, and border symbols, to facilitate accurate and user-friendly setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration of video wall layout and identification information is performed, then user control and customization are improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-identification of display devices through image processing. The electronic device captures images of the video wall, automatically detects display device positions, quantities, and identification information (such as serial numbers or model numbers visible in the image), and configures the video wall layout without requiring manual user input for each parameter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration operations with automated image processing and optical character recognition systems. Instead of manually entering layout parameters and identification information, the system uses camera imaging and automated analysis to extract and process configuration data, substituting human operations with automated visual detection systems.
2Reliability
If manual configuration of video wall layout and identification information is performed, then configuration accuracy can be controlled, but human errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual configuration operations with automated image processing systems that capture images of display devices and automatically extract layout information and identification data. This substitution eliminates human transcription errors, misreading of identification numbers, and incorrect layout entry, thereby improving configuration accuracy and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying the captured image and automatically recognized layout configuration to the user for verification. This feedback mechanism allows users to confirm that the automated recognition accurately captured the video wall layout and identification information before finalizing the configuration, ensuring high reliability.
3Measurement precision
If additional user operations are required for video wall setup, then configuration precision can be maintained, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device performs automatic image capture and processing to extract video wall layout information and display device identification details without requiring users to manually input or verify each parameter. The system autonomously completes the configuration process while maintaining high precision through automated recognition algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system integrates multiple functions into a single automated process: image capture, image processing, layout detection, identification information extraction, and configuration generation are all performed by one electronic device through multi-functional integration, eliminating the need for separate manual operations for each task.
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AI summary
An electronic device and control method thereof is provided. The control method of the electronic device includes, storing mapping information in which identification information of a plurality of display devices is mapped with an identification image of the plurality of display devices, respectively. The control method includes obtaining a photographed image of a video wall including the plurality of display devices displaying a respective identification image, obtaining layout information of the video wall and the respective identification image corresponding to the plurality of display devices, from the photographed image, obtaining identification information of the plurality of display devices, respectively, based on the mapping information and the respective identification image, and obtaining arrangement state information of the plurality of display devices included in the video wall based on the obtained identification information and the layout information.