Transparent Window Display Configuration With Guided Auto-Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation, configuration, and reconfiguration of media display constructs in various facilities are time-consuming and prone to human error, especially when dealing with complex configurations and interconnections.
Innovation Solution
A display construct coupled with a window, facilitated by a smart install application that guides installers through intuitive questions to align real configurations with virtual settings, using portable circuitry to communicate with display constructs and coordinate image projection for verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration is used to set display constructs, then flexibility in configuration is achieved, but installation time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting display construct configurations, generating configuration data, and pre-setting display parameters before actual display operation begins. The controller automatically identifies display construct locations, orientations, and connections, eliminating the need for manual configuration during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The display construct system performs self-service by automatically configuring itself through mutual identification between display constructs and the controller. The system self-detects its own configuration state, self-generates appropriate configuration data, and self-adjusts display parameters without external manual intervention.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration is used for display constructs, then configuration can be customized, but human error increases and accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by having display constructs automatically identify and report their configuration state to the controller, which then verifies and adjusts configuration data. The controller receives feedback from multiple display constructs about their relative positions, orientations, and connections, and uses this feedback to generate accurate configuration settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration operations with automated electronic identification and data processing. Instead of manually setting parameters through physical interaction with display constructs, the system uses electronic signals, automatic detection, and computational algorithms to determine and configure display parameters.
3Manufacturing precision
If complex configuration procedures are used, then precise control over display constructs is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display construct system performs self-service by automatically detecting display construct configurations, generating configuration data, and pre-setting display parameters before actual display operation begins. The controller automatically identifies display construct locations, orientations, and connections, eliminating the need for manual configuration during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that automatically mediates between display constructs and configuration settings. It receives identification signals from display constructs, processes this information through automated algorithms, and generates appropriate configuration data, thereby eliminating the need for manual intervention in complex configuration tasks.
4Manufacturing precision
If multiple display constructs are configured individually, then each display can be optimized, but overall system setup time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the configuration process by having the controller simultaneously manage and coordinate multiple display constructs through a unified configuration approach. Display constructs mutually identify each other and their relationships, allowing the system to generate comprehensive configuration data for the entire display system in parallel rather than sequentially.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting display construct configurations, generating configuration data, and pre-setting display parameters before actual display operation begins. This preliminary automatic configuration enables multiple display constructs to be optimized simultaneously without requiring individual manual setup.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media related to a display construct coupled to a structure (e.g., a vision window such as a tintable window). The structure can be a supportive structure such as a fixture. The display construct is configured to facilitate media display and is at least partially transparent. An interactive installation software tool and process aligns a digital configuration of the display construct and/or touch screen functionality of the display construct, with its physical configuration in a matrix of display constructs.