CN117409686A - Virtual window - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a virtual window, which comprises a substrate, a light-emitting module and a display part, wherein the substrate is provided with a plurality of luminous modules; the base plate is arranged on the entity wall and used for fixing the virtual window; the light-emitting module is arranged on the substrate; the display part is arranged on one side of the substrate far away from the solid wall, and displays a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with far and near layers, which is seen through a window in a simulation manner, under the light emitting of the light emitting module. The technical scheme of the invention effectively solves the problem that people feel depressed in a dim environment or because no window exists in a suite.

Description

Virtual window

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of display technology application, in particular to a virtual window.

Background

With the progress and development of the age, the requirements of people on life quality, especially on living environment, are also increasing. Those who feel depressed by themselves in a dim environment or by the absence of windows in the suite often desire to improve their living and working environment.

People often use window-attached pictures to decorate, but due to factors such as single picture, the display effect is not good, and the user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, it is desirable to provide a virtual window to improve living and working environments where there is perceived as being depressed in a dim environment or because there is no window in the suite.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual window, including a substrate, a light emitting module, and a display portion; the base plate is arranged on the entity wall and used for fixing the virtual window; a light emitting module arranged on the substrate; and the display part is arranged on one side of the substrate far away from the solid wall, and displays a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with far and near layers, which is seen through the window in a simulation manner, under the light emitting of the light emitting module.

Preferably, the display section comprises a light field display operable to display interleaved images of the stereoscopic glazing out-of-window scene or different viewpoints.

Preferably, the stereoscopic simulated window external scene with the far and near layers comprises a landscape image and a virtual window lattice displayed on the landscape image, wherein the virtual window lattice is used for simulating the visual effect of the physical window lattice.

Preferably, the virtual window further comprises a solid window frame, the display part comprises at least one display panel, each display panel is surrounded by the solid window frame, and the stereoscopic simulated window external view with far and near layers displayed by each display panel forms a complete 3D landscape.

Preferably, the light emitting module has a plurality of preset illumination modes; under different illumination modes, the light emitted by the light emitting module has different light effects so as to simulate the light effects of natural light in different time periods.

Preferably, the plurality of preset illumination modes of the light emitting module further correspond to different time periods one by one, and the corresponding preset illumination modes are selected by the light emitting module according to the different time periods.

Preferably, the light field display comprises a light sheet and a 3D light path light control device; the lamp sheet is used for providing the processed interweaved images with different viewpoints for the 3D light path light control device; the 3D light path light control device is used for enabling the interweaved images to form a light field with a stereoscopic effect so as to form a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with a far-near hierarchy.

Preferably, the 3D light path light control device is located behind the display panel, and displays the stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with the far and near layers on the display panel.

Preferably, the 3D light path light control device includes a lenticular lens grating, a slit grating, a composite grating and a diffraction grating, and is configured to project the interlaced images of different viewpoints into a space in a certain area in front of the virtual window, so as to form a light field with a stereoscopic effect.

Preferably, the virtual window further comprises an air purifier module, which is activated when the light field display is in operation.

Above-mentioned virtual window is through being fixed in the base plate of entity wall, set up in the luminous module and the display part of base plate, luminous module throws light to the display part, has realized can simulate the virtual window that has the three-dimensional true window outside scene of far and near level, improves the human living environment, alleviates the emotion of depression.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a front view of a virtual window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of a virtual window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a display portion structure of a virtual window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth" and the like in the description and in the claims and in the above-described figures, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, or in other words, the described embodiments may be implemented in other sequences than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, may also include other items, such as processes, methods, systems, articles, or apparatus that include a series of steps or elements, are not necessarily limited to only those steps or elements explicitly listed, but may include other steps or elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, articles, or apparatus.

It should be noted that the description of "first", "second", etc. in this disclosure is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an indication of the number of technical features being indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

Please refer to fig. 2 in combination, which is a side view of a virtual window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A virtual window 100 comprises a substrate 1, a light emitting module 2 and a display part 3; a base plate 1 mounted on a physical wall for fixing the virtual window 100; a light emitting module 2 provided on the substrate 1; the display part 3 is arranged on one side of the substrate 1 far away from the solid wall, and displays a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with far and near layers, which is seen through a window in a simulation manner under the light emitting of the light emitting module 2.

In this embodiment, the virtual window 100 further includes a power supply module 4, where the power supply module 4 is electrically connected to the light emitting module 2, and is configured to provide electrical energy to the light emitting module 2.

In this embodiment, the light emitting module 2 has a plurality of preset illumination modes; under different illumination modes, the light emitted by the light emitting module 2 has different light effects so as to simulate the light effects of natural light in different time periods. Specifically, the light emitting module 2 includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and the light emitting module 2 controls preset intensities and RGB ratios of different color temperatures of the light emitting elements to make the light emitting elements exhibit different light effects. The preset illumination modes of the light emitting module 2 are also in one-to-one correspondence with different time periods, and the light emitting module 2 selects the corresponding preset illumination modes according to the different time periods. Specifically, after the current time is obtained through the time system of the virtual window 100, if the current time is within the preset period, the light emitting module is triggered to work according to the preset corresponding illumination mode. Wherein, the preset time period may be divided according to a natural day. For example, according to the sunrise and sunset time, a natural day can be divided into four illumination modes according to the division of the natural day, and the four illumination modes respectively correspond to the morning light effect, the noon light effect, the afternoon light effect and the night light effect so as to enrich the visual sense effect of people and achieve the effect of easing the mood. In some possible other embodiments, the preset period may be further divided according to natural days in different seasons, or set according to natural days in a month, which will not be described herein.

The above embodiments illustrate the basic structure of the virtual window and the operation mode of the light emitting module, and the structural composition of the display part of the light projected by the light emitting module will be described in detail.

Please refer to fig. 3 in combination, which is a schematic diagram of a display portion structure of a virtual window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the display section 3 comprises a light field display 330, said light field display 330 being operable to display interleaved images of said stereoscopic out-of-window scene or different viewpoints. Specifically, the user can switch the stereoscopic pseudo-window outside scene with far and near layers or the interlaced image according to the preference. The picture of the scene outside the stereoscopic simulated window with the far and near layers can simulate the 3D visual effect of the real natural environment, and the feeling of being in the scene is given. The interlaced images of different viewpoints can form a two-dimensional interlaced image with perspective space forms, which is viewed from top and bottom, or viewed from left and right, and can change the picture angle along with the movement of a person. In this embodiment, the light field display 330 is located behind the display panel 340, taking advantage of the diffractive properties of light. Specifically, the light emitted by the light emitting module 2 encounters an opaque or transparent obstacle or a small hole or narrow slit in the propagation path, bypasses the obstacle, and generates a phenomenon of deviating from straight line propagation, thereby forming an interleaved image of the stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene or different viewpoints.

In this embodiment, the light field display 330 includes a light sheet 331 and a 3D light path light control device 332; wherein, the light sheet 331 is used for projecting a 2D image to the 3D light path light control device 332; specifically, the 3D optical path light control device 332 includes different optical path light control devices such as a lenticular lens grating, a slit grating, a composite grating, and a diffraction grating; the grating (grating) is an optical device formed by a large number of parallel slits with equal width and equal interval, the diffraction grating is an optical element which disperses light by utilizing a multi-slit diffraction principle, the cylindrical lens grating images by utilizing a cambered lens refraction reflection imaging principle, and the slit grating images by utilizing a pinhole imaging principle. The 3D light path light control device 332 is configured to project the interleaved images of different viewpoints into a space in a certain area in front of the virtual window, so as to form a light field with a stereoscopic effect, and further form a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with a far-near hierarchy. The 3D light path light control device 332 is located behind the display panel 340, and displays the stereoscopic image with the far and near layers outside the window on the display panel 340. In particular, the main characteristics of the light field display technology are super-multiple continuous viewpoints and large continuous viewpoints. After the light emitting module 2 projects light to the light sheet 331, the light sheet can project information of a plurality of viewpoints. Several of the embodiments of the invention refer to one or more. Different side information of the three-dimensional object can be seen by the multiple viewpoints at different positions in the space respectively. Different emergent lights emitted by the light-emitting module 2 are respectively diffracted to different directions through the light field display, and are respectively focused to human eyes through the cylindrical lens grating, so that a picture of a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with a far-near hierarchy is formed. It should be noted that, the imaging plane projected by the light sheet 331 is parallel to the plane where the 3D light path light control device 332 is located.

In this embodiment, the virtual window 100 may further be provided with a mounting opening (not shown) for replacing the light sheet 331. The mounting opening is formed at the side of the virtual window 100, so that the user can conveniently replace the lamp sheet. When a user is visually and aesthetically tired on a certain picture, the lamp sheet 331 can be replaced only by the mounting port provided by the virtual window 100 without replacing the whole virtual window 100, and a brand new visual experience is provided.

In this embodiment, the virtual window 100 further includes an air purifier module (not shown) that is activated when the light field display is in operation. Specifically, the user can set for whether the air purifier module is automatic according to the demand by oneself to supply the user to use according to actual conditions, promote the room comfort level.

In this embodiment, the virtual window 100 further includes a physical window frame 5, the display unit 3 includes at least one display panel 340, each display panel 340 is surrounded by the physical window frame 5, and the stereoscopic pseudo-outdoor scene with the far and near layers displayed by each display panel 340 forms a complete 3D landscape, beautifies the indoor environment, and enhances the decoration.

The above embodiment realizes the generation process of the stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with the far and near layers through the light field display and the display panel of the display part, and the specific display picture of the stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with the far and near layers will be described in detail below.

Please refer to fig. 1 in combination, which is a front view of a virtual window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the stereoscopic simulated outdoor scene with the far and near layers comprises a landscape image 310 and a virtual window lattice 320 displayed on the landscape image 310, wherein the virtual window lattice 320 is used for simulating the visual effect of the physical window lattice. In particular, the virtual mullion 320 may be designed and replaced according to the fit of the landscape image or different aesthetic needs of the user to simulate the visual effect of a simulated physical mullion. The landscape image 310 may be a landscape seaside, a mountain view, a city, etc.

Above-mentioned virtual window is through being fixed in the base plate of entity wall, set up in the luminous module and the display part of base plate, luminous module throws light to the display part, has realized can simulate the virtual window that has the three-dimensional true window outside scene of far and near level, improves the human living environment, alleviates the emotion of depression.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, if and when such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims and the equivalents thereof, the present invention is intended to encompass such modifications and variations.

The above list of preferred embodiments of the present invention is, of course, not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and equivalent variations according to the claims of the present invention are therefore included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A virtual window, the virtual window comprising:

the base plate is arranged on the entity wall and used for fixing the virtual window;

the light-emitting module is arranged on the substrate; and

the display part is arranged on one side of the substrate far away from the solid wall, and displays a stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with far and near layers, which is seen through a window in a simulation manner, under the light emitting of the light emitting module.

2. A virtual window as recited in claim 1, wherein the display portion comprises a light field display operable to display interleaved images of the stereoscopic out-of-window scene or different viewpoints.

3. The virtual window of claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic simulated exterior scene having a near-far hierarchy includes a landscape image and a virtual mullion displayed over the landscape image, the virtual mullion being used to simulate the visual effect of a physical mullion.

4. The virtual window of claim 1, wherein the virtual window further comprises a physical window frame, the display portion comprises at least one display panel, each display panel is surrounded by the physical window frame, and the stereoscopic simulated window exterior scene with the far and near layers displayed by each display panel forms a complete 3D landscape.

5. The virtual window of claim 1, wherein the lighting module has a plurality of preset illumination modes; under different illumination modes, the light emitted by the light emitting module has different light effects so as to simulate the light effects of natural light in different time periods.

6. The virtual window of claim 5, wherein the plurality of preset illumination modes of the light emitting module further corresponds to different time periods one to one, and the light emitting module selects the corresponding preset illumination mode according to the different time periods.

7. The virtual window of claim 1, wherein the light field display comprises a light sheet, and a 3D light path light control device; the lamp sheet is used for providing the processed interweaved images with different viewpoints for the 3D light path light control device; the 3D light path light control device is used for enabling the interweaved images to form a light field with a stereoscopic effect so as to form a stereoscopic pseudo-window outside scene with a far-near hierarchy.

8. The virtual window of claim 7, wherein the 3D light path light control device is positioned behind the display panel and displays the stereoscopic pseudo-window external scene with a far-near hierarchy on the display panel.

9. The virtual window of claim 7, wherein the 3D light path light control device comprises a lenticular lens grating, a slit grating, a composite grating, and a diffraction grating for projecting the interlaced images of the different viewpoints into a space of a certain area in front of the virtual window, forming a light field having a stereoscopic effect.

10. The virtual window of claim 1, further comprising an air purifier module that activates when the light field display is in operation.