KR101029238B1 - A method for displaying image using led lamp disposed in freedom and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for displaying images using a light emitting diode lamp are provided to prevent the generation of additional cost according to the change of images. CONSTITUTION: A mapping data generating unit(10) stores the location information and sequence information with respect to inputted unit gratins as mapping information. An image displaying unit(50) arranges a plurality of light emitting diode lamps according to the mapping information. The light emitting diode lamps are serially connected based on the order of the sequence information. A main unit(20) extracts pixel data corresponding to the location of the light emitting diode lamps from image data based on the mapping information.

Description

A Method For Displaying Image Using LED Lamp Disposed in Freedom and System Thereof}

The present invention relates to an image display method and a system using the LED lamp, and more particularly, by using the S / W provided to the user when the user arbitrarily arrange the LED lamp according to the letter form or the external landscape form, The present invention relates to a technology that transmits the position information value (mapping value) of each pixel to a controller so that the image can be displayed in real time without pixel correction according to the image even if the image displayed on the PC screen is changed.

Currently, media facades, landscape lighting, and channel signs using LEDs form clusters or bar-shaped LEDs in a specific pattern, and provide lighting in the form of color conversion through simple LED ON / OFF. The more advanced form of landscape lighting is the display of stored images.

Conventionally, in order to construct a complex type (freely arranged) cluster or bar type landscape lighting, it is necessary to designate the position value of each LED lamp and to display only the form of the image in which the image of the position value is manually arranged. There is a problem that a lot of difficulty occurs when the user wants to change the image.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to utilize the S / W provided to the user arbitrarily can be arranged freely according to the letter form or the external landscape form, anyone can easily light Can be designed and the location information (mapping value) of each pixel can be transmitted to the controller according to the designed lighting arrangement, and even if the image displayed on the PC screen is changed, the image can be displayed in real time without pixel correction according to the image. To ensure that

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the step of receiving an arbitrary number of unit grid selection signal from the user in a state in which an editing screen in which the unit grids are arranged in a grid form is displayed in the mapping information generating apparatus; Storing, by the mapping information generating device, position information of the input unit grids and order information according to the input order as mapping information, and a plurality of LED lamps are arranged in a form corresponding to the mapping information at an actual image display position; And forming an image display unit by serially connecting the LED lamps in order of sequence information, and when the mapping information generating device transmits the mapping information to the main device, storing the mapping information by the main device. When the main device receives the image data from the outside of the image data based on the mapping information Extracting pixel data corresponding to the positions of the LED lamps in the order of the sequence information and transmitting the extracted pixel data to the image display unit at an image; A presentation method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, when the user inputs any number of unit grid selection signal from the user in the state of displaying the edit screen arranged in the grid form unit grids of the input unit grids Mapping information generating device for storing the position information and the sequence information according to the input order as mapping information, which is installed in the actual image display position, a plurality of LED lamps are arranged in the form corresponding to the mapping information, the LED lamps The image display unit connected in series in the order of the sequence information, the mapping information is electrically connected to the mapping information generating device to store the mapping information received from the mapping information generating device, and when the image data is input from the outside, A pixel corresponding to the position of the LED lamps in the image data based on Installed in the vicinity of the main device and the image display unit for extracting and transmitting data in order of the sequence information, and electrically connected between the main device and the image display unit to transmit pixel data received from the main device to the image display unit. Provided is an image display system using a freely arranged LED lamp, characterized in that it comprises a line equipment.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, when the user inputs any number of unit grid selection signal from the user in the state of displaying an edit screen in which the unit grids are arranged in a grid form, the input unit grid Mapping information generating device for storing the location information and the sequence number information according to the input order as mapping information, a storage unit for storing the mapping information generated by the mapping information generating device and the display target image data, based on the mapping information An embedded controller including a transmitter for extracting and transmitting pixel data corresponding to the positions of the LED lamps among the image data to be displayed in order of the sequence information, and being installed at an actual image display position, wherein a plurality of LED lamps are mapped Arranged in a form corresponding to the information, the LED lamps A receiver installed near the image display unit and the image display unit in series in order of the sequence information, and electrically connected between the embedded controller and the image display unit to transmit pixel data received from the transmitter to the image display unit; Provided is an image display system using a freely arranged LED lamp comprising a.

According to the present invention, once the media facade, landscape lighting, etc. are designed once, there is no need for separate manual operation according to the LED mapping value of the cluster or bar form whenever the image is changed, and anyone can easily Since LED can be designed, it is effective to construct an image display device using various images in landscape lighting.

In addition, the installation and maintenance costs according to the design is reduced and there is an effect that no additional costs incurred due to the change of the image.

1 is a block diagram of an image display system using a freely arranged LED cluster according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an image display system using a freely arranged LED bar according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a mapping information generating device.
4 shows an example of the LED lamp arrangement by the mapping program.
5 illustrates an example of mapping data generated by the mapping information generating apparatus.
6 is a block diagram of an image display system using a freely arranged LED cluster according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates an example of an image display unit according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an image display system using a freely arranged LED cluster according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image display system using the freely arranged LED cluster according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a mapping information generating device 10, a main equipment 20, and an image supply device 30. And the line equipment 40 and the image display unit 50 are configured.

The mapping information generating apparatus 10 generates and stores mapping information including the location information and the sequence information of the LED lamps based on the LED lamp arrangement information defined by the user, and may be a PC or the like. This will be explained in Section 3.

The main equipment 20 is a device for controlling and managing image display and is located remotely from the image display unit 50 such as a management room of a building. The main device 20 stores the mapping information generated by the mapping information generating apparatus 10 and, when image data is input from the outside, receives pixel data corresponding to the positions of the LED lamps among the image data based on the mapping information. Performs the function of extracting and transmitting in order. The mapping information is preferably stored in a storage medium such as an SD card or a ROM and provided to the main device 20.

The image supply device 30 supplies an image to be displayed to the main equipment 20, and may be implemented as a PC. When the image supply device 30 is implemented as a PC, the image supply device 30 and the mapping information generating device 10 may be provided. It can also be implemented in a PC. The image supplied from the image supply device 30 is a full screen image, and is converted into image data including only pixels corresponding to the mapping information in the main device 20.

The line device 40 is installed near the image display unit 50, and is electrically connected between the main device 20 and the image display unit 50 to display pixel data received from the main device 20. ) To send to. The plurality of line equipment 40 may be installed and connected to the main equipment 20, respectively. That is, the main device 20 stores mapping information about the image display unit 50 having various types of arrangement patterns, and each image is provided to each line device 40 for controlling the driving of the image display unit 50. The pixel data corresponding to the arrangement pattern of the display unit 50 may be transmitted.

The image display unit 50 is installed at the actual image display position, and a plurality of LED lamps are arranged in a form corresponding to the LED lamp arrangement information (mapping information) set by the user in the mapping information generating apparatus 10, and the LEDs. The lamps are connected in series in the order of the order information (the arrangement order of the corresponding LED lamps). 1 shows a form in which the LED lamp is an LED cluster 51.

That is, when the arrangement information of the LED lamps is defined by the user, the LED clusters 51 are arranged in the same manner as the LED lamp arrangement structure defined by the user in the actual image display position such as the outdoor or building exterior wall.

2 is a block diagram of an image display system using a freely arranged LED bar according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates an example in which the LED bar 52 is used as an LED lamp. When the LED bar arrangement information is defined by the user, the LED bars 52 may be used at actual image display positions such as outdoors or building exterior walls. It is arranged in the same manner as the LED bar arrangement structure defined by.

3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a mapping information generating apparatus, FIG. 4 shows an example of LED lamp arrangement by a mapping program, and FIG. 5 shows an example of mapping data generated by the mapping information generating apparatus. It is.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mapping information generating apparatus 10 includes a display unit 11, an input unit 13, a storage unit 15, and a controller 17.

The display unit 11 displays an edit screen in which the unit grids 70 corresponding to the unit LED lamps are arranged in a grid form as shown in FIG. 4, and distinguishes the unit grids selected by the user from unselected unit grids. Expressed as

The input unit 13 is for continuously inputting an arbitrary number of unit grid selection signals from a user, and an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse may be used, and a cursor 80 of a mouse is displayed on the display unit 11. It is possible to facilitate the unit grid selection. As shown in FIG. 4, the user can select the unit grids 80 using the mouse cursor 80 to design a free pattern LED lamp arrangement.

The storage unit 15 stores a mapping program that generates mapping information including location information and sequence information of the selected unit grid based on the user selection signal and the order information (the order value in which the corresponding unit grid is selected), and the mapping information generated thereby. . As shown in FIG. 5, as much information as the number of selected unit grids is generated as shown in FIG. 5, each pixel information includes X coordinates and Y coordinates of the corresponding pixel.

The controller 17 drives the mapping program and controls the display unit 11, the input unit 13, and the storage unit 15.

6 is a block diagram of an image display system using a freely arranged LED cluster according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Unlike the first embodiment, the display object image data and mapping information are stored in the embedded controller in advance, and only the image corresponding to the mapping information is extracted from the image data when the image is displayed. 50), it is different from the first embodiment in that the stored image is repeatedly displayed instead of displaying the image transmitted in real time.

As shown in FIG. 6, the image display system using the freely arranged LED cluster according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an embedded controller 60 including a storage 61, a controller 63, and a transmitter 65. ), And a receiver 67 and an image display unit 50.

The storage unit 61 is a portion in which mapping information including position information and order information of LED lamps determined according to predefined LED lamp arrangement information and display target image data are stored. Although not shown in FIG. 6, mapping information is generated through the mapping information generating device 10 as in the first embodiment, and the generated mapping information is stored in the storage unit 61. Since the LED lamp arrangement information and the mapping information are the same as in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Here, the storage unit 61 may be an SD card or a ROM.

The transmitter 65 extracts the pixel data corresponding to the position of the LED lamps from the display target image data based on the mapping information in order of information and transmits the image data to the reserver 67 when the image is transmitted.

The receiver 67 is installed near the image display unit 67, and is electrically connected between the embedded controller 60 and the image display unit 50 to transfer pixel data received from the transmitter 65 to the image display unit 50. send.

When the external image is received, the controller 63 extracts the mapping information stored in the storage unit 61, converts the external image according to the mapping information, and transmits the converted image data to the receiver 67 through the transmitter 65. To control.

In the second embodiment, the storage 61, the controller 63, and the transmitter 65 may be implemented in a single device form in one embedded controller 60.

A plurality of transmitters 65 may be installed in one embedded controller 60, and a plurality of receivers 67 corresponding thereto may be installed to provide a plurality of image display units 50 with one embedded controller 60. It is also possible to drive.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of an image display unit according to the present invention. As described above, a user can design letters, patterns, and landscape shapes in a free pattern through a mapping program. The LED cluster 51 or the LED bar 52 may be arranged in a designed pattern, and the LED cluster 51 or the LED bar 52 may be serially connected in sequence to manufacture an image display unit as shown in FIG. 7.

After the image display unit as shown in FIG. 7 is prepared, when the main device 10 or the embedded controller 60 is driven, only the image data of pixels corresponding to the LED lamp constituting the image display unit 50 of FIG. 7 is displayed. This expresses the designed character or pattern can be emphasized, and the visual effect of the character or pattern is doubled, especially when the full screen image is a video.

Hereinafter, a process of performing an image display method using a freely arranged LED lamp will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

First, the user freely selects arbitrary grids on a grid-shaped screen through a mapping program provided by the mapping information generating apparatus 10 to define LED lamp arrangement information, and based on the defined LED lamp arrangement information Mapping information including position information and order information of lamps is generated and stored.

When the LED lamp arrangement type is determined, a plurality of LED lamps are arranged in a form corresponding to the LED lamp arrangement information (mapping information) at the position where the actual image is displayed (outdoor or building wall, etc.), and the LED lamps are sequentially The image display unit 50 is formed by serially connecting in the order (the order in which the user selects the unit grids).

When displaying an image, the main device 20 or the embedded controller 60 sequentially extracts pixel data corresponding to positions of LED lamps (unit grids) selected by the user from the image data based on the mapping information, and extracts the extracted pixels. The data are transmitted to the image display unit 50 in the reverse order.

The pixel data transmitted to the image display unit 50 is transmitted to the display target LED lamp while shifting along the LED lamps connected in series, and the corresponding pixel image is displayed at the corresponding position.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications or variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims will cover such modifications and variations as fall within the spirit of the invention.

10: mapping information generating device 11: display unit
13 input unit 15 storage unit
17: control unit 20: main equipment
30: image supply device 40: line equipment
50: image display unit 51: LED cluster
52: LED Bar 60: Embedded Controller

Claims (5)

Receiving an arbitrary number of unit grid selection signals from a user in a state in which an editing screen in which unit grids are arranged in a grid form is displayed in the mapping information generating apparatus;
Storing, by the mapping information generating device, location information of the input unit grids and order information according to the input order as mapping information;
Arranging a plurality of LED lamps in a form corresponding to the mapping information at an actual image display position, and forming an image display unit by serially connecting the LED lamps in order of sequence information;
Storing, by the main device, the mapping information when the mapping information is transmitted to the main device by the mapping information generating device;
Extracting pixel data corresponding to positions of the LED lamps from the image data in the order of the order information based on the mapping information when the main device receives the image data from the outside; And
And transmitting the extracted pixel data to the image display unit.
delete Mapping for storing the position information of the input unit grids and the order information according to the input order as mapping information when receiving an arbitrary number of unit grid selection signals from a user while displaying an edit screen in which unit grids are arranged in a grid form. An information generating device;
An image display unit installed at an actual image display position, the plurality of LED lamps being arranged in a form corresponding to the mapping information, and wherein the LED lamps are connected in series in the order of the sequence information;
And is electrically connected to the mapping information generating device to store mapping information received from the mapping information generating device, and when image data is input from the outside, corresponding to the positions of the LED lamps among the image data based on the mapping information. A main device for extracting and transmitting pixel data in order of the sequence information; And
A freely arranged LED lamp installed near the image display unit and including a line device electrically connected between the main device and the image display unit to transmit pixel data received from the main device to the image display unit. Image display system using.
delete Mapping for storing the position information of the input unit grids and the order information according to the input order as mapping information when receiving an arbitrary number of unit grid selection signals from a user while displaying an edit screen in which unit grids are arranged in a grid form. An information generating device;
A storage unit which stores mapping information generated by the mapping information generating device and image data to be displayed, and pixel data corresponding to positions of LED lamps among the image data to be displayed in the order of the sequence information based on the mapping information. An embedded controller including a transmitter for extracting and transmitting;
An image display unit installed at an actual image display position, the plurality of LED lamps being arranged in a form corresponding to the mapping information, and the LED lamps being connected in series in the order of the sequence information; And
And a receiver installed near the image display unit and electrically connected between the embedded controller and the image display unit to transmit pixel data received from the transmitter to the image display unit. Video display system.

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