KR101047810B1 - Magic mirror terminal device using image sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor. The present invention provides a magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor including an image sensor unit, a display unit, and a driving control unit, the display unit including a panel and a backlight unit; An image sensor unit formed of a transparent material having the same size as that of the backlight unit and condensing a target image through an image sensor to generate image data and to transmit the image data to the driving controller; And a driving control unit which receives the image data from the image sensor unit and outputs the image data through the display unit. It includes.

Transmission, light source, recognition, saturation, alpha blending, Gaussian blur

Description

Magic mirror terminal apparatus using image sensor

The present invention relates to a terminal device for performing a mirror function, and more particularly, to a magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor for immediately outputting the image data photographed using the image sensor in a one-to-one matching size. It is about.

Display devices such as advertisement boards and electronic picture frames have a light source on the rear side of the printed surface on which the image is printed, and display the image according to the on / off of the light source, or use the front glass plate as a mirror.

In addition, the image display device provided in various places, such as the interior of the house or office, as well as the subway station or various merchandise stores, which are frequently visited by the public, are often used for interior purposes or to promote corporate image and various merchandise. Such an image display apparatus has a light source installed inside a housing, and attaches a color sheet on which an image such as advertisement text or a landscape or a person is printed to an outer surface to display an image of the color sheet by light irradiation from the light source.

Recently, a mirror combined image display apparatus having a mirror function in addition to the image display function has been developed. The conventional mirror image display apparatus has a structure in which light sources such as an image film and a fluorescent lamp are sequentially disposed behind a conventional half mirror having a translucent function and a reflective function, and is selectively turned on and off by a predetermined sensing operation. When the light source is turned off, the half mirror reflects a mirror-like reflection. When the light source is turned on, an image of the image film is displayed through the half mirror.

On the other hand, the demands of consumers related to the wireless Internet of the terminal device is gradually diversified due to the commercialization of the wireless Internet service using the terminal device. One of the terminal devices developed to meet the demands of consumers is a mobile terminal for video communication with a digital camera integrated therein. The mobile terminal for video communication includes a wireless communication function for performing a wireless telephone call and Internet communication, and a subject. It is a portable terminal device having a digital camera function that can capture and store the image data and then edit, transmit and delete the image data as necessary.

However, there is a problem in that the portable terminal apparatus does not immediately output the size of the image sensor and the size of the image data matched one-to-one.

Accordingly, in the technical field, the user outputs the image data photographed using the portable terminal device at the actual size, not only to give the effect of seeing a real mirror, but also to display the captured image data more clearly. There is a need for technology development to make it possible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor for converging a target image using an image sensor having the same size as the backlight unit. will be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a magic mirror terminal using an image sensor for displaying a clear image by changing the saturation of the image data generated by the image sensor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by increasing the transparency of the image data generated by the image sensor, and then output with the target image reflected by the semi-transparent paper, the compensation effect for the reflected target image using the image data An object of the present invention is to provide a magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a magic mirror terminal using an image sensor for displaying a clearer image by increasing the contrast value and the contrast value of the image data generated by the image sensor.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor including an image sensor unit, a display unit, and a driving control unit, the display unit includes a panel and a backlight unit. ; An image sensor unit formed of a transparent material having the same size as that of the backlight unit and condensing a target image through an image sensor to generate image data and to transmit the image data to the driving controller; And a driving control unit which receives the image data from the image sensor unit and outputs the image data through the display unit. Characterized in that it comprises a.

Magic mirror terminal using the image sensor, the transmission window is formed on the front of the image sensor unit for protecting the image sensor unit from an external force; It may be characterized in that it further comprises.

The magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor is formed between the transmission window and the image sensor, the visible light transmittance (Tv) is lower than the transmission window reflects a portion of the target image passing through the transmission window, Semi-transparent paper for condensing a portion of the target image by the image sensor unit to generate image data; It may be characterized in that it further comprises.

The driving controller may output the image data to the display unit to output the image data together with a part of the target image reflected by the transmission window.

The magic mirror terminal using the image sensor, the storage unit for storing the image data under the control of the drive control unit; It may be characterized in that it further comprises.

The driving controller may classify the image data into three colors of R, G, and B, and increase the saturation value for each of the R, G, and B values when each of the R, G, and B values is less than or equal to a predetermined saturation. A saturation conversion module for controlling output to a negative; An alpha blending module configured to increase the transparency of each of the R, G, and B values and output the same to the display unit when the transparency of each of the R, G, and B values is less than or equal to a preset transparency; And when the contrast value and the contrast value for each of the R, G, and B values are less than the preset contrast value and the contrast value, increase the contrast value and the contrast value for each of the R, G, and B values to the display unit. Gaussian blur module for controlling to output; It may be characterized in that it comprises a.

The magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor according to the present invention provides an effect of looking at a mirror by condensing a target image using an image sensor having the same size as the backlight unit.

In addition, according to the present invention, the drive control unit provides the effect of displaying the clear image by changing the saturation of the image data generated by the image sensor.

In addition, according to the present invention, by driving the drive control unit to increase the transparency of the image data generated by the image sensor, and outputs along with the target image reflected by the transflective paper, compensation for the reflected target image using the image data Provide effect.

In addition, according to the present invention, the driving controller increases the contrast value and the contrast value of the image data generated by the image sensor, thereby providing an effect of displaying a clearer image.

Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is deemed that they may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

In the present specification, when one component 'transmits' data or a signal to another component, any one component may directly transmit data or a signal to another component, and at least one other component. This means that data or a signal can be transmitted to other components through the APC.

1 is a view showing a magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor includes a display device 100, an input unit 210, a drive control unit 230, and a storage unit 250, and the display device 100 includes a transmission window ( 110, the image sensor 130, and the display 150.

The transmission window 110 is formed of a transparent material on the front surface of the image sensor unit 130 and protects the image sensor unit 130 from external force. Preferably, the transmission window 110 has a visible light transmittance (Tv) of 90% or more, and may be formed of glass having a high visible light transmittance.

The image sensor unit 130 may be formed to include a transparent material having the same size as the backlight unit 170. In addition, the image sensor unit 130 may be manufactured by including an image sensor such as a Charged Coupled Device (CCD) or a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) as a main component, and generates image data by condensing a target image through the image sensor. To the drive control unit 230 in the device. The image data transmitted to the driving controller 230 is stored in the storage 250 under the control of the driving controller 230. Image data stored in the storage unit 250 is displayed as an image on the display medium of the panel 180 in the device.

The display unit 150 includes a panel 160 and a backlight unit 170. In one embodiment, the display unit 150 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) module.

The panel 160 controls the incident light transmitted through the incident light transmitted from the backlight unit 170 to the pixel through which the incident light is transmitted according to the signal voltage of each pixel input from the driving controller 230 to display an image. The panel 160 may be formed of an LCD panel, an LED panel, or the like.

The backlight unit 170 is a light source device that serves to make incident light with uniform brightness from a fluorescent lamp used as a light source. That is, since the panel 160 itself does not generate incident light, the backlight unit 170 adjusts the amount and color of incident light emitted from the back surface of the panel 160 and is stored in the storage unit 250 which is an image. Allow image data to be displayed.

The input unit 210 may adjust incident light output from the backlight unit 170 of the display unit 150 by a user's manual input. That is, according to the control signal input to the input unit 210, the drive control unit 230 controls to adjust the amount of incident light output from the backlight unit 170. When the control signal input to the input unit 210 is a control signal for increasing incident light, the driving controller 230 may generate a Gaussian blur effect on the image data output to the display unit 150.

The driving controller 230 controls the display unit 150 by applying an electrical signal to drive the display unit 150. The driving control unit 230 may be formed of a PCB, and may be integrally formed by the display unit 150 and the connector to form one module.

The driving controller 230 receives image data from the image sensor unit 130 and stores the image data in the storage unit 250, and displays the image data stored in the storage unit 250 by the panel 160 and the backlight unit 170. Control to output through the unit 150.

The driving controller 230 may control to increase or decrease incident light output from the backlight unit 170 to the panel 160 according to the control signal input to the input unit 210.

The storage unit 250 stores the image data under the control of the driving controller 230. The storage unit 250 is a non-volatile memory (NVM), and maintains the stored data even when power is not supplied. The storage unit 250 does not delete the flash memory, flash memory (MRAM), magnetic random access memory (MRAM), or PRAM ( Phase-change random access memory (PRAM), ferroelectric RAM (FRAM), and the like.

2 is a view for explaining a state in which the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor of FIG.

1 and 2, as shown in FIG. 2A, the target image passing through the light transmission window 100 is collected by the image sensor unit 130.

Accordingly, the image sensor unit 130 converts the focused target image into image data and transmits the image to the driving controller 230. The driving controller 230 stores the image data in the storage 250.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2B, the driving controller 230 outputs the image data stored in the storage 250 to the display 150. The image data output by the driving controller 230 is displayed via the image sensor 130 and the transmission window 110.

3 is a view showing a magic mirror terminal using an image sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor may further include a semi-transparent paper 120 as compared to the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor according to the embodiment of FIG. 1.

The transflective paper 120 may be formed between the transmission window 110 and the image sensor unit 130. The transflective paper 120 reflects a portion of the target image passing through the transmission window 110 because the visible light transmittance Tv is lower than that of the transmission window 110.

A part of the target image passing through the semi-transparent paper 120 is transmitted to the image sensor unit 130, the image sensor unit 130 focuses a part of the target image to generate image data to drive the control unit 230 in the device To send.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the visible light transmittance (Tv) of the transflective paper 120 may be 50%.

4 is a view for explaining a state in which the magic mirror terminal apparatus using the image sensor of FIG.

1 to 4, as shown in FIG. 4A, a part of the target image passing through the light transmission window 100 is reflected and a part of the target image is collected by the image sensor unit 130.

Accordingly, the image sensor unit 130 converts a part of the focused target image into image data and transmits the image data to the driving controller 230. The driving controller 230 stores the image data in the storage 250.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4B, the driving controller 230 outputs the image data stored in the storage 250 to the display 150. The image data output by the driving controller 230 is displayed via the image sensor 130 and the transmission window 110. In this case, the image data output from the driving controller 230 may have the same effect as that of being output together with a part of the target image reflected by the transmission window 100.

On the other hand, the image data output from the drive control unit 230 in Figure 4 (b), is reflected back by the semi-transparent paper 120 is collected by the image sensor unit 130 is transferred to the drive control unit 230 Can be rough. As a result, the driving controller 240 may predict the image data to be displayed and perform the image data conversion process.

5 is a view showing a magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 5, the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor includes an image sensor unit 130, a display unit 150, a drive control unit 230, and a storage unit 250.

1 to 5, the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor is a transmission window for protecting the transmission window 100 from external force as compared to the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor according to the embodiment of FIG. 1. 110 may be removed.

6 is a view for explaining a state in which the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor of FIG.

1 to 6, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the image sensor unit 130 condenses a target image and converts the image into image data.

The image sensor unit 130 transmits the converted image data to the driving controller 230. The driving controller 230 stores the image data in the storage 250.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, the driving controller 230 outputs the image data stored in the storage 250 to the display 150. The image data output by the driving controller 230 is displayed via the image sensor 130.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the driving controller 230 in the magic mirror terminal using the image sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 7, the driving controller 230 may include a chroma conversion module 181, an alpha blending module 183, and a Gaussian blur module 185.

The saturation conversion module 181 classifies the image data stored in the storage unit 250 into three color values of red, green, and blue, and increases the saturation value for each value when each value is less than or equal to a preset saturation. Control to output

The alpha blending module 183 classifies the image data stored in the storage unit 250 into three color values of red, green, and blue, and increases the transparency of each value if each value is less than or equal to a preset transparency. Control to output

The alpha blending module 1830 increases the transparency of the image data generated by the image sensor unit 130 and outputs the image data reflected by the semi-transparent paper 120 described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4. By doing so, it is possible to provide a compensation effect on the reflected target image using the image data.

The Gaussian Blur module 185 classifies the image data stored in the storage unit 250 into three color values of red, green, and blue, and contrasts each value below a predetermined brightness and contrast value. The value and the contrast value are raised to control the output to the display unit 150.

Although the contents of the present invention have been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art may realize various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a view showing a magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining a state in which the magic mirror terminal device using the image sensor of FIG.

3 is a view showing a magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining a state in which the magic mirror terminal apparatus using the image sensor of FIG.

5 is a view showing a magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view for explaining a state in which the magic mirror terminal apparatus using the image sensor of FIG.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a driving control unit of a magic mirror terminal using an image sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: display device 110: transmission window

130: image sensor unit 150: display unit

160: panel 170: backlight unit

210: input unit 230: drive control unit

250: storage

Claims (6)

In the magic mirror terminal apparatus using an image sensor including an image sensor unit, a display unit, a drive control unit, The display unit including a panel and a backlight unit; The image sensor unit is formed to include a transparent material having the same size as the backlight unit, and condenses a target image through an image sensor to generate image data and transmit the image data to the driving controller. And A driving control unit which receives the image data from the image sensor unit and outputs the image data through the display unit; Magic mirror terminal using the image sensor, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, A transmission window formed on the front surface of the image sensor part to protect the image sensor part from an external force; Magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 2, Is formed between the transmission window and the image sensor unit, the visible light transmittance (Tv) is lower than the transmission window reflects a portion of the target image passing through the transmission window, a portion of the target image is reflected to the image sensor unit Semi-transparent paper for focusing by means of generating image data; Magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 3, wherein the drive control unit, And outputting the image data to the display unit to output the image data together with a part of the target image reflected by the transmission window. The method of claim 1, A storage unit which stores the image data according to the control of the driving controller; Magic mirror terminal device using an image sensor, characterized in that it further comprises. According to any one of claims 1 to 5, The drive control unit, When the image data is classified into three colors of R, G, and B, and each of the R, G, and B values is less than or equal to the preset saturation, the saturation value for each of the R, G, and B values is increased to be output to the display unit. Chroma conversion module; An alpha blending module configured to increase the transparency of each of the R, G, and B values and output the same to the display unit when the transparency of each of the R, G, and B values is less than or equal to a preset transparency; And When the contrast value and the contrast value for each of the R, G, and B values are less than the preset contrast value and the contrast value, increase the contrast value and the contrast value for each of the R, G, and B values and output the result to the display unit. Gaussian blur module for controlling to; Magic mirror terminal using the image sensor, characterized in that it comprises a.

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