TW202211137A - System for displaying sunshine area and shadow area in accordance with surroundings image and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for displaying a sunshine area and a shadow area in accordance with a surroundings image and a method thereof are provided. By obtaining a surroundings image and a light source position of the surroundings image, determining a sunshine area and a shadow area according to the light source position, displaying the surroundings image, and controlling brightness of the sunshine area and the shadow area, the system and the method can let people living in building feel surroundings changes, and can achieve the effect of simulating an outdoor window with a display device to increase comfort and relaxation.

Description

System and method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on environmental imagery

An illumination system and method thereof, particularly a system and method for displaying the position of sunlight and shadows based on environmental images.

With the development of process technology, material technology, art, and technology, construction technology has also continued to improve. Today, people mainly live in buildings. Buildings often have walls and roofs as exteriors, and interiors may or may not be compartmentalized between different activity spaces. Most buildings can withstand all kinds of weather changes, and can even withstand invading people or animals.

With the increasing pressure of modern work and the hectic pace of life, more and more people work and live in buildings all day long. These people feel less about the outdoor environment and often fail to notice the outdoor environment. The movement of objects and changes in weather, light and shadow, and other changes, especially for people who can only move in spaces without external windows, this situation is even more serious.

At present, some manufacturers develop lighting equipment that generates sunlight that simulates the natural environment according to time, in order to increase people's experience of the outdoor environment. However, such a lighting device only displays a fixed image, brightness and shadow at a fixed time, and people indoors still cannot effectively perceive various changes in the outdoor environment.

To sum up, it can be seen that in the prior art, people living in buildings without external windows for a long time are not easily aware of changes in the outdoor environment. Therefore, it is necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the problem in the prior art that people living in buildings are not easy to perceive changes in the outdoor environment, the present invention discloses a system and method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to environmental images, wherein:

The system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image disclosed in the present invention at least includes: a sensing device for capturing an environmental image; a display device, further comprising: a processing module for receiving the data sent by the sensing device The environmental image, which determines the position of the light source from the environmental image, and is used to calculate the sunshine area and the shaded area according to the position of the light source; the display module, which is used to display the environmental image, and is used to control the display module presented in the sunshine area and the shaded area. brightness.

Another system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environment image disclosed by the present invention at least includes: a processing module for obtaining the environment image and the position of the light source, and for calculating the sunlight area and the shadow area according to the position of the light source; a display module , used to display the environment image, and used to control the brightness of the display module in the sunshine area and shadow area.

The method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on an environment image disclosed in the present invention includes at least the following steps: capturing an environment image; judging the light source position according to the environment image; calculating the sunlight area and shadow area according to the light source position; displaying the environment image and controlling the sunlight The brightness of the area and the shaded area.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as described above, and the difference between the present invention and the prior art lies in that the present invention calculates the sunlight area and the shadow area according to the light source position after obtaining the environment image and the light source position in the environment image, and displays the environment image, and controls the sunlight The brightness presented by the area and the shadow area can solve the problems existing in the prior art, and can achieve the technical effect of simulating an external window to increase comfort and relaxation.

The features and implementations of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and examples, and the content is sufficient to enable any person skilled in the relevant art to easily and fully understand the technical means applied to solve the technical problems of the present invention and implement them accordingly, thereby achieving The effect that the present invention can achieve.

The present invention can determine the position of the light source in the environmental image, and determine the sunshine area and the shaded area according to the position of the light source, so as to use the display device displaying the environmental image to provide illumination, and the display device can simulate the light and shadow effect of sunlight on the external window. The light source position includes the direction and height of the light source in the environment image.

The system operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to "FIG. 1" of the system structure diagram of the present invention for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on an environmental image. As shown in FIG. 1 , the system of the present invention includes a sensing device 110 and a display device 120 .

The sensing device 110 is installed outdoors, and may include an image capture module 111 . In some embodiments, the sensing device 110 may also include a sunlight collection module 113 and an airflow detection module 115 .

The image capturing module 111 is responsible for capturing environmental images. Generally speaking, the image capturing module 111 may include a lens and a photosensitive element (not shown in the figure), so as to capture an environmental image through the lens and the photosensitive element.

In some embodiments, the image capture module 111 may also include an azimuth measurer and an elevation angle measurer to sense the azimuth and elevation of the included lens.

The sunlight collection module 113 can collect sunlight. The sunlight collection module 113 may be various natural light collectors (Sunlight Collector).

The airflow detection module 115 can detect the ambient wind direction and the ambient wind speed. The airflow detection module 115 may include various wind speed and direction sensors.

The display device 120 is installed indoors, and may include a processing module 121 , a display module 123 , and an additional object sensing module 125 , a fan module 126 , a light transmission channel 128 , and a channel control module 129 . It should be noted that the orientation of the display screen of the display module 123 generally corresponds to the orientation of the lens included in the image capture module 111 . For example, the lens included in the image capture module 111 is vertically upward. During installation, the display screen included in the display module 123 can usually be arranged vertically downward, for example, the display screen is arranged horizontally on the ceiling; and when the lens included in the image capturing module 111 is arranged horizontally, the display module 123 includes The display screen is also usually set horizontally, for example, the display screen is set horizontally on a wall. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

The processing module 121 can be connected to the image capturing module 111 through a wired or wireless manner, so as to receive the environmental image transmitted by the image capturing module 111 . The above wired connection method can be connected through an Ethernet network, or can be directly connected by a cable; the above wireless connection method can be through a mobile communication network such as 3G/4G/5G (cellular network), WiFi/Zigbee Wireless LAN, or Bluetooth connection. However, the manner in which the processing module 121 and the image capturing module 111 are connected is not limited to the above.

The processing module 121 is also responsible for determining the position of the light source in the environment image from the received environment image.

Generally speaking, the position of the light source determined by the processing module 121 includes the direction and angle of the light source. The processing module 121 can obtain the shooting position of the image capturing module 111 , wherein the shooting position can include the elevation angle and the azimuth of the lens of the image capturing module 111 . The processing module 121 can read the preset shooting position, and can also receive the elevation angle and azimuth sensed by the image capturing module 111; the processing module 121 can also perform image processing on the environmental image to determine whether the surrounding of the environmental image contains Buildings or creatures, and define the elevation angle of the camera as 0 degrees when the surrounding image contains buildings or creatures, and define the elevation angle of the camera as 90 degrees when there are no buildings or creatures around the environment image.

The processing module 121 can also judge whether the environmental image contains high-brightness areas after performing image processing on the environmental image; If the brightness is in the region, the processing module 121 can determine that the ambient image does not contain a light source.

The elevation angle of the processing module 121 in the shooting position indicates that the image capturing module 111 faces the sky (that is, the elevation angle is about 90 degrees), and when the ambient image includes a light source, the ratio of the size of the photosensitive element to the size of the ambient image is obtained first. , and calculate the distance between the light source and the center of the photosensitive element according to the distance between the light source and the center of the image in the ambient image and the ratio of the size of the photosensitive element to the size of the ambient image. The distance (focal length) of the photosensitive element and the calculated distance between the light source and the center of the photosensitive element Calculate the angle of the light source (the calculated angle of the light source is the incident angle of the light emitted by the light source entering the lens), the processing module 121 The direction of the light source can be judged according to the orientation in the shooting position and the relative position of the light source in the ambient image and the center of the image (for example, the orientation in the shooting position indicates that the upper side of the ambient image is north, if the light source in the ambient image is at the center of the image, If the position of the lower right is about 22.5 degrees, the processing module 121 can determine that the direction of the light source is southeast and east); and if the elevation angle in the shooting position is about 90 degrees, but the ambient image does not contain a light source, the processing module 121 can not Determine the position of the light source.

The elevation angle of the processing module 121 in the shooting position can also indicate that the image capturing module 111 is approximately parallel to the ground (that is, the elevation angle is approximately 0 degrees), and when the ambient image includes a light source, the processing module 121 can also be as described above, according to The distance between the light source in the ambient image and the center of the image, the ratio of the size of the photosensitive element to the size of the ambient image, and the focal length used by the image capture module 111 to capture the ambient image to calculate the angle of the light source (the calculated light source at this time) The angle of the light source is the angle between the light emitted by the light source and the lens), and the direction of the light source can be judged according to the orientation in the shooting position and the relative position of the light source in the ambient image and the center of the image (for example, the orientation in the shooting position indicates the front of the ambient image). When it is northwest, if the light source in the ambient image is about 45 degrees to the upper left of the center of the image, the processing module 121 can determine that the direction of the light source is the west): if the elevation angle in the shooting position is about 0 degrees, but When the ambient image does not contain a light source, the processing module 121 can determine the position of the light source according to the object connected to the ambient image and the shadow of the object. For example, the processing module 121 can calculate the angle of the light source according to the height of the object and the length of the shadow, And can judge the direction of the light source according to the direction of the shadow.

However, the manner in which the processing module 121 determines the position of the light source in the environmental image is not limited to the above. For example, the processing module 121 can also determine whether there is a shadow or an object generating a shadow in the environmental image after performing image processing on the ring image. , if yes, the processing module 121 can calculate the angle of the light source according to the height of the object and the length of the shadow as described above, and can judge the direction of the light source according to the direction of the shadow; The module 121 can calculate the angle of the light source according to the distance between the light source in the ambient image and the center of the image, the ratio of the size of the photosensitive element to the size of the ambient image, and the focal length used by the image capturing module 111 to capture the ambient image, as described above. , and the direction of the light source can be determined according to the orientation in the shooting position and the relative position of the light source in the environmental image and the center of the image.

The processing module 121 is also responsible for calculating the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the determined position of the light source. Generally speaking, the processing module 121 can also read the preset orientation of the display screen included in the display module 123 , and calculate the sunshine area and shadow according to the orientation of the display screen included in the display module 123 area. For example, as shown in “FIG. 2A”, the processing module 121 can simulate a window 200 with window frames (211-214) on all sides, and as shown in “FIG. 2B”, according to the direction of the light source The window frames ( 221 , 213 , 214 ) of the shadow areas ( 221 to 224 ) in the display screen of the display module 123 are determined according to the orientation of the display screen of the display module 123 , and can be determined according to the angle of the light source (ie the light source The slope between the emitted light and the display screen of the display module 123) and the direction of the light source determine the sunshine area (231~233) and the shadow area (221~224) on the window frame (211~214), but the processing module 121 The method of determining the sunshine area and the shadow area is not limited to the above.

The object sensing module 125 can sense whether a person approaches the display device 120 . The object sensing module 125 may include an infrared element or an image capturing element (not shown in the figure), and the infrared element is used to determine whether the emitted infrared rays are blocked or the image capturing element is used to determine whether the captured image is around the display device 120 . Whether there is a person approaching the display device 120 is sensed by means of whether the image changes, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this.

The object sensing module 125 can also determine the approaching direction of the person when sensing that the person is approaching the display device 120 . For example, the object sensing module 125 can determine the approaching direction of the person according to the detected position of the infrared element whose infrared rays are blocked or the change in the image captured by the image capturing element, but the present invention does not take this as an example. limit.

The display module 123 includes a display screen (not shown in the figure), which is responsible for displaying the environmental image received by the processing module 121 and the simulated window, and is also responsible for displaying the image generated by the processing module 121 according to the determined brightness and/or color. Calculated sunshine area and shaded area.

For example, the display module 123 can determine the color and brightness of the sunshine area calculated by the processing module 121 according to the brightness of the light source in the ambient image, or can determine the color and brightness of the sunlight area calculated by the processing module 121 according to the brightness of the shadow in the ambient image. The color and brightness of the shadowed area. In some embodiments, the display module 123 may use a gradient to present the brightness and/or color of the sunlit area and the shaded area, that is, gradually reduce the brightness and/or darken the edge of the display screen included in the display module 123 The way the color presents the sunlit area and the shaded area.

The display module 123 can also adjust the displayed environment image according to the approaching direction of the person determined by the object sensing module 125, and display the adjusted environment image. Generally speaking, the display module 123 can gradually adjust the displayed environment image according to the moving speed of the person determined by the object sensing module 125 .

The display module 123 can adjust the displayed environmental image by zooming out or zooming in on the displayed environmental image, changing the viewing angle of the displayed environmental image, or changing the displayed area, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, the display module 123 may first display a certain area in the center of the environment image on the display screen. When the object sensing module 125 determines that a person moves from the left side of the display screen included in the display module 123 to On the right side, the display module 123 can move the environmental image from left to right, so that the environmental image is gradually displayed on the display screen included in the display module 123 from the center to the left; and when the object sensing module 125 determines that there is a person When approaching the display device 120 from a distance, the display module 123 can expand the displayed area of the environmental image, so that the range of the environmental image displayed on the display screen is increased.

The fan module 126 can generate wind of a corresponding air volume according to the wind speed detected by the airflow detection module 115 when the object sensing module 125 senses that a person is approaching, and can The wind generated by the detected wind blowing in the direction. That is, the fan module 126 can use the wind direction detected by the airflow detection module 115 as the blowing direction, and blow the generated wind at the wind speed detected by the airflow detection module 115 .

The light transmission channel 128 can transmit the sunlight collected by the sunlight collection module 113 . The light transmission channel 128 may include a plurality of light tubes and one or more channel control elements (none of which are shown in the figure) that control whether a particular light tube is conducted to allow sunlight to pass through the light tube, wherein the light tube is usually an optical fiber , but the present invention is not limited to this. The sunlight collected by the sunlight collection module 113 can reach the end of the light guide along the light guide included in the light transmission channel 128 and then irradiate on the display screen included in the display module 123, thereby increasing the brightness of the display screen during display. . Generally speaking, the ends of all the light pipes included in the light transmission channel 128 can be arranged behind the display screen included in the display module 123, so that when the channel control element conducts all the light pipes, the sunlight can be evenly illuminated on the display. screen, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The channel control module 129 can control the channel control elements in one or more light transmission channels 128 according to the sunlight area calculated by the processing module 121 , so that the channel control elements control the sunlight included in the light transmission channel 128 to illuminate the environment image. The light pipe in the sunlight area and the light pipe in the sunshine area are connected and controlled so that the light pipe in the shadow area is not connected, so that the sunlight collected by the sunlight collection module 113 is only irradiated on the ambient image and the sunlight area, thereby increasing the ambient image and sunlight through sunlight. The brightness of the area.

It should be noted that the display device 120 can actually operate independently, that is to say, the environmental image received by the display device 120 does not necessarily need to be provided by the sensing device 110, and the processing module 121 can also be provided by a wired Or the wireless network receives the environmental image transmitted by other devices (not shown in the figure), or reads the environmental image from the storage medium (not shown in the figure) connected with the display device 120, and according to the received or read The environment image determines the position of the light source, and determines the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the position of the light source.

In addition, the processing module 121 can not only determine the position of the light source from the environmental image, but also provide the position of the light source in the set environmental image. For example, the processing module 121 can provide the environmental image displayed on the touch screen included in the display module 123. Click on the light source to set the direction and angle of the light source.

Next, the first embodiment is used to explain the operation system and method of the present invention, and please refer to "Fig. 3A" for the flow chart of the method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on an environmental image provided by the present invention. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the sensing device 110 is installed on the top floor of the building, the lens included in the image capturing module 111 in the sensing device 110 faces the sky, and the display device 120 is installed on the ceiling lighting, that is, The display screen included in the display module 123 of the display device 120 faces downward of the ceiling, but the present invention is not limited to this.

After the user activates the display device 120, the sensing device 110 can detect the connection with the display device 120, and then the image capturing module 111 of the sensing device 110 can continue to capture the environment image (step 310), and then The captured environmental image is sent to the display device 120 . In this embodiment, it is assumed that the environment image captured by the image capturing module 111 is an image of the sky.

After the processing module 121 of the display device 120 receives the environmental image transmitted by the sensing device 110, the processing module 121 may determine the position of the light source in the environmental image according to the received environmental image (step 320). In this embodiment, if the processing module 121 determines that the environmental image contains a relatively bright light spot after analyzing the brightness of the environmental image, the processing module 121 can determine that the light spot in the environmental image is a light source (ie, the sun ), the processing module 121 can use arc-tan (the distance between the light source in the ambient image and the center of the image * the ratio of the size of the photosensitive element to the size of the ambient image/the focal length used by the image capture module 111 to capture the ambient image) Calculate the angle of the light source with the calculation formula, and can judge the direction of the light source according to the orientation in the shooting position and the relative position of the light source in the ambient image and the center of the image. If the light source in the image is at a position about 22.5 degrees to the upper right of the center of the image, the processing module 121 can determine that the direction of the light source is southeast and east.

After the processing module 121 of the display device 120 determines the position of the light source in the received environment image (step 320 ), the processing module 121 can calculate the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the determined position of the light source (step 330 ). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the processing module 121 can first simulate the window 200 as shown in "Fig. 2A", and can determine the window frame according to the direction of the light source determined and the direction set by the display screen of the display module 123 211, the window frame 213, and the window frame 214 can generate the sunshine area and the shadow area, while the window frame 212 can only generate the sunshine area, and then, the processing module 121 can judge the window frame 211, The positions of the sunshine areas ( 231 - 233 ) and the shadow areas ( 221 - 224 ) on the window frame 213 and the window frame 214 are shown in "Fig. 2B".

After the processing module 121 of the display device 120 calculates the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the determined light source position (step 330 ), the display module 123 of the display device 120 can display the environment image (step 340 ), and can display the sunshine area and shaded area. In this embodiment, the display module 123 can display the window frame (211~213) simulated by the processing module 121 on the included display screen and having the sunshine area (231~213) and the shadow area (221~224). 214) of the window 200, and can display the environment image in the area enclosed by the four window frames (211~214).

Similarly, after the processing module 121 of the display device 120 calculates the sunlight area and the shadow area according to the determined light source position (step 330 ), the display module 123 of the display device 120 can control the brightness of the displayed sunlight area and shadow area. (step 350). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the display module 123 can determine that the maximum brightness of the sunshine area is the brightness of the light source in the ambient image, and the minimum brightness is two-thirds of the brightness of the light source in the ambient image; the display module 123 can also determine the shadow The maximum brightness of the area is one-third of the brightness of the light source in the ambient image, and the minimum brightness is zero. In this way, the display module 123 can gradually display the sunshine area and the edge of the display screen included in the display module 123 from the edge of the sunshine area/shadow area adjacent to the ambient image to the edge of the display screen included in the display module 123 according to the determined brightness interval. Brightness of shadow areas.

In practice, the display module 123 of the display device 120 displays an environmental image (step 340 ), the display module 123 displays the sunlight area and the shadow area, and the display module 123 controls the brightness of the displayed sunlight area and shadow area (step 350 ). ) in no order. That is to say, the display module 123 can first control the brightness of the displayed sunshine area and the shadow area (step 350 ), and then display the environment image (step 340 ) and display the sunshine area and the shadow area.

In this way, through the present invention, the display device 120 can be used to simulate an external window while the display device 120 is used to provide illumination.

In this embodiment, if the display device 120 further includes the object sensing module 125 , the process shown in FIG. 3B can be followed after the display module 123 of the display device 120 displays the environment image (step 340 ), The object sensing module 125 can sense whether a person approaches the display device 120 (step 360 ). It is assumed that the object sensing module 125 includes an infrared sensing element, and can sense whether a person is approaching the display device 120 through the infrared sensing element.

When the object sensing module 125 of the display device 120 senses that a person is approaching the display device 120 , the object sensing module 125 can determine the approaching direction of the person (step 371 ). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the object sensing module 125 can continuously use the infrared sensing element to sense the position of the person, so as to determine the approaching direction of the person.

After the object sensing module 125 of the display device 120 determines the approaching direction of the person (step 371 ), the display module 123 of the display device 120 can adjust the displayed environment image according to the approaching direction of the person determined by the object sensing module 125 (step 375 ), and display the adjusted environment image (step 340 ). In this embodiment, assuming that the person approaches the display device 120 from the right side of the display screen included in the display module 123, the display module 123 can define a reference point on the displayed environment image, and then determine the detected The moving speed of the arriving person shifts the position of the reference point to the left, so that the environmental image moves to the left with the moving speed of the person, and at the same time, the center of the displayed range in the environmental image is gradually enlarged and displayed, so as to simulate the personnel. The outdoor landscape seen through the window.

In addition, in addition to the object sensing module 125, the display device 120 further includes a fan module 126, and the sensing device 110 further includes an airflow detection module 115, so this embodiment can also be shown in “FIG. 3C” In the process, after the display module 123 of the display device 120 displays the environment image (step 340 ), when the object sensing module 125 of the display device 120 senses that a person is approaching the display device 120 (step 360 ), the sensing device 110 The airflow detection module 115 of the device can detect the current ambient wind direction and ambient wind speed (step 381 ).

After the airflow detection module 115 of the sensing device 110 detects the ambient wind direction and the ambient wind speed (step 381 ), the fan module 126 of the display device 120 can determine the ambient wind direction and the ambient wind speed detected by the airflow detection module 115 The ambient wind speed produces a corresponding wind (step 385). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the fan module 126 can generate the same wind speed as the ambient wind detected by the airflow detection module 115, and blows according to the ambient wind direction detected by the airflow detection module 115, so as to Simulates the effect of natural wind in an outdoor environment.

In addition, if the sensing device 110 further includes a sunlight collection module 113, and the display device 120 further includes a light transmission channel 128 and a channel control module 129, the present invention can also be as shown in the "3D Figure" process, in the sensor While the image capture module 111 of the detection device 110 continues to capture the environmental image (step 310 ), the sunlight collection module 113 can continue to collect sunlight (step 315 ), and can send the collected sunlight into the display device 120 Light transmission channel 128 .

The processing module 121 of the display device 120 receives the environmental image sent by the image capture module 111 of the sensing device 110 , and the sunlight collection module 113 of the sensing device 110 sends the collected sunlight to the display device 120 After the light transmission channel 128 is set, the processing module 121 can determine the light source position in the environmental image according to the received environmental image (step 320 ), and can calculate the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the determined light source position (step 330 ). Next, the display module 123 of the display device 120 can display the environment image (step 340 ), can display the sunshine area and the shadow area, and can control the brightness of the displayed sunshine area and the shadow area (step 350 ).

After the processing module 121 of the display device 120 calculates the sunshine area and the shadow area (step 330 ), the channel control module 129 of the display device 120 can control the light transmission of the display device 120 according to the sunshine area calculated by the processing module 121 . The channel control element in the channel 128 enables the sunlight collected by the sunlight collection module 113 of the sensing device 110 and sent into the light transmission channel 128 to be directed to the display module 123 of the display device 120 by the channel control element in the light transmission channel The displayed ambient image and the sunshine area, thereby increasing the brightness of the ambient image and the sunshine area displayed by the display module 123 through the real sunlight (step 390 ).

Continue to explain the operation system and method of the present invention with the second embodiment, and please refer to "FIG. 4". In this embodiment, it is assumed that the display device 120 is disposed on a wall perpendicular to the ground, but the present invention is not limited to this. The display screen included in the display module 123 of the display device 120 is parallel to the wall.

After the user activates the display device 120, the processing module 121 of the display device 120 can obtain the environment image (step 410). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user can insert the USB flash drive into the connection slot of the display device 120 and operate the display device 120 through the operation interface provided by the display device 120 to read the environmental image from the flash drive.

After the processing module 121 of the display device 120 obtains the environment image, the display module 123 of the display device 120 can display the obtained environment image. Afterwards, the processing module 121 can obtain the position of the light source in the environment image (step 420). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the processing module 121 can perform image processing on the environmental image to determine the position of the light source in the environmental image; the processing module 121 can also prompt the user to set the position of the light source on the displayed environmental image.

After the processing module 121 of the display device 120 obtains the position of the light source in the environmental image (step 420 ), the processing module 121 can calculate the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the obtained position of the light source (step 430 ). The group 123 can display the sunshine area and the shadow area (step 440 ), and at the same time, can also control the brightness of the displayed sunshine area and the shadow area (step 450 ).

To sum up, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that after obtaining the ambient image and the light source position in the ambient image, the sunlight area and the shadow area are calculated according to the light source position and the ambient image is displayed, and the sunlight area and the shadow area are controlled. The technical means of the brightness presented can solve the problem of the prior art that people living in buildings are not easy to feel the changes in the outdoor environment, and then achieve the technical effect of simulating external windows to increase comfort and relaxation. .

Furthermore, the method of displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on an environmental image of the present invention can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software, and can also be implemented in a centralized manner in a computer system or distributed in several components with different components. Decentralized implementation of interconnected computer systems.

Although the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are as above, the above-mentioned contents are not intended to directly limit the scope of the patent protection of the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains, without departing from the spirit and scope disclosed by the present invention, makes slight modifications to the form and details of the implementation of the present invention, all belong to the patent protection of the present invention scope. The scope of patent protection of the present invention shall still be defined by the appended patent application scope.

110: Sensing device 111: Image capture module 113: Daylight Collection Module 115: Airflow detection module 120: Display device 121: Processing modules 123: Display Module 125: Object Sensing Module 126: Fan module 128: Light transmission channel 129: Channel control module 200: Windows 211~214: Window frame 221~224: Shadow area 231~233: sunshine area Step 310: Capture an environment image Step 315: Collect Daylight Step 320: Determine the position of the light source according to the environmental image Step 330: Calculate the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the position of the light source Step 340: Display the environment image Step 350: Control the brightness presented by the sunshine area and the shadow area Step 360: Sensing if a person is approaching Step 371: Determine the approaching direction of the person Step 375: Adjust the displayed range of the environmental image according to the approaching direction of the person Step 379: Display the environment image after the range adjustment Step 381: Detect ambient wind direction and ambient wind speed Step 385: Generate the corresponding wind according to the ambient wind direction and ambient wind speed Step 390: Control the channel control element according to the sunshine area, so that the channel control element controls the collected sunlight to illuminate the environment image and the sunshine area Step 410: Obtain an environmental image Step 420: Set the light source position of the ambient image Step 430: Calculate the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the position of the light source Step 440: Display the environment image Step 450: Control the brightness presented by the sunshine area and the shadow area

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on an environmental image according to the present invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a simulated window according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the sunshine area and the shadow area of the simulated window according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a flowchart of a method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environment image according to the present invention. FIG. 3B is a flowchart of a method for adjusting and displaying an environment image according to the approaching direction of a person according to the present invention. FIG. 3C is a flow chart of the method for generating the corresponding air volume according to the environmental image provided by the present invention. FIG. 3D is a flow chart of the method of collecting sunlight to increase the brightness of the ambient image and the sunlight area proposed by the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image provided by the present invention.

Step 310: Capture an environment image

Step 320: Determine the position of the light source according to the environmental image

Step 330: Calculate the sunshine area and the shadow area according to the position of the light source

Step 340: Display the environment image

Step 350: Control the brightness presented by the sunshine area and the shadow area

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A system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on environmental images, the system at least includes: a sensing device for capturing an environmental image; and A display device, further comprising: a processing module for receiving the environmental image sent by the sensing device, determining a light source position from the environmental image, and calculating a sunshine area and a shadow area according to the light source position; and A display module is used for displaying the environment image and for controlling the brightness presented by the display module in the sunshine area and the shadow area. The system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display device further comprises an object sensing module for sensing whether a person is approaching, and the display module is further used for detecting the object When the sensing module senses that a person is approaching, it adjusts the displayed range of the environment image according to the approaching direction of the person. The system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing device further comprises an airflow detection module, the display device further comprises an object sensing module and a fan module, the The airflow detection module is used for detecting an ambient wind direction and an ambient wind speed, the object sensing module is used for sensing whether a person is approaching, and the fan module is used for the object sensing module to sense a person When approaching, a wind with the same wind speed as the environment and corresponding to the direction of the environment is generated. The system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing device further includes a sunlight collection module, the display device further includes a light transmission module and a channel control module, the sunlight The collection module is used for collecting sunlight, and the channel control module is used for controlling at least one channel control element according to the sunshine area, so that the collected sunlight is irradiated on the environment image by the at least one channel control element through the light transmission module and the sunshine area. A system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions based on environmental images, the system at least includes: a processing module for obtaining an environment image and a light source position, and for calculating a sunlight area and a shadow area according to the light source position; A display module is used for displaying the environment image and for controlling the brightness presented by the display module in the sunshine area and the shadow area. The system for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environment image as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing module is provided on the environment image to set the position of the light source. A method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image is applied to a lighting device, and the method at least comprises the following steps: capture an environment image; determining a light source position according to the environmental image; calculating a sunlit area and a shaded area based on the light source position; and Display the ambient image and control the brightness of the sunlit area and the shaded area. The method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environment image as claimed in claim 7, wherein after the step of displaying the environment image, the method further comprises: when a person is approached, judging the approaching direction of a person, and determining the approaching direction of the person according to the person The steps to adjust the approach direction and display the environment image. The method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environmental image as claimed in claim 7, wherein after the step of displaying the environmental image, the method further includes detecting an environmental wind direction and an environmental wind speed when a person is approached, And the step of generating the wind with the same wind speed as the environmental wind and corresponding to the environmental wind direction. The method for displaying sunlight and shadow positions according to an environment image as claimed in claim 7, wherein after the step of displaying the environment image, the method further comprises controlling at least one channel control element according to the sunlight area, so that the at least one channel control element The step of controlling the exposure of the collected sunlight on the environmental image and the sunlit area.

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