TWI709900B - Method for controlling operations of an assembly structure of displays - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of controlling an assembly structure of displays is provided. The assembly structure has two displays. Each display has a display panel, a sensing module, and a control circuit. When the sensing module of each display senses the sensing module of another display, the control circuit determines which side of the display panel is closed to the other display according to the sensing statuses of a plurality of sensors of the sensing module. The control circuit controls a portion of pixels, which are adjacent to the side and located in the display panel, to display a pattern.

Description

Method for controlling display assembly structure

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the assembling structure of a display, in particular to a method for controlling a plurality of displays of the assembling structure of the display to respectively display patterns.

Display devices have been widely used in modern society to display pictures and information. With the increasing number of display devices, how to correctly splice multiple display devices together to form a larger splicing structure to display larger screens and present more information has become the current industry An important subject in this.

An embodiment of the invention discloses a method of controlling a display assembly structure. The display assembly structure includes a first display and a second display. The first display includes a first display panel, a first sensing module, and a first control circuit. The first display panel includes a plurality of first pixels. The first sensing module includes a plurality of first sensors respectively arranged around the first display panel. The first control circuit is coupled to the first display panel and the first sensing module. The second display includes a second display panel, a second sensing module, and a second control circuit. The second display panel includes a plurality of second pixels. The second sensing module includes a plurality of second sensors, which are respectively arranged around the second display panel and can interact with the plurality of first sensors of the first sensing module. The detectors sense each other. The second control circuit is coupled to the second display panel and the second sensing module. The above method includes: when the first sensing module senses the second sensing module, the first control circuit determines the first side of the first display panel according to the sensing states of the plurality of first sensors The side is adjacent to the second display and controls the first pixel adjacent to the first side to display the first pattern; and when the second sensing module senses the first sensing module, the second control circuit is based on the above The sensing state of the plurality of second sensors determines that the second side of the second display panel is adjacent to the first display, and controls the second pixels near the second side to display the second pattern.

10.20: Display assembly structure

100A: The first display device

100B: second display device

100C: third display device

110A: The first display panel

110B: Second display panel

110C: third display panel

112A: The first pixel

112B: second pixel

112C: third pixel

120A: The first sensing module

120B: Second sensing module

120C: third sensing module

122A: The first sensor

122B: second sensor

122C: third sensor

124A: First side

124B: second side

124C: Third side

124B’: Fourth side

130A: The first control circuit

130B: second control circuit

130C: The third control circuit

140A: The first wireless communication module

140B: second wireless communication module

140C: The third wireless communication module

142A, 142B, 142C: File

150A: The first gravity sensor

150B: second gravity sensor

150C: third gravity sensor

160A: The first pattern

160B: second pattern

160C: third pattern

160B’: The fourth pattern

300: method

P1: The first program

P2: Second program

S310 to S340: steps

Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of a display assembly structure according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the first display and the second display of the display assembly structure of Figure 1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for controlling the display assembly structure of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figures 4 to 8 are respectively other schematic diagrams of the display assembly structure of Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a functional block diagram of a display assembly structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 10 to 12 are various schematic diagrams of the display assembly structure of Figure 9 respectively.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the display assembly structure 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the first display 100A and the second display 100B of the display assembly structure 10 of FIG. The display assembly structure 10 includes a first display 100A and a second display 10B. The first display 100A includes a first display panel 110A, a first sensing module 120A, and a first control circuit 130A. The first display panel 110A includes a plurality of first pixels 112A for displaying images. The first sensing module 120A includes a plurality of A sensor 122A is respectively arranged around the first display panel 110A. Taking FIG. 2 as an example, the first sensing module 120A includes four first sensors 122A, which are respectively disposed at four corners of the first display panel 110A. The first control circuit 130A is coupled to the first display panel 110A and the first sensing module 120A to control the operation of the first display 100A, and can determine the first display according to the sensing state of the first sensor 122A Which side of the panel 110A is adjacent to the second display 100B. Similarly, the second display 100B includes a second display panel 110B, a second sensing module 120B, and a second control circuit 130B. The second display panel 110B includes a plurality of second pixels 112B for displaying images. The second sensing module 120B includes a plurality of second sensors 122B, respectively disposed around the second display panel 110B, and capable of sensing each other with the plurality of first sensors 122A of the first sensing module 120A. Taking FIG. 2 as an example, the second sensing module 120B includes four second sensors 122B, which are respectively disposed at the four corners of the second display panel 110B for mutual sensing with the first sensor 122A. The second control circuit 130B is coupled to the second display panel 110B and the second sensing module 120B to control the operation of the second display 100B, and can determine the second display according to the sensing state of the second sensor 122B Which side of the display panel 110B is adjacent to the first display 100A.

When the first sensing module 120A senses the second sensing module 120B, the first control circuit 130A determines the first side of the first display panel 110A according to the sensing state of the plurality of first sensors 122A 124A is adjacent to the second display 110B, and controls the first pixel 112A adjacent to the first side 124A to display the first pattern 160A. In contrast, when the second sensing module 120B senses the first sensing module 120A, the second control circuit 130B determines the second display panel 110B according to the sensing states of the second sensors 122B. The two sides 124B are adjacent to the first display 100A, and the second pixels 112B near the second side 124B are controlled to display the second pattern 160B. In this embodiment, the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160B are symmetrical to each other.

Figure 3 is a method for controlling the display assembly structure of Figure 1 according to an embodiment of the invention 300 flowchart. The method 300 includes a first program P1 and a second program P2. The first program P1 is executed by the first display 100A, and the second program P2 is executed by the second display 100B. Therefore, the first program P1 and the second program P2 can be performed in parallel. The first program P1 includes steps S310 and S330, and the first program P2 includes steps S320 and S340. For the first display 100A, in step S310, the first control circuit 130A of the first display 100A determines whether the first sensing module 120A senses the second sensing module 120B of the second display 100B. When the first control circuit 130A determines that the first sensing module 120A senses the second sensing module 120B of the second display 100B, step S330 is executed. In step S330, the first control circuit 130A of the first display 100A determines that the first side 124A of the first display panel 110A is adjacent to the second display 100B according to the sensing state of the plurality of first sensors 122A, and The first pixel 112A adjacent to the first side 124A is controlled to display the first pattern 160A. Similarly, for the second display 100B, in step S320, the second control circuit 130B of the second display 100B determines whether the second sensing module 120B senses the first sensing module 120A of the first display 100A . When the second control circuit 130B determines that the second sensing module 120B senses the first sensing module 120A of the first display 100A, step S340 is executed. In step S340, the second control circuit 130B of the second display 100B determines that the second side 124B of the second display panel 110B is adjacent to the first display 100A according to the sensing state of the plurality of second sensors 122B. And control the second pixel 112B adjacent to the second side 124B to display the second pattern 160B.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the first sensing module 120A no longer senses the second sensing module 120B, the first control circuit 130A controls the first pixel 112A near the first side 124A to continue The first pattern 160A is displayed. In contrast, when the second sensing module 120B no longer senses the first sensing module 120A, the second control circuit 130B controls the second pixel 112B near the second side 124B to continue to display the second pattern 160B . In this way, when there is a need to temporarily separate the first display 100A and the second display 100B, the user can then use the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160B that are still displayed to change The separated first display 100A and second display 100B are combined again.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the first sensing module 120A no longer senses the second sensing module 120B, the first control circuit 130A controls the first pixel 112A near the first side 124A Stop displaying the first pattern 160A. In contrast, when the second sensing module 120B no longer senses the first sensing module 120A, the second control circuit 130B controls the second pixel 112B near the second side 124B to stop displaying the second pattern 160B.

FIG. 4 is another schematic diagram of the first display 100A and the second display 100B of the display assembly structure 10 of FIG. 1. In an embodiment of the present invention, the first display 100A further includes a first wireless communication module 140A, and the second display 100B further includes a second wireless communication module 140B. When the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B are successfully connected, the first control circuit 130A controls the first pixel 112A near the first side 124A to display the third pattern 160C, and the second control circuit 130B controls the second pixel 112B near the second side 124B to display the fourth pattern 160D. The third pattern 160C is different from the first pattern 160A, and the fourth pattern 160D is different from the second pattern 160A. Taking Figures 2 and 4 as an example, the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160A are each a triangle, while the third pattern 160C and the fourth pattern 160D each contain two triangles of different sizes, and the smaller The triangle is inside the larger triangle. In addition, the first pattern 160A is displayed by the first pixel 112A near the first side 124A when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B are not successfully connected, and the second pattern 160B is When the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B have not successfully connected, it is displayed by the second pixel 112B near the second side 124B. With the first pixel 112A, the second pattern 160B, the third pattern 160C, and the fourth pattern 160D, the user can easily distinguish whether the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B are successfully connected.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first display panel 110A and the second display panel 110B may each be a touch panel. When the first pattern 160A is touched, the first control circuit 130A controls the first wireless communication module 140A to establish or disconnect the wireless connection with the second wireless communication module 140B. In detail, when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B have established a wireless connection, if the first pattern 160A is touched, the first control circuit 130A controls the first wireless communication module 140A disconnects the wireless connection with the second wireless communication module 140B. In contrast, when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B have been disconnected from the wireless connection, if the first pattern 160A is touched, the first control circuit 130A controls the first wireless communication module 140A establishes a wireless connection with the second wireless communication module 140B. Similarly, for the second display 100B, when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B have established a wireless connection, if the second pattern 160B is touched, the second control circuit 130B Control the second wireless communication module 140B to disconnect the wireless connection with the first wireless communication module 140A. In contrast, when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B have been disconnected from the wireless connection, if the second pattern 160B is touched, the second control circuit 130B controls the second wireless communication module 140B establishes a wireless connection with the first wireless communication module 140A.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the first control circuit 130A determines that the first display panel 110A is adjacent to the second display panel 110B, the first control circuit 130A activates the first wireless communication module 140A to communicate with the The second wireless communication module 140B is connected. In contrast, when the second control circuit 130B determines that the second display panel 110B is adjacent to the first display panel 110A, the second control circuit 130B will activate the second wireless communication module 140B to communicate with the first wireless communication module 140A. Make a connection.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the first pattern 160A is touched, the first control circuit 130A transmits the file 142A to the second wireless communication module through the first wireless communication module 140A 140B, so that the second display 100B opens the file 142A. In contrast, when the second pattern 160B is touched, the second control circuit 130B can send the file 142B to the first wireless communication module 140A through the second wireless communication module 140B, so that the first display 100A can open the file 142B.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the first pattern 160A is touched, the first control circuit 130A transmits the screen displayed on the first display panel 110A to the second wireless communication through the first wireless communication module 140A The module 140B enables the second display panel 110B to display the screen received by the second wireless communication module 140B. Similarly, when the second pattern 160B is touched, the second control circuit 130B can use the second wireless communication module 140B to transmit the screen displayed on the second display panel 110B to the first wireless communication module 140A to The first display panel 110A displays the screen received by the first wireless communication module 140A.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B are in a connected state, and when the first sensing module 120A no longer senses the second sensing module 120B , The first control circuit 130A will control the first pixel 112A near the first side 124A to continue to display the first pattern 160A, and the second control circuit 130B will control the second pixel 112B near the second side 124B to continue to display the first pattern 160A. Two pattern 160B. In another embodiment of the present invention, when the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B are not connected, and when the first sensing module 120A no longer senses the second sensing module At 120B, the first control circuit 130A controls the first pixel 112A near the first side 124A to stop displaying the first pattern 160A, and the second control circuit 130B controls the second pixel 112B near the second side 124B to stop displaying the first pattern 160A. Two pattern 160B.

In addition, since the first display 100A and the second display 100B in the assembly structure 10 of FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 are adjacent to each other with their shorter sides, the first display 100A and the second display 100B is suitable for displaying landscapes and other photos. In contrast, if the first display 100A and the second display 100B are adjacent to each other with their longer sides, they are suitable for displaying portraits and other photos. FIG. 5 is another schematic diagram of the first display 100A and the second display 100B of the display assembly structure 10 of FIG. 1. Wherein, the first display 100A and the second display 100B are adjacent to each other with their respective longer sides. In addition, the first pixel 112A and the second pattern 160B shown in FIG. 5 are specific and symmetrical to each other, and are different from the triangular first pixel 112A and the second pattern 160B in FIG. 2.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160B can form a pattern of Arabic numerals. For example, the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160B in Figure 6 can form an Arabic numeral of "1".

In another embodiment of the present invention, the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160B may each be a pattern of an Arabic numeral. For example, the first pattern 160A and the second pattern 160B in FIGS. 7 and 8 are respectively a pattern of "1" Arabic numerals.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the first display device 100A further includes a first gravity sensor (G sensor) 150A, and the second display device 100B further includes a second gravity sensor 150B. According to the output of the first gravity sensor 150A, the first control circuit 130A can determine whether the first display panel 110A is in an upright, horizontal, or horizontal setting state, and according to the setting state of the first display panel 110A, The way to control the first display panel 110A to present the first pattern 160A, for example: when the assembled structure 10 placed horizontally in Fig. 7 is rotated 90 degrees to present the upright state as shown in Fig. 8, it is originally as shown in Fig. 7 The first pattern 160A will also rotate 90 degrees relatively, as shown in FIG. 8. In contrast, the second control circuit 130B can determine whether the second display panel 110B is in an upright, horizontal, or lying state according to the output of the second gravity sensor 150B, and according to the second display panel 110B Set state, control the second display panel 110B to show Now follow the second pattern 160B.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a display assembly structure 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 10 to 12 are various schematic diagrams of the display assembly structure 20 of FIG. 9 respectively. The main difference between the display assembly structure 20 in FIG. 9 and the display assembly structure 10 in FIG. 1 is that the display assembly structure 20 further includes a third display 100C. The third display 100C includes a third display panel 110C, a third sensing module 120C, and a third control circuit 130C. The third display panel 110C includes a plurality of third pixels 112C for displaying images. The third sensing module 120C includes a plurality of third sensors 122C, respectively disposed around the third display panel 110C, and capable of sensing each other with the first sensor 122A or the second sensor 122B. The third control circuit 130C is coupled to the third display panel 110C and the third sensing module 120C to control the operation of the third display 100C, and can determine the third display according to the sensing state of the third sensor 122C Which side of the display panel 110C is adjacent to other displays. When the third sensing module 120C senses the second sensing module 120B, the third control circuit 130C determines the third side of the third display panel 110C according to the sensing state of the plurality of third sensors 122C 124C is adjacent to the second display 100B, and controls the third pixel 112C near the third side 124C to display the third pattern 124C. In contrast, when the second sensing module 120B senses the third sensing module 120C, the second control circuit 130B determines the second display panel 110B according to the sensing states of the plurality of second sensors 122B The four sides 124B' are adjacent to the third display 110C, and the second pixel 112B near the fourth side 124B' is controlled to display the fourth pattern 160B', wherein the second side 124B and the fourth side 124B' are the first Two corresponding sides of the display panel 110B. The third pattern 124C and the fourth pattern 160B' may be symmetrical patterns. For example, in Figure 10, the third pattern 124C and the fourth pattern 160B' are two symmetrical triangles. In addition, the first pattern 160A, the second pattern 160B, and the third pattern 160C may be continuous digital patterns, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the third display 100C may further include a third wireless communication module The operating principle and method of the group 140C are similar to those of the first wireless communication module 140A and the second wireless communication module 140B (for example, the third control circuit 130C can transfer the file 142C through the third wireless communication module 140C). It is transmitted to the first wireless communication module 140A and/or the second wireless communication module 140B), so it will not be repeated here. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the third display 100C may further include a third gravity sensor 150C, and its operation principle and method are the same as those of the first gravity sensor 150A and the second gravity sensor 150B. The principle and method are similar, so I won't repeat them here.

In summary, through the method of controlling the display assembly structure of the present invention, when the control circuit senses the proximity of other displays according to the multiple sensors of the sensing module, the display panel is close to the pixels near the other displays. The corresponding pattern can be displayed. In this way, the user can quickly grasp the assembly situation between the displays (for example: assembly sequence, wireless communication connection status... etc.) by using the displayed pattern.

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

300: method

P1: The first program

P2: Second program

S310 to S340: steps

Claims (8)

A method of controlling a display assembly structure, the display assembly structure includes: a first display, including: a first display panel, including a plurality of first pixels; a first sensing module, including a plurality of first sensors Detectors are respectively arranged around the first display panel; and a first control circuit coupled to the first display panel and the first sensing module; and a second display including: a second display The panel includes a plurality of second pixels; a second sensing module includes a plurality of second sensors, which are respectively arranged around the second display panel and can be connected to the first sensing module The first sensors sense each other; and a second control circuit is coupled to the second display panel and the second sensing module; the method includes: when the first sensing module senses the first In the case of two sensing modules, the first control circuit determines that a first side of the first display panel is adjacent to the second display according to the sensing states of the first sensors, and controls the adjacent The first pixel on one side part displays a first pattern; when the second sensing module senses the first sensing module, the second control circuit is based on the sensing of the second sensors State, determine that a second side of the second display panel is adjacent to the first display, and control the second pixels near the second side to display a second pattern; when the first sensing module is not When the second sensing module is sensed again, the first control circuit controls the first pixels near the first side to continue to display the first pattern; and when the second sensing module no longer senses When reaching the first sensing module, the second control circuit controls the second pixels near the second side to continue to display the second pattern. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display further includes a first wireless communication module, and the second display further includes a second wireless communication module, and the method further includes: when the first wireless communication When the module is successfully connected to the second wireless communication module, the first control circuit controls the first pixel near the first side to display a third pattern, and the second control circuit controls the second side The second pixel in the vicinity displays a fourth pattern; wherein the first pattern is the first pattern from the first pixel near the first side when the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are not successfully connected. Pixel displayed, and the second pattern is displayed by a second pixel near the second side when the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are not successfully connected; The three patterns are different from the first pattern, and the fourth pattern is different from the second pattern. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display panel is a touch panel, the first display further includes a first wireless communication module, and the second display further includes a second wireless communication module, the The method further includes: when the first pattern is touched, the first control circuit controls the first wireless communication module to establish or disconnect a wireless connection with the second wireless communication module. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display panel is a touch panel, the first display further includes a first wireless communication module, and the second display further includes a second wireless communication module, the The method further includes: when the first pattern is touched, the first control circuit transmits a file to the second wireless communication module through the first wireless communication module, so that the second display opens the file . The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display panel is a touch panel, the first display further includes a first wireless communication module, and the second display further includes a second wireless communication module, the The method further includes: when the first pattern is touched, the first control circuit transmits a screen to the second wireless communication module through the first wireless communication module, so that the second display panel displays the Picture. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display further includes a first wireless communication module, and the second display further includes a second wireless communication module, and the method further includes: when the first control circuit When it is determined that the first display panel is adjacent to the second display panel, the first wireless communication module is activated to connect with the second wireless communication module. The method according to claim 6, wherein when the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are in a connected state and when the first sensing module no longer senses the second sensing module When the first control circuit controls the first pixel near the first side to continue to display the first pattern; and wherein when the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are not connected and when When the first sensing module no longer senses the second sensing module, the first control circuit controls the first pixels near the first side to stop displaying the first pattern. According to the method of claim 1, the display assembly structure further includes: a third display, including: a third display panel, including a plurality of third pixels; a third sensing module, including a plurality of third pixels The sensors are respectively arranged around the third display panel, The method further includes: when the third sensing module senses the second sensing module, the third control circuit determines the status of the third display panel according to the sensing states of the third sensors A third side is adjacent to the second display, and the third pixel near the third side is controlled to display a third pattern; and when the second sensing module senses the third sensing mode In grouping, the second control circuit determines that a fourth side of the second display panel is adjacent to the third display according to the sensing states of the second sensors, and controls the part near the fourth side The second pixel of shows a fourth pattern, wherein the second side and the fourth side are corresponding two sides.

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