WO2016124146A1

WO2016124146A1 - Display device camouflage/recovery system and control method

Info

Publication number: WO2016124146A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/073494
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李鑫欣; 岩田繁幸
Original assignee: 夏普株式会社; 李鑫欣
Priority date: 2015-02-04
Filing date: 2016-02-04
Publication date: 2016-08-11
Also published as: JP2018507439A; CN105991968A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display device and a control device capable of camouflaging/recovering the display device. The control device comprises: a camouflage/recovery start module configured to receive a user command; an image capturing module configured to capture a background wall pattern image around a display device when a user command for starting to camouflage the display device is received; an image processing module configured to process the background wall pattern image, captured by the image capturing module, around the display device so as to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device; and a communication module configured to send the user command for starting to camouflage the display device and the obtained background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device to the display device. The display device displays the background wall pattern image received from the control device, and it seems that the display device disappears. When receiving a user command for recovering the display device, the control device triggers the display device to recover a normal display state before a camouflage mode.

Description

Display device camouflage/recovery system and control method

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to intelligent multimedia technologies and, more particularly, to a system and control method for masquerading/recovering display devices.

Background technique

With the development of multimedia technology and the development of multimedia devices, various applications have emerged, bringing convenience to people's lives. For example, Chinese Patent Application No. CN201220203412.1 discloses an object invisible device comprising at least one wide-angle camera mounted on the surface of the object and at least one display screen for displaying a wide-angle camera image, and the wide-angle camera and the display screen are arranged one by one. And electrically connected, the corresponding wide-angle camera and display screen are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the object, and the lens of the wide-angle camera and the display surface of the display screen are opposite in orientation. The wide-angle camera captures the image on the back of the display and displays it on the display so that the observer sees the image on the back of the display, visually as if the object does not exist, thus achieving an invisible visual effect.

However, CN201220203412.1 only gives an object stealth system, and does not give a detailed method of how to obtain a pattern image consistent with the background pattern. Moreover, the image on the back of the display taken by the wide-angle camera does not hide the object well.

Summary of the invention

As mentioned above, existing camouflage systems have some problems that make it difficult to provide a good user experience.

The present disclosure proposes a display device masquerading/restoring system and method capable of accurately masquerading a display device.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a control apparatus is provided, comprising: a masquerading/recovery start module configured to receive a user command; and an image capture module configured to capture a display upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device a background wall pattern image around the device; an image processing module configured to be a background wall around the display device captured by the image capture module The pattern image is processed to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device; and a communication module configured to transmit a user command to start the camouflage display device to the display device and the obtained background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device .

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a display device is provided, comprising: a communication module configured to receive a user command from a control device, and further receive a background to be displayed when the user command is a user command to start masquerading the display device a wall pattern image; a display control module configured to generate display information for the image display module according to the background wall pattern image to be displayed; and an image display module configured to display according to the display information.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a display device camouflage system is provided, comprising a control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure and a display device according to another aspect of the present disclosure.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a display device masquerading method is provided, comprising: receiving a user command; capturing a background wall pattern image around the display device upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device; displaying the captured image A background wall pattern image around the device is processed to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device; and a user command to start disguising the display device and the obtained background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device are transmitted to the display device.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a display device camouflage method is provided, comprising: receiving a user command to start disguising a display device, and a background wall pattern image to be displayed; and generating display information according to a background wall pattern image to be displayed ; Display according to the displayed information.

According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, when the user wants to masquerade the display device, the "disguise" mode can be triggered on the control device side. By causing the display device to display the background wall pattern image of the background wall, it looks like the display device disappears, thereby achieving camouflage. In addition, if the user does not want to masquerade the display device, the "recovery" mode can be triggered on the control device side to cause the display device to return to the normal display state. The invention enables the user to perform control on the control device side, improving the user experience of the television or similar display device. Moreover, the present invention improves the accuracy of the surrounding environment of the analog display device.

DRAWINGS

Additional objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description. Moreover, the advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a display device masquerading system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.

2 is a schematic block diagram showing an image processing module in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a display device masquerading method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 illustrates a flow chart of a display device recovery method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.

detailed description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, some specific embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and are not to be construed as limiting the disclosure. Conventional structures or configurations will be omitted when it may cause confusion to the understanding of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a display device masquerading system 1000 in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown, the display device camouflage system 1 000 includes a control device 1100 and a display device 1200.

The control device 1100 includes a communication module 1110, an image processing module 1120, an image capture module 1130, and a masquerading/recovery start module 1140. Control device 1100 can be, for example, a smart remote, a smart phone, a tablet, or other device capable of communicating with the outside and capable of processing images. The user can enter the command via the masquerading/recovery start module 1140, such as by pressing a particular button on the remote control or smart phone, clicking the mouse, touching the display screen, or entering a voice command to the phone. At the masquerading/recovery start module 1140, the device for starting the disguise of the display device is received. The image capture module 1130 captures a background wall pattern image around the display device 1200 when the user commands. The image processing module 1120 processes the background wall pattern image around the display device captured by the image capture module 1130 to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device 1200. Then, the communication module 1140 transmits a user command and a background wall pattern image to be displayed to the display device 1200. When the masquerading/recovery start module 1140 receives a user command to restore the display device, the image capture module 1130 and the image processing module 1120 may not operate. In this case, the communication module 1140 transmits only the user command to restore the display device to the display device.

The display device 1200 includes a communication module 1210, a display control module 1220, and an image display module 1230. The display device 1200 may be, for example, a display of a television set, a monitor of a desktop computer, or the like capable of displaying an image. When the communication module 1210 receives the user command and the background wall pattern image to be displayed from the control device 1100, the display control module 1220 generates display information for the image display module according to the background wall pattern image to be displayed. The image display module 1230 displays in accordance with the display information to display the background wall pattern image to be camouflaged.

Also shown in FIG. 1 is that display device 1200 can further include a light sensing module 1240 for detecting ambient light information around the display device and transmitting it to display control module 1220. The display control module 1220 modifies the display information according to the received ambient light information around the display device to more realistically simulate the surrounding environment of the display device.

The display control module 1220 also stores the current display state data of the display device when the communication module 1210 receives a user command to start masquerading the display device. The current display state data of the display device can be stored in a memory of the display device or in an external memory.

When the user command received by the communication module 1210 from the control device 1100 is a user command to restore the display device, the display control module 1220 acquires the current display state data of the stored display device, and transmits the current display state data to the image display. Module 1230. The image display module 1230 restores the display state of the display device according to the received current display state data.

The communication module 1140 of the control device and the communication module 1210 of the display device can communicate via Bluetooth, local WiFi, or a local area network or the like.

2 is a schematic diagram showing an image processing module in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. block diagram. As shown in FIG. 2, the image processing module 1120 includes an image storage unit 1122 for storing a background wall pattern image before mounting the display device and a background wall pattern image around the display device captured by the image capturing module; and an image processing unit 1124 for Processing the pattern image stored in the image storage unit to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device; and an image modification unit 1126 for modifying the background wall pattern image obtained by the image processing unit according to a predetermined rule, for example, deleting The patch panel portion of the image makes the resulting image more aesthetically pleasing.

The image processing unit 1124 may obtain the background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device to be camouflaged by comparing the background wall pattern image captured by the image capturing module with the pre-stored background wall pattern image before mounting the display device. The image modification unit 1126 may modify the background wall pattern image obtained by the image processing unit 1124, for example, according to predetermined criteria. For example, the portion of the display device that is obscured can be modified to more realistically simulate a situation where the display device is not installed.

In this way, the background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device can be obtained more accurately to better camouflage the display device.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the user wants to masquerade the display device 1200, the method starts. At step S310, the user can enter a "camouflage" mode by entering a command on the control device 1100 side through the masquerading/recovery start module 1140. . The user's command can be, for example, voice, gesture or button data. For example, the user can enter a command by pressing a specific button on the remote control or smart phone, clicking the mouse, touching the display, or entering a voice command to the phone. The masquerading/recovery start module 1140 then sends a command to the image capture module 1130. At step S320, the image capture module 1130 captures the background wall pattern data around the display device upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device. Next, in step S330, the image processing module 1120 processes the background wall pattern image around the captured display device to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device. On the control device side, finally at step S340, the communication module 1140 is used to display the display. The background wall pattern image obtained is sent. At step S350, upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device, the display device stores current display state data of the display device. Then at step S360, display information is generated based on the background wall pattern image to be displayed. Finally, in step S370, display is performed based on the display information, and an image to be camouflaged is displayed. In step S360, after the display device obtains the background wall pattern image to be displayed, it can be appropriately modified. For example, ambient light information around the display device can be detected, and the display information can be adaptively modified according to the detected ambient light information to better camouflage the display device.

FIG. 4 illustrates a flow chart of a display device recovery method in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. When the user wants to resume the normal display state of the display device 1200, the method begins, and at step S410, the user can initiate a "recovery" mode by entering a command at the control device 110 side through the masquerading/recovery start module 1140. Then, in step S420, the communication module 1140 transmits a user command to restore the display device to the display device. At step S430, the display device acquires the stored current display state data upon receiving the user command to restore the display device. Then at step S440, the display state of the display device is restored based on the acquired current display state data.

According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, when the user wants to masquerade the display device, the "disguise" mode can be triggered on the control device side. By causing the display device to display the background wall pattern image of the background wall, it looks like the display device disappears, thereby achieving camouflage. By obtaining the background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device by processing on the control device side, a pattern image simulating the background of the display device more realistically can be obtained, whereby when the display device displays the background wall pattern image received from the control device, it can be more Goodly disguised. In addition, if the user does not want to masquerade the display device, the "recovery" mode can be triggered on the control device side to cause the display device to return to the normal display state. The invention enables the user to perform control on the control device side, improving the user experience of the television or similar display device. Moreover, the present invention improves the accuracy of the surrounding environment of the analog display device.

Other arrangements of the disclosed embodiments disclosed herein include software programs that perform the steps and operations of the method embodiments outlined above. More specifically, the computer program product is an embodiment having a computer readable medium encoded with computer program logic, When executed on a computing device, the computer program logic provides related operations to provide the above-described technical solutions. When executed on at least one processor of a computing system, the computer program logic causes the processor to perform the operations (methods) described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Such an arrangement of the present disclosure is typically provided as software, code, and/or other data structures, such as one or more, that are arranged or encoded on a computer readable medium such as an optical medium (eg, CD-ROM), floppy disk, or hard disk. ROM or other medium of firmware or microcode on the RAM or PROM chip, or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a downloadable software image, shared database, etc. in one or more modules. Software or firmware or such a configuration may be installed on the computing device such that one or more processors in the computing device perform the techniques described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Software processes in conjunction with computing devices such as a group of data communication devices or other entities may also provide devices in accordance with the present disclosure. Devices in accordance with the present disclosure may also be distributed among multiple software processes on multiple data communication devices, or all software processes running on a group of small dedicated computers, or all software processes running on a single computer.

It should be understood that, strictly speaking, embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as software programs, software and hardware on a computer device, or as separate software and/or separate circuits.

It should be noted that, in the above description, the technical solutions of the present disclosure are shown by way of example only, but the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described steps and unit structures. Where possible, the steps and unit structure can be adjusted and traded as needed. Accordingly, certain steps and elements are not required to implement the general disclosed concepts of the present disclosure. Therefore, the technical features necessary for the present disclosure are limited only by the minimum requirements that can achieve the general disclosure of the present disclosure, and are not limited by the above specific examples.

The present disclosure has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments. It will be appreciated that various other changes, substitutions and additions may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

A control device comprising:

a masquerading/recovery start module (1140) configured to receive a user command;

An image capture module (1130) configured to capture a background wall pattern image around the display device upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device;

An image processing module (1120) configured to process a background wall pattern image around the display device captured by the image capture module to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device;

The communication module (1110) is configured to transmit to the display device a user command to start disguising the display device and the obtained background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device.
The control device of claim 1, wherein the image processing module (1120) comprises:

An image storage unit (1122) configured to store a background wall pattern image before mounting the display device and a background wall pattern image around the display device captured by the image capturing module;

An image processing unit (1124) configured to process a pattern image stored in the image storage unit to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device;

The image modification unit (1126) is configured to modify the background wall pattern image obtained by the image processing unit according to a predetermined rule.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the communication module (1110) is further configured to: when the masquerading/recovery start module receives a user command to restore the display device, transmit the resume display to the display device User command for the device.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing module and the image processing module are configured to not operate when the masquerading/recovery start module receives a user command to restore the display device.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is one of a smart remote controller, a smart phone, and a tablet.
A display device comprising:

a communication module (1210) configured to receive a user command from the control device, and further receive a background wall pattern image to be displayed when the user command is a user command to start masquerading the display device;

a display control module (1220) configured to generate display information for the image display module according to the background wall pattern image to be displayed;

The image display module (1230) is configured to display according to the display information.
The display device of claim 6, further comprising a light sensing module (1240) configured to detect ambient light information around the display device and transmit it to the display control module (1220), and

The display control module modifies the display information for the image display module according to the received ambient light information around the display device.
The display device of claim 6, wherein the display control module is further configured to store current display state data of the display device upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device.
The display device according to claim 6, wherein the display control module acquires current display state data of the stored display device when the user command received by the communication module from the control device is a user command to restore the display device And sending the current display state data to the image display module, and the image display module restores the display state of the display device according to the received current display state data.
The display device according to claim 6, wherein the display device is one of a display of a television set and a monitor of a desktop computer.
The display device according to claim 6, wherein the display device is an ultra-thin frameless display device.
A display device camouflage system (1000) comprising a control device according to one of claims 1-5 and a display device according to one of claims 6-11.
A display device camouflage method includes:

Receiving user commands;

Capturing the background around the display device upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device Wall pattern image;

Processing a background wall pattern image around the captured display device to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device;

A user command to start disguising the display device and the obtained background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device are transmitted to the display device.
The display device camouflage method according to claim 13, wherein processing the background wall pattern image around the captured display device comprises:

Storing a background wall pattern image before installing the display device and a background wall pattern image around the captured display device;

Processing the stored pattern image to obtain a background wall pattern image to be displayed by the display device;

The resulting background wall pattern image is modified according to prescribed rules.
The display device camouflage method according to claim 13, further comprising:

Upon receiving a user command to restore the display device, the user command to restore the display device is sent to the display device.
A display device camouflage method includes:

Receiving a user command to start disguising the display device, and a background wall pattern image to be displayed;

Produce display information according to the background wall pattern image to be displayed;

Display according to the displayed information.
The display device camouflage method according to claim 16, further comprising:

Detecting ambient light information around the display device, and

The display information is modified according to the received ambient light information around the display device.
The display device camouflage method according to claim 16, further comprising:

The current display state data of the display device is stored upon receiving a user command to start masquerading the display device.
The display device camouflage method according to claim 16, further comprising:

Receiving a user command to restore the display device;

Obtaining current display state data of the stored display device;

The display state of the display device is restored according to the acquired current display state data.