System, apparatus, and method for optimizing viewing experience on an intelligent terminal

• US 10,650,790 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2018
• Issued: 05/12/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jinrong Yang, Ramzi Khalil Maalouf
• Original Assignee: Ramzi Khalil Maalouf
• Inventors: Maalouf, Ramzi Khalil, Wang, Tao, Liu, Xianqi, Zhang, Shuquan, Lo, Chin Hung, Ling, Jianping, Aoki, Masumi, Yang, Jinrong
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Mark K
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cofino, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US15/978,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20190333479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/168 Feature extraction; Face representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/28 Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language static hand signs G06V40/113
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/042 for monitor identification
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/38 with means for controlling the display position

Abstract

An intelligent terminal includes unique features and integrated components to provide the ultimate dynamic viewing experience. The intelligent terminal is transportable and can function as a tablet, a laptop, or a desktop. The intelligent terminal is also configured to receive display data from an electronic device, via at least one processor and a network interface. The intelligent terminal includes a display screen that is configured to rotate about an axis that is normal to the display screen and is further configured to modify its display pixel density, brightness, clarity, color, either automatically or in response to a user input. The modified display data, based on the axial orientation of the screen, a display data attribute, the ambient conditions, the user'"'"'s viewing parameters, and an electronic device attribute, is further configured to generate an image for display on the display screen that provides the most optimal and comfortable dynamic viewing experience.

Claims

1. A display terminal, comprising:

a display screen;

an actuator configured to rotate the display screen about an axis that is normal to the display screen; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive, via a network interface, display data from an electronic device,

modify the display data to form modified display data based on at least one of a display data attribute, an electronic device attribute, or an axial orientation of the display screen,

generate an image for display on the display screen using the modified display data,

receive, via the network interface, orientation data indicating an orientation of an electronic device display screen of the electronic device, and

generate a rotation signal to command the actuator to rotate the display screen about the axis to match the orientation of the electronic device display screen.

2. The display terminal of claim 1, wherein the display data is used to generate an original image on an electronic device display screen, and wherein the image comprises an image size change from the original image, a horizontal image pixel density change from the original image, a vertical image pixel density change from the original image, an image orientation change from the original image, an image brightness change from the original image, an image clarity change from the original image, an image color change from the original image, or an image placement change on the display screen relative to a placement of the original image on the electronic device display screen.

3. The display terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a user input via the network interface or via a user interface of the display terminal to change one or more of an image size of the image, a horizontal image pixel density of the image, a vertical image pixel density of the image, an orientation of the image, a brightness of the image, a clarity of the image, a color of the image, or a placement of the image on the display screen.

4. The display terminal of claim 1, wherein the electronic device attribute comprises at least one of an electronic device type providing the display data, an electronic device orientation, one or more operating capabilities of the electronic device providing the display data, a distance of the electronic device from the display terminal, or an electronic device communication medium with the network interface, and wherein the display data attribute comprises at least one of a display data presentation characteristic or a display data type.

5. The display terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the electronic device is a first electronic device;

the display data is a first display data;

the display data attribute is a first display data attribute;

the electronic device attribute is a first electronic device attribute;

the modified display data is a first modified display data;

the image is a first image; and

the at least one processor is further configured to;

receive, via the network interface, second display data from a second electronic device,

modify the second display data to form second modified display data based on a second display data attribute, a second electronic device attribute, and the axial orientation of the display screen,

divide the display screen into a first section and a second section, and

generate a second image for display on the second section of the display screen using the second modified display data, wherein the first image is generated for display on the first section of the display screen using the first modified data.

6. The display terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the modified display data is oriented to define a position, and

when the electronic device display screen is rotated in a first direction, the at least one processor rotates the modified display data in a second direction that is opposite the first direction to maintain the modified display data in the position.

7. The display terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect, via a camera, whether a viewer viewing the display screen is squinting; and

modify the display data to form the modified display data based on the squinting of the viewer.

8. A method implemented by one or more processors of a display terminal coupled to an actuator, the method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, display data from an electronic device via a network interface;

modifying, by the one or more processors, the display data to form modified display data based on at least one of a display data attribute, an electronic device attribute, or an axial orientation of a display screen of the display terminal;

generating, by the one or more processors, an image for display on the display screen of the display terminal using the modified display data;

receiving, via the network interface, orientation data indicating an orientation of an electronic device display screen; and

generating a rotation signal to command the actuator to rotate the display screen about an axis that is normal to the display screen to match the orientation of the electronic device display screen.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the display data is used to generate an original image on the electronic device display screen, and wherein the image comprises an image size change from the original image, a horizontal image pixel density change from the original image, a vertical image pixel density change from the original image, an image orientation change from the original image, an image brightness change from the original image, or an image placement change on the display screen relative to a placement of the original image on the electronic device display screen.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, a user input via the network interface or via a user interface of the display terminal to change one or more of an image size of the image, a horizontal image pixel density of the image, a vertical image pixel density of the image, an orientation of the image, a brightness of the image, a clarity of the image, a color of the image, or a placement of the image on the display screen.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the electronic device attribute comprises at least one of an electronic device type providing the display data, an electronic device orientation, one or more operating capabilities of the electronic device providing the display data, a distance of the electronic device from the display terminal, or an electronic device communication medium with the network interface, and wherein the display data attribute comprises at least one of a display data presentation characteristic or a display data type.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the electronic device is a first electronic device;

the display data is a first display data;

the display data attribute is a first display data attribute;

the electronic device attribute is a first electronic device attribute;

the modified display data is a first modified display data;

the image is a first image; and

the method further comprises;

receiving, by the one or more processors, second display data from a second electronic device via the network interface,

modifying, by the one or more processors, the second display data to form second modified display data based on a second display data attribute, a second electronic device attribute, and the axial orientation of the display screen,

dividing, by the one or more processors, the display screen into a first section and a second section, and

generating, by the one or more processors, a second image for display on the second section of the display screen using the second modified display data, wherein the first image is generated for display on the first section of the display screen using the first modified display data.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting, by the one or more processors, one or more facial features of a viewer viewing the display screen via a camera; and

wherein modifying, by the one or more processors, the display data to form the modified display data further comprises modifying, by the one or more processors, the display data to form the modified display data based on the one or more facial features of the viewer viewing the display screen.