ACTUATED ADAPTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEMS

• US 20120075166A1
• Filed: 09/29/2010
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Marti, Stefan, Kim, Seung Wook
• Application Number:
  US12/893,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20120075166A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0261 in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/028 by changing the viewing angle properties, e.g. widening the viewing angle, adapting the viewing angle to the view direction
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/02 Flexible displays

Abstract

Adjustable, adaptive display system having individual display elements is able to change its configuration based on a user'"'"'s movements, position, and activities. A method of adjusting a display system tracking a user is tracked using a camera or other tracking sensor, thereby creating user-tracking data. The user-tracking data is input to an actuator signal module which generates input signals for one or more actuators. The input signals are created, in part, from the user-tracking data. Two or more display elements are actuated using the one or more actuators based on the input signals. The display elements may be planar or curved. In this manner, a configuration of the display system adapts to user movements and adjusts systematically. This provides for a greater amount of a user'"'"'s human visual field (or user FOV) to be filled by the display system.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting a display system, the method comprising:

tracking a user thereby creating user tracking data;

inputting the user tracking data to an actuator signal module;

generating input signals for an actuator, the input signals created in part from the user tracking data; and

actuating two or more display elements using actuators based on the input signals, wherein a configuration of the display system adapts to user movements and adjusts systematically.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein generating input signals further comprises:

examining a current configuration of the display system.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein an amount of a user human visual field that is filled by the display system is increased.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein a display element in the display system has its own renderer.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein tracking a user further comprises tracking user movement and user position.

6. A method as recited in claim 5 further comprising:

tracking a user face and a user gaze.

7. A method as recited in claim 5 further comprising:

tracking a user hand.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

inputting user tracking data to a renderer.

9. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

adjusting the display system configuration according to a user gaze, thereby adapting to user movements.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

transitioning the display system configuration between a horizontal configuration and a vertical configuration, wherein configuration includes orientation, shape, and curvature of display elements.

11. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the two or more display elements are planar.

12. A method of adjusting a display system, the method comprising:

tracking a user thereby creating user tracking data;

inputting the user tracking data to an actuator signal module;

generating input signals for an actuator, the input signals created in part from the user tracking data; and

actuating a curved display element using an actuator based on the input signals, wherein a configuration of the display system adapts to user movements and adjusts systematically.

13. A method as recited in claim 12 wherein generating input signals further comprises:

examining a current configuration of the display system.

14. A method as recited in claim 12 wherein an amount of a user human visual field that is filled by the display system is increased.

15. A method as recited in claim 12 wherein a display element in the display system has its own renderer.

16. A method as recited in claim 12 wherein tracking a user further comprises tracking user movement and user position.

17. A method as recited in claim 16 further comprising:

tracking a user face and a user gaze.

18. A method as recited in claim 16 further comprising:

tracking a user hand.

19. A method as recited in claim 12 further comprising:

inputting user tracking data to a renderer.

20. A method as recited in claim 12 further comprising:

adjusting the display system configuration according to a user gaze, thereby adapting to user movements.

21. A method as recited in claim 12 further comprising:

transitioning the display system configuration between a generally horizontal configuration and a generally vertical configuration, wherein configuration includes orientation, shape, and curvature of display elements.

22. An apparatus for adjusting a display system, the apparatus comprising:

means for tracking a user, creating user tracking data;

an actuator signal module for accepting the user tracking data as input;

means for generating input signals for an actuator, the input signals created in part from the user tracking data; and

means for actuating two or more display elements based on the input signals, wherein a configuration of the display system adapts to user movements and adjusts systematically.

23. An apparatus as recited in claim 22 wherein means for generating input signals further comprises:

means for examining a current configuration of the display system.

24. An apparatus as recited in claim 22 wherein an amount of a user human visual field that is filled by the display system is increased.

25. An apparatus as recited in claim 22 further comprising a plurality of renderers, wherein a display element in the display system has its own renderer.

26. An apparatus as recited in claim 22 further comprising:

means for adjusting the display system configuration according to a user gaze, thereby adapting to user movements.

27. An apparatus as recited in claim 22 further comprising:

means for transitioning the display system configuration between a generally horizontal configuration and a generally vertical configuration, wherein configuration includes orientation, shape, and curvature of display elements.

28. A display system comprising:

a processor;

a network interface;

at least two planar display elements;

an actuator;

an actuator signal module having access to a display system configuration stored in a data storage component; and

a user tracking component.

29. A display system as recited in claim 28 wherein the actuator signal module further comprises:

a control module for creating a signal that can be input to the actuator.

30. A display system as recited in claim 28 wherein the at least two planar display elements further comprises at least one hinge.

31. A display system as recited in claim 28 wherein the user tracking component is a camera.