TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130265232A1
• Filed: 04/08/2013
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YUN, Il-kook, LEE, Geun-ho, LEE, Chang-soo
• Granted Patent: US 9,958,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• 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 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• 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: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• 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 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3208 organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]

Abstract

A transparent display apparatus and method for displaying information thereon includes sensing a position of an object, sensing a position of a user, determining an area of the transparent display through which the object is viewable by the user, and displaying the information on the transparent display based on the area.

Claims

1. A transparent display apparatus comprising:

a transparent display;

at least one sensor which senses a position of an object and a position of a user; and

a controller which determines an area of the transparent display through which the object is viewable by the user, based on the position of the object and the position of the user, and controls the transparent display to display information on the transparent display based on the area.

2. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the position of the object is a position relative to a position of the transparent display apparatus, and the position of the user is a position relative to the position of the transparent display apparatus.

3. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least sensor comprises at least one camera that photographs the object and the user, senses the position of the object based on a photograph of the object and senses the position of the user based on a photograph of the user.

4. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a line of sight between the user and the object based on the position of the user and the position of the object.

5. The transparent display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller determines the area based on the line of sight.

6. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the transparent display to display the information on another area of the transparent display that does not overlap with the area.

7. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the transparent display to display the information in a first color that is different from a second color of the object.

8. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the transparent display to display the information at a first position on the transparent display, determines that the first position overlaps with the area in response to the at least one sensor sensing at least one of the position of the object and the position of the user, and determines a second position that does not overlap the area in response to determining the first position overlaps with the area.

9. The transparent display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller controls the transparent display apparatus to display the information at the second position.

10. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transparent display apparatus is interposed between the object and the user.

11. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the transparent display to display the information at a first position on the transparent display, determines that the first position overlaps with the area in response to the at least one sensor sensing at least one of the position of the object and the position of the user, and adjusts an attribute of the information.

12. The transparent display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the attribute is color, and the controller controls the transparent display to display the information in a first color that is different from a second color of the object.

13. The transparent display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the attribute is at least one of size, color, font, opacity, thickness, and a background color.

14. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises:

a first photographing unit which captures a photograph of the object;

a first detector which senses an edge using image pixel information of the photograph; and

a second detector which identifies the object in the photograph using the sensed edge and senses the position of the identified object and an identifying area at which the object is identified.

15. The transparent display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the controller estimates the area using a size and a position of the sensed identifying area.

16. The transparent display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the controller estimates a virtual area of virtual segment areas into which the transparent display is divided occupied by the identifying area to be the area.

17. The transparent display apparatus of claim 16, wherein the virtual segment areas are mapped into a matrix table, and

the controller adjusts the position of the information according to a correlation of cells of the matrix table, between cells mapped to the area and cells mapped to the information.

18. The transparent display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the controller changes attributes of the information, while adjusting a position of the information, and

the attributes comprise at least one of size, opacity, color, thickness, font, and background color.

19. The transparent display apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a memory which stores the matrix table, and the controller adjusts the position of the information, to omit overlapping of cells matching the position of the object sensed by the first sensor.

20. The transparent display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first photographing unit comprises a plurality of first photographing units, and

the controller selectively drives a photographing unit among the plurality of first photographing units which corresponds to the position of the user sensed by the second sensor to perform photographing.

21. The transparent display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first photographing unit is rotatable according to the position of the user.

22. The transparent display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one sensor further comprises:

a second photographing unit which captures a photograph of the user; and

a user position detector which senses a position of the user using the photograph,

wherein the controller estimates a field of vision of the user using the position of the user, and displays the information within the field of vision.

23. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a distance of the user to the transparent display apparatus based on the position of the user, and displays the information based on the area and the distance.

24. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a user interface at an area corresponding to the position of the user.

25. A method of displaying information on a transparent display, the method comprising:

sensing a position of an object;

sensing a position of a user;

determining an area of the transparent display through which the object is viewable by the user; and

displaying the information on the transparent display based on the area.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the position of the object is a position relative to a position of the transparent display, and the position of the user is a position relative to the position of the transparent display.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the sensing the position of the object and the position of the user comprises photographing the object and the user, sensing the position of the object based on a photograph of the object and sensing the position of the user based on a photograph of the user.

28. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

determining a line of sight between the user and the object based on the position of the user and the position of the object.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the determining the area comprises determining the area based on the line of sight.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information on another area of the transparent display that does not overlap with the area.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information in a first color that is different from a second color of the object.

32. The method of claim 25, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information at a first position on the transparent display, and

wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the first position overlaps with the area in response to sensing at least one of the position of the object and the position of the user; and

determining a second position that does not overlap the area in response to determining the first position overlaps with the area.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

displaying information at the second position.

34. The method of claim 25, wherein the transparent display is interposed between the object and the user.

35. The method of claim 25, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information at a first position on the transparent display, and

wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the first position overlaps with the area in response to sensing at least one of the position of the object and the position of the user; and

adjusting an attribute of the information.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the attribute is color, and the method further comprises:

displaying the information in a first color that is different from a second color of the object.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the attribute is at least one of size, color, font, opacity, thickness, and a background color.

38. The method of claim 25, wherein sensing the position of the object comprises:

capturing a photograph of the object;

sensing an edge using image pixel information of the photograph;

identifying the object in the photograph using the sensed edge; and

sensing the position of the identified object and an identifying area at which the object is identified.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the determining comprises estimating the area using a size and a position of the sensed identifying area.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the estimating comprises estimating a virtual area of virtual segment areas into which the transparent display is divided occupied by the identifying area to be the area.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the virtual segment areas are mapped into a matrix table, and

the method further comprises adjusting the position of the information according to a correlation of cells of the matrix table, between cells mapped to the area and cells mapped to the information.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

changing attributes of the information, while adjusting a position of the information, and

wherein the attributes comprise at least one of size, opacity, color, thickness, font, and background color.

43. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

storing the matrix table, and

wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the position of the information, to omit overlapping of cells matching the position of the object.

44. The method of claim 38, wherein the capturing comprises selectively driving a photographing unit among a plurality of photographing units which corresponds to the position of the user.

45. The method of claim 38, wherein the sensing the position of the user comprises:

capturing a photograph of the user;

sensing the position of the user using the photograph; and

estimating a field of vision of the user using the position of the user,

wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information within the field of vision.

46. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

determining a distance of the user to the transparent display based on the position of the user, and

wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information based on the area and the distance.

47. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

displaying a user interface at an area corresponding to the position of the user.

48. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program that causes a computer to execute a method of displaying information on a transparent display, the method comprising:

sensing a position of an object;

sensing a position of a user;

determining an area of the transparent display through which the object is viewable by the user; and

displaying the information on the transparent display based on the area.