DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND ADJUSTING IMAGE INFORMATION

• US 20140063045A1
• Filed: 05/02/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Yao-Tsung
• Application Number:
  US13/875,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20140063045A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/592
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0606 Manual adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3208 organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3406 Control of illumination source illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 Intensity circuits

Abstract

A device and a method for displaying and adjusting image information are disclosed. The method at least includes steps of: controlling an LCD unit to be transparent, so that an environmental scene is visible, and an image information is displayed on the LCD unit according to a display instruction; executing a first automatic adjustment procedure. The first automatic adjustment procedure includes steps of: detecting the light intensity of the environment by the light-detecting unit to correspondingly generate a first detection value; comparing the first detection value with a determination range of light intensity by the processor to generate an automatic adjustment instruction according to the operation status of the active light source module; automatically adjusting the operation status of the active light source module according to the automatic adjustment instruction to adjust the brightness of the image information and correspondingly adjust the transparency of the LCD unit.

Claims

1. A method for displaying and adjusting image information, wherein the method is used in an image information display device which comprises a light-detecting unit, an LCD unit, an active light source module and a processor, and the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling an LCD unit to be transparent, so that an environmental scene is visible, and an image information is displayed on the LCD unit according to a display instruction;

executing a first automatic adjustment procedure, comprising steps of;

detecting the light intensity of the environment by the light-detecting unit to correspondingly generate a first detection value;

comparing the first detection value with a determination range of light intensity by the processor to correspondingly generate an automatic adjustment instruction according to the operation status of the active light source module; and

automatically adjusting the operation status of the active light source module according to the automatic adjustment instruction to adjust the brightness of the image information and correspondingly adjust the transparency of the LCD unit.

2. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling the operation status of the active light source module to be in an OFF status when the first detection value is larger than the determination range of light intensity; and

reducing the transparency levels of the environmental scene and the image information displayed on the LCD unit.

3. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

stopping displaying the image information on the LCD unit according to a display stop instruction;

controlling the operation status of the active light source module to be in an OFF status when the first detection value is larger than the determination range of light intensity; and

reducing the transparency level of the environmental scene displayed on the LCD unit.

4. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling the operation status of the active light source module to be in an ON status when the first detection value is smaller than the determination range of light intensity; and

increasing the transparency level of the environmental scene displayed on the LCD unit and correspondingly increasing the transparency level of the image information displayed on the LCD unit according to the light intensity of the active light source module.

5. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

stopping displaying the image information on the LCD unit according to a display stop instruction;

controlling the operation status of the active light source module to be in an OFF status when the first detection value is smaller than the determination range of light intensity; and

increasing the transparency level of the environmental scene displayed on the LCD unit.

6. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling the operation status of the active light source module to be in an OFF status when the first detection value is smaller than the determination range of light intensity; and

increasing the transparency levels of the environmental scene and the image information displayed on the LCD unit.

7. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling the operation status of the active light source module to be in an OFF status when the first detection value is within the determination range of light intensity.

8. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 1, wherein the image information display device comprises an operation interface and a memory unit, and the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling the operation interface to execute a manual adjustment procedure, comprising steps of;

detecting the light intensity of the environment by the light-detecting unit to correspondingly generate a manual detection value;

manually adjusting the operation status of the active light source module by the operation interface to adjust the brightness of the image information and correspondingly adjust the transparency of the LCD unit to correspondingly generate a setting of manual adjustment; and

storing the setting of manual adjustment and its corresponding manual detection value to the memory unit.

9. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 8, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

executing a second automatic adjustment procedure, comprising steps of;

detecting the light intensity of the environment by the light-detecting unit to correspondingly generate a second detection value;

comparing the second detection value with the manual detection value by the processor;

executing an automatic adjustment procedure according to a corresponding setting of manual adjustment when the second detection value and the manual detection value are the same; and

executing the first automatic adjustment procedure when the second detection value and the manual detection value are different from each other.

10. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 8, wherein the image information and the determination range of light intensity are stored in the memory unit.

11. An image information display device, comprising:

an LCD unit used for controlling to be transparent, so that an environmental scene is visible, and an image information is displayed on the LCD unit according to a display instruction;

a light-detecting unit used for detecting the light intensity of the environment to correspondingly generate a first detection value;

an active light source module used for providing a light source to correspondingly adjust the brightness of the image information;

a memory unit used for storing the image information and a determination range of light intensity; and

a processor used for comparing the first detection value with the determination range of light intensity to generate a corresponding automatic adjustment instruction according to the operation status of the active light source module, such that the active light source module automatically adjusts its operation status according to the automatic adjustment instruction, and the LCD unit automatically adjusts its transparency according to the automatic adjustment instruction.

12. The image information display device according to claim 11, wherein the image information display device comprises an operation interface, which provides operation for controlling the light-detecting unit to detect the light intensity of the environment to correspondingly generate a manual detection value, the operation interface further provides operations for manually adjusting the transparency of the LCD unit and adjusting the operation status of the active light source module to correspondingly generate a setting of manual adjustment, and the corresponding setting of manual adjustment and its corresponding manual detection value are both stored in the memory unit.

13. The image information display device according to claim 12, wherein the light-detecting unit is used for detecting the light intensity of the environment to correspondingly generate a second detection value, and the processor is used for comparing the second detection value with the manual detection value, the LCD unit and the active light source module execute automatic adjustment according to a corresponding setting of manual adjustment when the second detection value and the manual detection value are the same, and the LCD unit and the active light source module execute automatic adjustment procedure according to the automatic adjustment instruction when the second detection value and the manual detection value are different from each other.

14. A method for displaying and adjusting image information, wherein the method is used in an image information display device which comprises a light-detecting unit, an OLED display unit and a processor, and the method at least comprises steps of:

controlling an OLED display unit to be transparent, so that an environmental scene is visible, and an image information is displayed on the OLED display unit according to a display instruction;

detecting the light intensity of the environment by the light-detecting unit to correspondingly generate a detection value;

comparing the detection value with a determination range of light intensity by the processor to correspondingly generate an automatic adjustment instruction; and

automatically adjusting the brightness of the image information displayed on the OLED display unit according to the automatic adjustment instruction.

15. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 14, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

reducing the brightness of the image information displayed on the OLED display unit when the detection value is larger than the determination range of light intensity.

16. The method for displaying and adjusting image information according to claim 14, wherein the method at least comprises steps of:

increasing the brightness of the image information displayed on the OLED display unit when the detection value is smaller than the determination range of light intensity.