ADAPTIVE POLYHEDRAL DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20180189014A1
• Filed: 01/05/2017
• Published: 07/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Application Number:
  US15/399,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20180189014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An adaptive polyhedral display device includes at least at least N-number of display devices, a location sensor, and a display system. Each display device is coupled together to form a polyhedron structure that has at least (N+1) sides and an inner volume. Each display device includes a touch sensitive display and an associated display controller, and each touch sensitive display at least partially defines a different one of the sides of the polyhedron structure. The location sensor is disposed within the inner volume, and is configured to sense a location of the polyhedron structure. The display system processor is disposed within the inner volume and is configured to individually communicate with each one of the display controllers and, in response to the location data, to command each display controller to render, on its associated touch sensitive display, a user interface associated with a sensed location.

Claims

1. An adaptive polyhedral display device, comprising:

at least N-number of display devices coupled together to form a polyhedron structure, the polyhedron structure having at least (N+1) sides and having an inner volume, each display device including a touch sensitive display and an associated display controller, each touch sensitive display at least partially defining a different one of the sides of the polyhedron structure;

a location sensor disposed within the inner volume, the location sensor configured to sense a location of the polyhedron structure and supply location data indicating the location; and

a display system processor disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with each display controller and coupled to receive the location data from the sensor, the display system processor configured to individually communicate with each one of the display controllers and, in response to the location data, to command each display controller to render, on its associated touch sensitive display, a user interface associated with a sensed location.

2. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, wherein:

the location data further includes data indicating a structure type in which the polyhedron structure is located.

3. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 2, wherein the location data further includes data indicating a specific location within the structure type.

4. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more eye trackers coupled to the polyhedron structure and configured to sense location and movement of a user'"'"'s eye and supply eye tracking data representative thereof,

wherein the display system processor is further coupled to receive the eye tracking data and is configured, in response thereto, to selectively activate and deactivate the plurality of display devices.

5. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 4, wherein the display system processor is further configured, in response to the eye tracking data, to (i) determine at which of the plurality of displays a user is gazing and (ii) activate the display at which the user is gazing.

6. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, further comprising:

memory having user preference data stored therein, the user preference data indicating at least a user'"'"'s preferences.

7. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, further comprising:

wireless network interface disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with the display system processor.

8. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, further comprising:

a hardware interface in operable communication with the display system processor and disposed within one of the sides of the polyhedron structure.

9. The display device of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio input device disposed within one of the sides of the polyhedron structure;

an audio output device disposed within one of the sides of the polyhedron structure;

an audio adapter disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with the audio input device, the audio output device, and the display system processor.

10. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, wherein each display controller comprises a video controller and a communication driver.

11. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 1, wherein the polyhedron structure is a cube.

12. An adaptive polyhedral display device, comprising:

at least five display devices coupled together to form a cube having an inner volume, each display device including a touch sensitive display and an associated display controller, each touch sensitive display at least partially defining a different side of the cube;

a location sensor disposed within the inner volume, the location sensor configured to sense a location of the cube and supply location data indicating the location;

one or more eye trackers coupled to the cube and configured to sense location and movement of a user'"'"'s eye and supply eye tracking data representative thereof; and

a display system processor disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with each display controller, with the location sensor, and with the one or more eye trackers, the display system processor;

configured to individually communicate with each one of the display controllers,

coupled to receive the location data and, in response thereto, to selectively command each display controller to render, on its associated touch sensitive display, a user interface associated with a sensed location, and

coupled to receive the eye tracking data and, in response thereto, to selectively (i) determine at which of the plurality of displays a user is gazing and (ii) activate only the display at which the user is gazing.

13. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, wherein the location data further includes data indicating a structure type in which the cube is located, and data indicating a specific location within the structure type.

14. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, further comprising:

memory having user preference data stored therein, the user preference data indicating at least a user'"'"'s preferences.

15. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, further comprising:

wireless network interface disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with the display system processor; and

a hardware interface in operable communication with the display system processor and disposed within one of the sides of the cube.

16. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, further comprising:

an audio input device disposed within one of the sides of the cube;

an audio output device disposed within one of the sides of the cube;

an audio adapter disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with the audio input device, the audio output device, and the display system processor.

17. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, wherein each display controller comprises a video controller and a communication driver.

19. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, further comprising:

memory in operable communication with the display system processor and having user preference data stored therein, the user preference data indicating at least a user'"'"'s preferences.

20. The adaptive polyhedral display device of claim 12, further comprising:

an audio input device disposed within one of the sides of the polyhedron structure;

an audio output device disposed within one of the sides of the polyhedron structure;

an audio adapter disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with the audio input device, the audio output device, and the display system processor.

18. An adaptive polyhedral display device, comprising:

at least five display devices coupled together to form a cube having an inner volume, each display device including a touch sensitive display and an associated display controller, each touch sensitive display at least partially defining a different side of the cube;

a location sensor disposed within the inner volume, the location sensor configured to sense a location of the cube and supply location data indicating a structure type in which the cube is located and a specific location within the structure type;

a wireless network interface disposed within the inner volume;

a hardware interface disposed within one of the sides of the cube;

one or more eye trackers coupled to the cube and configured to sense location and movement of a user'"'"'s eye and supply eye tracking data representative thereof; and

a display system processor disposed within the inner volume and in operable communication with each display controller, with the location sensor, with the one or more eye trackers, with the wireless network interface, and with the hardware interface, the display system processor;

configured to individually communicate with each one of the display controllers,

coupled to receive the location data and, in response thereto, to selectively command each display controller to render, on its associated touch sensitive display, a user interface associated with a sensed location, and

coupled to receive the eye tracking data and, in response thereto, to selectively (i) determine at which of the plurality of displays a user is gazing and (ii) activate only the display at which the user is gazing.