Mirror display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10564413-B2
Application number	US-201615525648-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2016
Priority date	Mar 3, 2016
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a mirror display apparatus and a corresponding method, the apparatus including a mirror display unit configured both to display an information image and as a mirror, a detection unit configured to detect a first area in the mirror display unit corresponding to a human body in front of the mirror display unit and a processing unit configured to adjust a position of a second area for displaying an information image in the mirror display unit in response to the detection of the first area by the detection unit, such that the second area is outside the first area.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mirror display apparatus, comprising:
a mirror display unit configured to display an information image and to reflect a scene as a mirror;
a detection unit configured to detect a first area for displaying an image of the scene in the mirror display unit corresponding to a human body in front of the mirror display unit; and
a processing unit configured to adjust a position of a second area for displaying the information image in the mirror display unit in response to the detection of the first area by the detection unit, so the second area including the displayed information image is located outside the first area, the first area configured to increase in size in response to the corresponding human body in front of the mirror display unit approaching the mirror display unit.

2. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to adjust a size and/or shape of the second area in response to the detection of the first area by the detection unit, so the second area including the displayed information image is located outside the first area.

3. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to transfer the information image from an original position in the detected first area to the adjusted second area for display, and to use the first area as the mirror to reflect the scene, in response to the detection of the first area by the detection unit.

4. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the detection unit includes an infrared detection unit and/or a dual camera detection unit.

5. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to close the display of the information image originally displayed at a position in the detected first area, and to use the first area as the mirror to reflect the scene, in response to the detection of the first area by the detection unit.

6. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the detection unit includes an infrared detection unit and/or a dual camera detection unit.

7. The mirror display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to adjust the position, size and/or shape of the second area so the second area surrounds the first area.

8. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the detection unit includes an infrared detection unit and/or a dual camera detection unit.

9. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to adjust the position, size and/or shape of the second area so the second area occupies a maximum space other than the first area.

10. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the detection unit includes an infrared detection unit and/or a dual camera detection unit.

11. The mirror display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to adjust multiple second areas in response to the detection of the first area by the detection unit, so the multiple second areas are located outside the first area.

12. The mirror display apparatus according to 1 , wherein the detection unit includes an infrared detection unit and/or a dual camera detection unit.

13. A method of mirror display, the method comprising:
detecting a first area for displaying an image of a scene in a mirror display unit corresponding to a human body in front of the mirror display unit, the mirror display unit configured to display an information image and to reflect the scene as a mirror; and
in response to the detection of the first area, adjusting a position of a second area so the second area including the displayed information image is outside the first area, the first area configured to increase in size in response to the corresponding human body in front of the mirror display unit approaching the mirror display unit.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
in response to the detection of the first area, adjusting a size and/or shape of the second area so the second area including the displayed information image is outside the first area.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
in response to the detection of the first area, transferring the information image from an original position in the detected first area to the adjusted second area for display, and using the first area as the mirror to reflect the scene.

16. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
in response to the detection of the first area, closing the display of the information image originally displayed at a position in the detected first area and using the first area as the mirror to reflect the scene.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein adjusting the position, size and/or shape of the second area comprises:
adjusting the position, size and/or shape of the second area such that so the second area surrounds the first area.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein adjusting the position, size and/or shape of the second area comprises:
in response to the detection of the first area, adjusting the position, size and/or shape of the second area so the second area occupies a maximum space other than the first area.

19. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
in response to the detection of the first area, adjusting multiple second areas so the multiple second areas are outside the first area.

20. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the detecting and the adjusting are continuously performed.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lin She

Classifications

• G09F9/00 Primary

  Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements (in which the variable information is permanently attached to a movable support G09F11/00; abacus G06C1/00; slide-rules G06G1/00) · CPC title

• G02B27/0093

  with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking · CPC title

• G02B26/04

  by periodically varying the intensity of light, e.g. using choppers (shutters, diaphragms for cameras G03B9/00; devices for eliminating or reducing the effect of flicker in projection systems G03B21/40) · CPC title

• G02B26/026

  based on the rotation of particles under the influence of an external field, e.g. gyricons, twisting ball displays (based on orientable dipolar particles G02F1/172; based on electrophoresis G02F1/167) · CPC title

• G02F1/133553

  Reflecting elements (associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605) · CPC title