Surface curvature control of display screen based on motion of support portions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10852928-B2
Application number	US-201816220932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2018
Priority date	Dec 14, 2018
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

A display apparatus that comprises a display screen and a set of support portions, is provided. The display apparatus receives a user input that corresponds to a configuration of the display screen and controls motion of the set of support portions based on the received user input. A change in a surface curvature of the display screen is based on the motion of the set of support portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a set of support portions;
a display screen coupled to the set of support portions; and
circuitry configured to:
receive a user input that corresponds to selection of a configuration setting of a plurality of configuration settings of the display screen;
determine a surface curvature of the display screen from a plurality of different surface curvatures based on the selected configuration setting, wherein the plurality of configuration settings includes a plurality of viewing modes, and the plurality of viewing modes corresponds to the plurality of different surface curvatures;
control motion of the set of support portions based on the determined surface curvature of the display screen; and
control a change in the surface curvature of the display screen to the determined surface curvature based on the motion of the set of support portions.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the set of support portions comprises a first support portion and a second support portion, and
the display screen is between the first support portion and the second support portion.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the circuitry is further configured to:
control the motion of the first support portion in a first direction; and
control the motion of the second support portion in a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first support portion is on a first path and the second support portion is on a second path,
the first path is curved towards the second path, and
the circuitry is further configured to control the change in the surface curvature of the display screen based on at least one of the motion of the first support portion on the first path or the motion of the second support portion on the second path.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the selection of the configuration setting corresponds to a configuration of the display screen.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of viewing modes comprises a cinema mode, an immersive mode, an immersive-three dimensional (3D) mode, a 3D mode, a wallpaper mode, a multi-user audience mode, a gaming mode, a mood-based mode, an ambience-based mode, an event-based mode, a content-adaptive mode, and a default mode.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the motion of the set of support portions based on the configuration setting corresponding to the received user input.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein an amount of the change in the surface curvature is different for each configuration setting of the plurality of configuration settings corresponding to the received user input.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the user input comprises one of a voice input, a gesture input, a touch input, or an input via an external device.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the motion of the set of support portions based on a playback of media content on the display screen.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
detect a number of viewers associated with the display screen; and
control the motion of the set of support portions based on the detected number of viewers.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine at least one of a posture of a viewer or a distance of the viewer from the display screen; and
control the motion of the set of support portions based on the at least one of the posture of the viewer or the distance of the viewer from the display screen.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the motion of the set of support portions based on date-time information of display of media content on the display screen.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to adjust the display of the media content on the display screen based on the change in the surface curvature of the display screen.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motion of the set of support portions correspond to one of a linear motion, a non-linear motion, or a combination of the linear motion and the non-linear motion of the set of support portions along a defined path.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the change in the surface curvature of the display screen corresponds to a change in an angle of the surface curvature of the display screen and a radius of the surface curvature of the display screen.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store user preferences,
wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the motion of the set of support portions based on the stored user preferences.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine a mood of a viewer of the display screen based on an image of a facial expression of the viewer; and
control the motion of the set of support portions based on user information associated with the viewer of the display screen, wherein
the user information comprises the determined mood of the viewer and an event associated with the viewer.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a set of speakers coupled to the set of support portions.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein
the circuitry is further configured to control motion of the set of speakers, and
the control of the motion of the set of speakers corresponds to the control of the motion of the set of support portions.

21. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the set of support portions comprises at least one of a hook, an attachment panel, a support stand, a frame, or a cable connection panel.

22. A method, comprising:
in a display apparatus:
receiving a user input that corresponds to selection of a configuration setting of a plurality of configuration settings of a display screen coupled to a set of support portions;
determining a surface curvature of the display screen from a plurality of different surface curvatures based on the selected configuration setting, wherein the plurality of configuration settings includes a plurality of viewing modes, and the plurality of viewing modes corresponds to the plurality of different surface curvatures;
controlling motion of the set of support portions based on the determined surface curvature of the display screen; and
controlling a change in the surface curvature of the display screen to the determined surface curvature based on the motion of the set of support portions.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yi Hyehoon
• Fushimi Toshihiko
• Miller Lindsay
• Young David

Classifications

• H04N5/64 Primary

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