Display device and the method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10936271-B2
Application number	US-201816234167-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Priority date	Jan 2, 2018
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a display device. The display device includes an interface wherein the interface obtains content to be displayed, and a plurality of display components each having a front display surface to output sub-content. The sub-content is a portion of the content to be displayed. The display device further includes an adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly moves one or more of the display components in a direction perpendicular to a front display plane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
an interface wherein the interface obtains content to be displayed, the content to be displayed including videos and images;
a plurality of display components configured to output sub-content, wherein:
the sub-content is a portion of the content to be displayed; and
each display component has a front display surface configured to output front part sub-content and side display surfaces configured to output side part sub-content, the front part sub-content being a part or all of a first image, the side part sub-content being a part or all of a second image, the first image being different and independent from the second image; and

an adjustment assembly wherein the adjustment assembly moves one or more of the display components in a direction perpendicular to a front display plane.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein:
in response to adjacent display components forming a front surface elevation difference, a side display surfaces corresponding to the front surface elevation difference displays the sub-content, the display device displaying the display content on a surface parallel to the front display plane.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the display components include one or more front display surface units displaying the corresponding sub-content by outputting sub-content display lights on the front display surfaces, the content lights outputted on the side display surfaces matching a portion of one or more front display surface units corresponding to an edge of the front display surface unit, the edge of the front display surface unit forming the front surface elevation difference.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the display component comprising:
one or more front display surface units to output sub-content display lights on the front display surfaces; and
one or more side display surface units to output sub-content display lights on the side display surfaces.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the interface obtains the content to be displayed on the front display surfaces and content to be displayed on one or more side display surfaces; and
the display component outputs the content to be displayed on the front display surface and on the side display surfaces.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the side display surfaces or a portion of the side display surfaces blocked by the adjacent display components do not display the sub-content when adjacent display components form a flat front surface; and
one or more portions of the side display surfaces blocked by the adjacent display components do not display the sub-content when adjacent display components form the front surface elevation difference, one or more unblocked portions of the side display surfaces display the sub-content.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a front display surface of a display component includes a center region and a peripheral region;
the front surface elevation difference is a distance between the center regions of adjacent front display surfaces that are parallel to each other;
the center region and the peripheral region are on the same plane when adjacent display components do not form the front surface elevation difference;
a portion of the peripheral region forms a transition when adjacent display components form the front surface elevation difference; and
wherein a pressure between the adjacent display components supports the peripheral region and the center region on the same plane when adjacent display components form a flat front surface, the peripheral region of the protruding display component droops relative to the center region in response to adjacent display components form the front surface elevation difference.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a front display surface of a display component includes a center region and a peripheral region;
the front surface elevation difference is a distance between the center regions of adjacent front display surfaces that are parallel to each other;
the center region and the peripheral region are on the same plane when adjacent display components do not form the front surface elevation difference;
a portion of the peripheral region forms a transition when adjacent display components form the front surface elevation difference; and
wherein the peripheral region of the display components has a deformable structure that can rise relative to the center region of the relatively retracted display component and fall relative to the center region of the protruding display component in response to adjacent display components form the front surface elevation difference.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the adjustment assembly includes a plurality of adjustment subassembly arrays and each adjustment subassembly array corresponds to one display component;
the display components include one or more front display surface units;
wherein the interface obtains an elevation data of the display components and transmits the elevation data to the adjustment assembly; and
the display device further includes a processing unit to analyze the content to be displayed, obtain the elevation data for the display components, and transmit the elevation data to the adjustment assembly.

10. A display method, comprising:
obtaining content to be displayed;
adjusting a front display surface of a display component to output sub-content, wherein:
the sub-content is a portion of the content to be displayed;
the front display surface is configured to output front part sub-content and;
the display component further comprises side display surfaces configured to output side part sub-content, the front part sub-content being a part or all of a first image, the side part sub-content being a part or all of a second image, the first image being different and independent from the second image; and

adjusting a plurality of the display components in a direction perpendicular to a front display plane to form a front surface elevation difference.

11. The display method of claim 10 , further comprising:
obtaining an elevation range of a first display component of the plurality of display components and its adjacent display components in a direction perpendicular to the front display plane;
identifying a blocked region and a displayable region of a side display surface of the first display component according to the elevation range; and
displaying the sub-content using the displayable region of the side display surface.

12. The display method of claim 11 , further comprising:
analyzing the content to be displayed to determine the elevation data of the display components and adjusting the display components according to the elevation data.

13. The display method of claim 10 , further comprising:
obtaining an elevation data of the display components and adjust the display components according to the elevation data.

14. A display device, comprising:
an interface wherein the interface obtains content to be displayed;
elevation data stored in the display device corresponding to the obtained content;
a plurality of display components each having a front display surface to output front part sub-content and side display surfaces configured to output side part sub-content, wherein:
the sub-content is a portion of the content to be displayed; and
the front part sub-content is a part or all of a first image, the side part sub-content is a part or all of a second image, the first image being different and independent f

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Jingxin

Classifications

• G02B30/54 Primary

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• G06F3/1446 Primary

  display composed of modules, e.g. video walls · CPC title

• H04N2213/006

  Pseudo-stereoscopic systems, i.e. systems wherein a stereoscopic effect is obtained without sending different images to the viewer's eyes · CPC title

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• H04N13/30

  Image reproducers (optical systems for producing stereoscopic or other three-dimensional [3D] effects G02B30/00) · CPC title