Alignment of modification regions with pixel registration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11830401-B2
Application number	US-202117906284-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2021
Priority date	Mar 24, 2020
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

Examples are disclosed herein that relate to displaying modification regions on a multi-display device. One example provides a multi-display device comprising a plurality of displays, the multi-display device storing line offset data defining a line offset to apply to a displayed image to correct for display misalignment, and modification region data defining one or more modification regions that each modifies an appearance of the displayed image. The multi-display device is configured to set a displayed location of a first active area based upon the line offset data for a first display, and set a displayed location of a first modification region for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multi-display device, comprising:
a plurality of displays;

one or more processors; and
one or more storage devices storing:
line offset data defining, for each of one or more displays of the plurality of displays, a line offset to apply to a displayed image to correct for display misalignment,
modification region data defining one or more modification regions that each modifies an appearance of a corresponding portion of the displayed image, and
instructions executable by the one or more processors to determine a line start position for a first active area based upon line offset data for a first display, set a displayed location of the first active area based upon the line offset data for the first display such that a first line of the first active area starts at the line start position, and set a displayed location of a first modification region for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

2. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable to set a displayed location of a second active area based upon line offset data for a second display.

3. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displays comprises three or more displays.

4. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the first modification region defines a curve to apply to a corner of the displayed image.

5. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the first modification region defines an opening for a camera.

6. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable to set a displayed location of each of a plurality of additional modification regions for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

7. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable not to shift a displayed location of a second modification region for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

8. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to partially illuminate one or more pixels in the first modification region based upon the line offset data for the first display.

9. The multi-display device of claim 1 , wherein the first display comprises a backplane having rounded corners.

10. On a multi-display device comprising a plurality of displays, a method comprising:
receiving line offset data defining, for each of one or more displays of the plurality of displays, a line offset to apply to a displayed image to correct for display misalignment,
receiving modification region data defining one or more modification regions that each modifies an appearance of a corresponding portion of the displayed image,
determining a line start position for a first active area based upon line offset data for a first display,
setting a displayed location of the first active area based upon the line offset data for the first display such that a first line of the first active area starts at the line start position to correct for misalignment of the first display and a second display, and
setting a displayed location of a first modification region for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising setting a displayed location of a second active area based upon line offset data for the second display.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of displays comprises three or more displays.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first modification region defines a curve to apply to a corner of the displayed image.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first modification region defines an opening for a camera.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising setting a displayed location of each of a plurality of modification regions for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising not shifting a displayed location of a second modification region for the first display based upon the line offset data for the first display.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising partially illuminating one or more pixels in the first modification region based upon the line offset data for the first display.

18. A multi-display device, comprising:
a plurality of displays;

one or more processors; and
one or more storage devices storing:
line offset data defining, for each of one or more displays of the plurality of displays, a line offset to apply to a displayed image to correct for display misalignment,
rounded corner data defining one or more rounded corners to apply to the displayed image, and
instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
determine a line start position for a first active area based upon line offset data for a first display,
set a displayed location of the first active area based upon the line offset data for the first display such that a first line of the first active area starts at the line start position to correct for misalignment of the first display and a second display, and
set a displayed location of a first rounded corner based upon the line offset data for the first display.

19. The multi-display device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further executable to set a displayed location of a second active area based upon line offset data for the second display.

20. The multi-display device of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of displays comprises three or more displays.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Gupta Vasudha
• Morris Matthew D
• Dighde Rajesh Manohar
• Leon Camilo
• Heikkinen Marko Kullervo
• Rao Linghui

Classifications

• G09G3/20 Primary

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G06F3/1423 Primary

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F3/1446

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

• G09G2300/026

  Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions · CPC title

• G09G2320/08

  Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal · CPC title