Display adjusting system and display adjusting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017200427-A1
Application number	US-201515325128-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 24, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2015
Publication date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display adjusting system and a display adjusting method thereof are provided. These technical solutions relate to the field of display technology, may reduce power consumption of a portable electronic device, and may improve endurance ability of the portable electronic device. The display adjusting system comprises: a distance measuring module configured to measure a viewing distance, the viewing distance being a vertical distance from a viewing point to a display screen; and a resolution adjusting unit connected with the distance measuring module, the resolution adjusting unit being configured to set a matching resolution based on the measured viewing distance and a resolution power of a human's eye under the measured viewing distance and to adjust a resolution of the display screen to the matching resolution. The display adjusting system may be used to adjust a resolution of a display screen.

First claim

1 . A display adjusting system, comprising:
a distance measuring module configured to measure a viewing distance, the viewing distance being a vertical distance from a viewing point to a display screen; and a resolution adjusting unit connected with the distance measuring module, the resolution adjusting unit being configured to set a matching resolution based on the measured viewing distance and a resolution power of a human's eye under the measured viewing distance and to adjust a resolution of the display screen to the matching resolution.

2 . The display adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the distance measuring module comprises:
a distance measuring device configured to measure a linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen; and a viewing distance calculating unit connected with the distance measuring device and configured to calculate the viewing distance based on the measured linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen.

3 . The display adjusting system according to claim 2 , wherein the display adjusting system further comprises:
a viewing angle calculating unit connected with the distance measuring device and configured to calculate a viewing angle based on the measured linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen; and a brightness adjusting unit connected with the viewing angle calculating unit, the brightness adjusting unit being configured to set a matching brightness based on the calculated viewing angle and a brightness needed for the human's eye to clearly view a displayed image at the calculated viewing angle and to adjust a brightness of the display screen to the matching brightness.

4 . The display adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the distance measuring device comprises a plurality of sensing signal generators and a plurality of sensing signal receivers, the sensing signal generators and the sensing signal receivers are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, and sensing signals sent by respective sensing signal generators are different from each other.

5 . The display adjusting system according to claim 4 , wherein the sensing signal generators and the sensing signal receivers are disposed on the display screen, and each of the sensing signal generators is integrated with or disposed adjacent to a corresponding one of the sensing signal receivers.

6 . The display adjusting system according to claim 4 , wherein the distance measuring device further comprises glasses; and
wherein the sensing signal generators are disposed on the glasses and the sensing signal receivers are disposed on the display screen, or the sensing signal generators are disposed on the display screen and the sensing signal receivers are disposed on the glasses.

7 . The display adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the distance measuring device comprises an acoustic distance measuring device or an infrared distance measuring device.

8 . A display adjusting method for the display adjusting system according to claim 1 , the display adjusting method comprising:
measuring a viewing distance; and setting a matching resolution based on the measured viewing distance and a resolution power of the human's eye under the measured viewing distance, and adjusting the resolution of the display screen to the matching resolution.

9 . The display adjusting method according to claim 8 , wherein the matching resolution is larger than or equal to the resolution power of the eye under the measured viewing distance.

10 . The display adjusting method according to claim 8 , wherein measuring the viewing distance comprising:
measuring a linear distance from a viewing point to the display screen; and calculating the viewing distance based on the measured linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen.

11 . The display adjusting method according to claim 10 , wherein the display adjusting method further comprises:
calculating a viewing angle based on the measured linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen; and setting a matching brightness based on the calculated viewing angle and a brightness needed for the eye to clearly view a displayed image at the calculated viewing angle, and adjusting a brightness of the display screen to the matching brightness.

12 . The display adjusting method according to claim 11 , wherein the matching, brightness is larger than or equal to the brightness needed for the eye to clearly view the displayed image at the calculated viewing angle.

13 . The display adjusting method according to claim 8 , wherein the distance measuring module of the display adjusting system comprises a plurality of sensing signal generators and a plurality of sensing signal receivers, the sensing signal generators and the sensing signal receivers are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, and wherein measuring the linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen comprises:
generating and sending a sensing signal by each of the sensing signal generators; receiving the sensing signal by a corresponding one of the sensing signal receivers; and calculating the linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen based on a sending time and a receiving time of the sensing signal and a transmission speed of the sensing signal.

14 . The display adjusting method according to claim 13 , wherein the sensing signal generators and the sensing signal receivers are disposed on the display screen, each of the sensing signal generators is integrated with or disposed adjacent to a corresponding one of the sensing signal receivers, and wherein calculating the linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen based on a sending time and a receiving time of the sensing signal and a transmission speed of the sensing signal comprises:
calculating a difference between the sending time and the receiving time of the sensing signal and obtaining a duration time of transmission of the sensing signal; multiplying the duration time by the transmission speed of the sensing signal to obtain a transmission distance of the sensing signal; and dividing the transmission distance by two to obtain the linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen.

15 . The display adjusting method according to claim 13 , wherein the distance measuring device further comprises glasses, the sensing signal generators and the sensing signal receivers are disposed on the glasses and the display screen respectively, and wherein calculating the linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen based on a sending time and a receiving time of the sensing signal and a transmission speed of the sensing signal comprises:
calculating a difference between the sending time and the receiving time of the sensing signal and obtaining a duration time of transmission of the sensing signal; and multiplying the duration time by the transmission speed of the sensing signal to obtain the linear distance from the viewing point to the display screen.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• He Quanhua
• Shi Lingyun
• Zhang Hao
• Xue Zijiao
• Wang Wei

Classifications

• G09G5/00 Primary

  Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators (image data processing or generation, in general G06T) · CPC title

• G09G2340/14

  Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed · CPC title

• G09G2330/021

  Power management, e.g. power saving · CPC title

• G09G2320/068

  for control of viewing angle adjustment · CPC title

• G09G2320/0626

  for control of overall brightness · CPC title