Display device behind veneer panel and methods for operating same
AssigneeJoysonquin Automotive Systems North America, LLC
InventorsMario J. Enriquez Ortiz, Frances A. Elenbaas
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Abstract
A visual display covered by a veneer displays information in a manner that the information is not obscured by a pattern that appears in the veneer. To do this, a processor receives a pixel map of the pattern. When the processor receives a command to display an image, the processor will process the image to align: (a) a first set of features of the image to regions of a display device that correspond to first class areas in the pixel map; and (b) a second set of features of the image to regions of the display device that correspond to the second areas in the pixel map. The processor will then cause the display device to display the processed image while the veneer that exhibits the pattern is positioned over the display device.
Claims20
A method for providing a visual display behind a veneer, the method comprising, by a processor:
- receiving a pixel map of a pattern that appears on a veneer panel, in which the pixel map includes at least one first area classified as suitable for image presentation and at least one second area classified as unsuitable for image presentation, the at least one first area and the at least one second area are determined based on said pattern that appears on the veneer panel;
- receiving a command to display an image comprising a plurality of features;
- processing the image to align:
- a first set of the features to regions of a display device that correspond to the first areas in the pixel map, and
- a second set of the features to regions of the display device that correspond to the second areas in the pixel map, and
- causing the display device to display the processed image while the veneer panel that exhibits the pattern is positioned over the display device.
A system comprising:
- a display device;
- a veneer panel positioned over the display device, wherein the veneer panel exhibits a pattern comprising relatively light areas and relatively dark areas;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory containing programming instructions that are configured to cause the processor to, when executed, display an image on the display device by:
- receiving a pixel map of the pattern of the veneer panel, in which the pixel map includes at least one area classified as a first class area and at least one second area classified as a second class area, wherein the first class area and the second class area are determined based on the pattern of the veneer panel;
- receiving a command to display an image comprising a plurality of features, processing the image to align:
- a first set of the features to regions of a display device that correspond to the first areas in the pixel map, and
- a second set of the features to regions of the display device that correspond to the second areas in the pixel map;
- and
- causing the display device to display the processed image while the veneer panel is positioned over the display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.