{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.display-3","code":"thing-display-3","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/display-3/","name":"display","alternateNames":["active matrix screen","big board","caller ID","computer monitor","digital display","alphanumeric display","video display","display panel","display board","board","dual scan display","flat panel display"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"noun.artifact","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":["artifact","device"],"facets":{"substance":"material","origin":"manufactured","agency":"inert","mobility":"portable","scale":"handheld","affordances":["graspable","operable"]}},"whatItIs":"A display is an electronic output device that presents information visually by controlling light emission, transmission or reflection across an image area or a set of indicators.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise an electronic display, assess whether its visual output is fit for a task, and determine appropriate configuration, operation and maintenance actions.","scope":{"in":["Direct-view electronic displays, including pixel-addressed, segmented and electronically controlled reflective devices","Standalone displays and display modules integrated into larger equipment","Visual output capabilities and their dependence on content, settings and viewing conditions","Display-side signal processing, controls, power states and interfaces","Display defects, degradation, mounting constraints and service requirements"],"out":["The meaning, accuracy, ownership and editorial design of displayed content","Host computers, media players and upstream content-generation systems","Touch, pen and other input-sensing functions beyond their integration with the display","Passive projection screens, printed signs and decorative lighting","Complete televisions, phones and instruments beyond their display subsystem","Product-line catalogues and individual asset histories as independent models"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["An electronic control changes a visible information-bearing pattern; a printed label or passive projection surface alone does not qualify.","The primary output conveys information through visible form; illumination alone does not establish that a lamp is a display.","Pixel addressability is not required: electronically selected segments or symbols can also represent information visually.","The display presents information but need not generate its meaning or application logic; an integrated computer remains a larger system.","Touch sensitivity is neither necessary nor sufficient: image presentation and input sensing must be identified separately."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"display-identity-and-boundary","name":"Display identity and boundary","description":"Establishes what performs the visual 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required text or symbol be distinguished?","id":"task-relevant-visibility-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Under what test pattern and operating mode were luminance, contrast and colour performance established?","id":"task-relevant-visibility-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which available adjustments improve required visibility without clipping essential tonal or colour distinctions?","id":"task-relevant-visibility-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"updates-and-image-freshness","name":"Updates and image freshness","description":"Describes how images change over time and how visible output relates to current system state.","layers":[{"id":"temporal-output","name":"Temporal output","description":"Separates update scheduling, visible transitions and end-to-end delay.","findings":[{"id":"update-response-and-latency","name":"Update response and latency","description":"Record applicable refresh or update behaviour without treating response time and latency as interchangeable.","questions":[{"text":"What refresh or update modes are supported, including partial updates or variable refresh where applicable?","id":"update-response-and-latency-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"How long does a relevant input change take to become visibly settled, and what content, temperature and mode were used?","id":"update-response-and-latency-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"persistent-and-interrupted-output","name":"Persistent and interrupted output","description":"Tracks what remains visible when updates, signals or power stop.","findings":[{"id":"visible-image-versus-live-state","name":"Visible image versus live state","description":"Distinguish intentional image persistence, frozen output and residual image artefacts from current information.","questions":[{"text":"What remains visible after power loss, source disconnection or controller failure?","id":"visible-image-versus-live-state-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"How can an agent verify that the visible information was successfully updated rather than retained from an earlier state?","id":"visible-image-versus-live-state-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"signal-control-and-power","name":"Signal, control and power","description":"Defines the conditions needed to drive the display and control its output.","layers":[{"id":"source-and-drive-compatibility","name":"Source and drive compatibility","description":"Identifies accepted signals and required controller or driver behaviour.","findings":[{"id":"supported-input-path","name":"Supported input path","description":"Record interface requirements, accepted modes and configuration dependencies at the actual display boundary.","questions":[{"text":"Which interfaces, signal timings, encodings or panel-drive requirements are documented for this display?","id":"supported-input-path-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which source, cable, adapter and controller combination supports the required output mode?","id":"supported-input-path-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"controls-and-energy-states","name":"Controls and energy states","description":"Connects user or software controls to illumination, presentation and power behaviour.","findings":[{"id":"controlled-operating-mode","name":"Controlled operating mode","description":"Identify available controls, supply requirements and observable transitions between operating states.","questions":[{"text":"Which controls change brightness, image processing, input selection or power state, and how is successful application verified?","id":"controlled-operating-mode-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"What supply and power demand apply during active display, image updates and standby under specified settings?","id":"controlled-operating-mode-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"installation-and-operating-limits","name":"Installation and operating limits","description":"Captures constraints that affect secure placement, thermal behaviour and safe viewing or service.","layers":[{"id":"mounting-and-environment","name":"Mounting and environment","description":"Relates mounting geometry and exposure to reliable visual operation.","findings":[{"id":"permitted-display-installation","name":"Permitted display installation","description":"Record supported mounting, orientation, ventilation and environmental conditions.","questions":[{"text":"Which mounting points, loads, orientations and ventilation clearances are permitted by the relevant documentation?","id":"permitted-display-installation-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Do temperature, moisture, dust and ambient-light conditions at the intended location fall within documented operating limits?","id":"permitted-display-installation-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"hazards-and-conformity-evidence","name":"Hazards and conformity evidence","description":"Associates actual display construction and intended use with applicable precautions and conformity 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components and documented degradation behaviour.","questions":[{"text":"Which cleaning methods, replacement parts and maintenance procedures are approved for the panel, coatings and illumination system?","id":"technology-appropriate-intervention-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What post-service visual and functional checks establish that the display again meets the intended task requirements?","id":"technology-appropriate-intervention-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of display this model covers, and on what 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