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Part 1: General introduction
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
4 Significance of application standardization . 7
5 Threshold value stipulation and further improvement issues . 8
6 Collaboration modes with related TCs . 9
7 Application candidate extraction using inventory table . 9
7.1 Purpose and procedure . 9
7.2 Application candidate list . 9
7.3 Inventory table and evaluation . 10
7.4 Typical examples of prioritized special applications . 13
8 Possible strategies and schemes for application field standardization . 14
Annex A (informative) IEC TC 110 contributions to display applications . 16
Annex B (informative) Considerations for education application . 17
Bibliography . 18

Figure 1 – Standardization approach based on technology, function and application
aspects . 8
Figure 2 – Display application candidates to extract special applications . 10
Figure 3 – Possible flow to propose new standardization in application field . 14

Table 1 – Inventory table of display applications with low priority . 11
Table 2 – Inventory table of display applications with high priority – Five extracted
application candidates . 12

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Part 1: General introduction
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INTRODUCTION
This document intends to gather related information for future standardizations of various
display applications, and to clarify the relationship to normative aspects of the standardization
in these application fields. Because a Technical Report (TR) is entirely informative, this
document does not intend to formulate strong strategies. This document provides possibilities
and candidates of strategies to extract application fields for standardization. The relation and
difference between application-based standardization and technology-based standardization
are discussed in Clause 4. In the application-based standardization, how to adopt something to
others is analyzed with clarifying "context of use" and "an optimum degree". Therefore,
requirements, required threshold values, or specifications are important. In addition, by
technology developments these requirements become advanced more, and Clause 5 explains
how to update these requirements in standards. There are some applications for which technical
committees (TCs) have already been established, and the collaboration modes with related TCs
are explained in Clause 6. In Clause 7, five application candidates have been extracted using
inventory tables, and the key criteria is the public and societal natures. Clause 8 explains
possible strategies and schemes for application-based standardization. The necessities of each
application standardization are described in other TRs.

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Part 1: General introduction
1 Scope
This part of IEC 63340, which is a Technical Report, provides related information for future
standardizations of various display applications. This document includes overview of display
applications, and the possible strategies to standardize these application fields.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
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3.1.1
standardization
activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and
repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context
Note 1 to entry: In particular, the activity consists of the processes of formulating, issuing and implementing
standards.
Note 2 to entry: Important benefits of standardization are improvement of the suitability of products, processes and
services for their intended purposes, prevention of barriers to trade and facilitation of technological cooperation.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC GUIDE 2:2004, 1.1]
3.2 Abbreviated terms
HMI human–machine interfaces
JWG joint working group
PT project team
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SDO standards development organization
TC technical committee
TR technical report
WG working group
4 Significance of application standardization
According to ISO/IEC GUIDE 2:2004 [1] , 1.1, the term "standardization" is defined as "activity
of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated
use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context". For this
activity, it is necessary to clarify "a given context", "an optimum degree", "problems" and so on.
In the field of display industry, these depend on how and where to use displays, and what to be
shown on displays. It is significant to consider applications of displays.
Electronic displays have become essential components of human–machine interfaces (HMI)
and consequently the production volumes of these displays have increased steadily to meet the
increasing demand. Further growth is expected due to the expansion of application of displays,
being pushed by smart house, smart office, connected industries, remote office, drone, security
camera, and others. Automotive, gaming and e-sports applications, where the market is growing
rapidly, demand a special requirement for it.
In addition, in the field of display applications, related users and industries exist, and the
standardization activities need to hear their opinions. A key will be how to meet the expectations
and demands of related industries, and how to contribute to them. Application standardization
has an aspect of communications with related industries. Through these communications, it is
essential to clarify specific points to be mainly contributed by display industry.
Regarding the contributions from display industry, because many related industries use
electronic displays, the harmonization among the related industries is important. For example,
if different industries adopt different test methods without any specific reasons, it will cause
confusion. The specific points on how to contribute to their harmonization are described in
Annex A.
In some specific application industries, such as medical equipment, if these industries need to
standardize some requirements or threshold values in the relevant application TCs, the related
TC of display industry would contribute to them. For example, the appropriateness of the
threshold values can be commented on, and appropriate test methods to obtain the test results
can be suggested.
NOTE 1 An example would be a standardization of medical image display systems in IEC/TC 62/SC 62B. Evaluation
methods, acceptance and constancy tests, and performance criteria for diagnostic imaging equipment in medical
practices are being standardized. This standardization aims at establishing the performance criteria for medical
displays.
NOTE 2 How measurement and evaluation methods will be harmonized across different industries is described in
Clause 8.
The definition of standardization (3.1) suggests an approach based on a set of rules (“context”,
“degree”, “problems”) that must be adhered to. On the other hand, a technology-based approach
exists. When a new technology appears, the definition and measurement methods can be
standardized, as shown in Figure 1.
Generally speaking, regarding the application-based approach, the adoption of something by
users is analyzed. For this analysis, clarifying "context of use" and "optimum degree" is key.
This means that requirements, required threshold values, or specifications are important.
Generally, specifications include blank detail specifications which can be effective for
stipulating specific measurement and test conditions to each application.
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Numbers in square brackets refer to the Bibliography.

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In order to obtain values, measurement and test methods can apply, but it can be noted that
between the application-based standardization and the technology-based standardization, the
start line of considering measurement and test methods would be different. Therefore, it is
crucial that these are harmonized in the function-based standardization. In addition, in many
cases, thanks to the technology developments, application demands and requirements become
more advanced, which means that these are not static, but dynamic based on applications and
technologies. How to update the requirements in standards is explained in Clause 5.
Regarding measurement and test methods, in the technology-based standardization, many
possibilities or variations of methods can be considered and therefore meaningless
developments of measurement and test methods are avoided. However, in application-based
standardization, measurement and test methods are based on actual or potential problems of
markets. Some methods in the technology-based standardization are not necessary in some
applications. It is important to gather contexts of use and demands of each application.

Figure 1 – Standardization approach based on technology,
function and application aspects
5 Threshold value stipulation and further improvement issues
There are some concerns regarding the standardization including threshold values. If the
requirements or thresholds specific to each application are stipulated, there can be some
problems, for example, the thresholds can prevent further improvement.
Meaningless stipulation of requirements or thresholds can be avoided, but in application-based
standardizations, they are sometimes necessary in order to keep adaptability. Generally, in
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