With Alternating Shutters Patents (Class 348/56)
  • Publication number: 20120050507
    Abstract: Different full screen content is displayed on the same television at the same time from the perspective of the viewer by displaying as the content as two full screen sequential frames. The different full screen content may be provided as a single combined frame signal such as a side-by-side, top-bottom, or checkerboard signal which is then displayed as two sequential full screen frames. Configured glasses such as polarized or shutter are used to view the different content as full screen content where one pair of configured glasses views an initial one of the sequential frames but blocks the subsequent one and another pair of configured glasses blocks the initial one of the sequential frames and views the subsequent one. Shutter glasses have both lenses open during the initial frame and both closed during the subsequent one. For polarized glasses, the initial frame has a polarization matching both lenses of one pair of glasses while the subsequent frame has a polarization that differs from both lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Jeramie J. Keys
  • Publication number: 20120044333
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device comprises: a display device that displays left-eye image data in a left-eye frame and right-eye image data in a right-eye frame; liquid crystal shutter glasses that alternately open and close a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter in synchronization with the display device; and a control circuit that controls the ON duty ratio of a backlight of the display device to a first set value if the luminance of each of the left-eye and right-eye frames is less than a predetermined reference value, and controls the ON duty ratio of the backlight of the display device to a second set value if the luminance of each of the left-eye and right-eye frames is greater than the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Taeuk KANG
  • Publication number: 20120044331
    Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: X6D Limited, XpanD, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen, Jure Bezgovsek, Jure Repe, Ding Hua Long
  • Publication number: 20120044332
    Abstract: Stereographic glasses includes reception-stop timing control means that is so arranged as to: (i) cause a wireless-signal receiving section to stop receiving signals, after a cycle detection section detects a cycle of synchronous signals and a liquid crystal shutter control data memory section stores liquid crystal shutter control data therein signals; (ii) cause a liquid crystal shutter control signal timing generation section to generate timings for controlling opening and closing of liquid crystal shutters, based on cycle signals generated by a cycle signal generation section and the liquid crystal shutter control data stored in the liquid crystal shutter control data memory section; and (iii) cause a liquid crystal shutter control section to open and close the liquid crystal shutters, at the timings thus generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Akihito ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20120038756
    Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) glasses, a method for driving 3D glasses, and a system for providing a 3D image are provided. The 3D glasses driving method includes detecting a first pattern corresponding to a left eye image and a second pattern corresponding to a right eye image from a 3D display apparatus, converting the first pattern into a first histogram and the second pattern into a second histogram, comparing the converted first and second histograms with first and second optimal histograms, and adjusting an opening or a closing of a left eye glasses part and a right eye glasses part of the 3D glasses based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chan-young JO
  • Publication number: 20120038757
    Abstract: A 3D image playback method includes utilizing a detecting module to detect a visual angle included between a display device and a shutter glasses, playing a plurality of 3D image sets with different visual angles at a specific frequency by the display device, transmitting a synchronization signal corresponding to the visual angle to the shutter glasses by the detecting module, and controlling a switching frequency of the shutter glasses so as to make the shutter glasses capable of receiving one of the plurality of 3D image sets corresponding to the visual angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Ching-An Lin
  • Publication number: 20120033060
    Abstract: A method for controlling shutter glasses includes controlling each of a first shutter lens and a second shutter lens to be switched between an on-state and an off-state, wherein the first shutter lens stays in the on-state within an image output period corresponding to a secondary first image, and stays in the off-state with an image output period corresponding to a following primary second image, and the second shutter lens stays in the off-state within the image output period corresponding to the primary second image, and stays in the on-state within an image output period corresponding to a following secondary second image. The first shutter lens and the second shutter lens simultaneously stay in the off-state only within a single continuous time period of the image output period corresponding to the primary second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20120033061
    Abstract: Shutter glasses include a frame, two lenses disposed on the frame and a control chip. The control chip is utilized for selecting one of a plurality of operation modes to set the glasses according to a type of the display apparatus, wherein the operation modes are respectively corresponding to a plurality of type of the display apparatuses. In addition, the present invention further provides a shutter glasses system, a method for controlling shutter glasses and a transmitter thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Dong-Hsing Su
  • Publication number: 20120033048
    Abstract: A 3D image display apparatus comprises a transmission-reception device and a control signal output device. The transmission-reception device receives a video data including a plurality of image informations which is base data of 3D images from a 3D image playback apparatus through a transmission cable and thereby generates an image signal. The control signal output device transmits a control signal for controlling light penetration states of penetration units for right and left eyes to shutter glasses. The transmission-reception device receives the video data from the 3D image playback apparatus through the transmission cable and thereby generates the image signal and a synchronizing signal. The synchronizing signal indicates which of the plurality of image informations is included in the image signal currently outputted. The control signal output device generates the control signal based on the synchronizing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru OGAWA, Isamu Ishimura
  • Patent number: 8111285
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display apparatus and a display method are provided. The stereoscopic display apparatus includes a display panel, a dynamic-backlight module, a tracking panel, an optical lens array. The display has an updated region and a non-updated region during a frame period the display panel displays according a first synchro-signal. The dynamic-backlight module has a plurality of light-emitting regions and the light-emitting regions are turned-on according to a second synchro-signal. The first synchro-signal and the second synchro-signal are synchronal. During the frame period, parts of the light-emitting regions corresponding to the updated region are synchronally turned-on and parts of the light-emitting regions corresponding to the non-updated region are synchronally turned-off. A light provided by at least the part of the light-emitting regions turned-on passes through one silt set and the display panel such that one of the single-eye images is only displayed by the non-updated region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technolgy Research Institute
    Inventors: Jian-Chiun Liou, Kuen Lee, Jui-Feng Huang
  • Publication number: 20120019637
    Abstract: A method for controlling shutter glasses is utilized for viewing stereo images. A video output apparatus respectively outputs a first image and a second image during a plurality of image output periods, alternately. Each image output period includes an image driving period and an image stabilization period. The method includes controlling each of a first shutter lens and a second shutter lens to be switched between an on-state and an off-state. The first shutter lens stays in the on-state within image stabilization periods respectively corresponding to two successive first images, and is switched from the off-state to the on-state and then switched from the on-state to the off-state for at least one time during a time interval between the image stabilization periods respectively corresponding to the two successive first images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Wei-Heng Huang
  • Publication number: 20120019638
    Abstract: A method of operating three dimensional (3D) shutter glasses including defining a default operational protocol, determining if a signal has been received from a display device, determining if the received signal uses the default operational protocol, and if the received signal uses the default operational protocol, then operating the 3D shutter glasses using the default operational protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicants: XpanD, Inc., X6D Limited
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen, Jure Bezgovsek, Ziga Cetrtic
  • Publication number: 20120023353
    Abstract: A portable electronic device having automatic power supply mode switching is provided. The portable electronic device includes a micro-sensor and a control circuit. The control circuit controls operations of the electronic device, the micro-sensor senses whether the electronic device is carried or worn by a user. When the electronic device operates in a normal mode, and if the electronic device is not carried or worn for a time longer than a buffer period of a predetermined interval, the control circuit switches to a sleep mode, which results in lower power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Lin Lee, Shan-Cheng Sun, Chih-Cheng Ku, He-Ge Chen
  • Publication number: 20120019639
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device is for use with shutter glasses having left and right shutter lenses and includes a display processor, a display screen, a signal generator, and a signal transmitter. The display processor is for receiving a video input signal and outputting a video output signal sequence according to a frame sync signal acquired from the video input signal. The display screen is for receiving the video output signal sequence corresponding to a sequence of left-eye and right-eye images and displays the left-eye and right-eye images in an alternating manner according to the frame sync signal. The signal generator is for generating a shutter sync control signal that is transmitted to the shutter glasses by the signal transmitter for controlling duty cycles of alternating operations of the shutter glasses according to the frame sync signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: TOP VICTORY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tao CHANG, Kuo-Hua LIN, Horng-Ru WANG, Kuei-Jen TSAI
  • Publication number: 20120013719
    Abstract: A display apparatus, display method, image processing apparatus, and image processing method which are capable of allowing a stereoscopic image to be recognized exactly by a left eye and a right eye. The display apparatus includes: an image signal receiving unit which receives an image signal; an image signal processing unit which generates a scanning signal for scanning a left eye image signal and a right eye image signal of the image signal alternately and for scanning a part of the left eye image signal or a part of the right eye image signal between a section for scanning the left eye image signal and a section for scanning the right eye image signal; and an image output unit which displays the image signal according to the scanning signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-oh CHOI, Chang-won LEE
  • Publication number: 20120007968
    Abstract: A method, consistent with certain implementations involves at a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions and encloses a television remote controller circuit: receiving a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal; and re-transmitting the shutter glasses synchronization signal. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Peter Rae Shintani
  • Publication number: 20120007947
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive 3D image content with a plurality of left eye frames and a plurality of right eye frames, remove a portion of pixels from each left eye frame and from the corresponding right eye frame, combine remaining pixels from each left eye frame of the plurality of left eye frames with remaining pixels from the corresponding right eye frame of the plurality of right eye frames to form a plurality of transport frames where the combined remaining pixels form an alternating pattern of pixels based on either alternating rows of pixels or alternating columns of pixels from each left eye frame and the corresponding right eye frame, and encode the plurality of transport frames for delivery to a media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: PIERRE COSTA, Ahmad Ansari
  • Publication number: 20120007969
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) system for displaying three-dimensional video includes a backlight module for providing light, a liquid crystal panel for modifying brightness of the light, a backlight driver for controlling the backlight module according to a backlight module control signal, a temperature sensor for detecting temperature to generate a temperature signal, a television processor for increasing duty cycle of the backlight module control signal from a predetermined duty cycle to an increased duty cycle equaling sum of the predetermined duty cycle and an additional duty, and a shutter glasses control module coupled to the television processor for outputting a shutter glasses control signal according to the additional duty. The additional duty is based on the temperature signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Chien-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20120007970
    Abstract: A method for controlling a pair of shutter glasses utilized for viewing stereo images. A video output apparatus respectively outputs a first image and a second image during a plurality of image output periods, alternately. Each image output period includes an image driving period and an image stabilization period. The method includes controlling each of a first shutter lens and a second shutter lens to be switched between an on-state and an off-state. The first shutter lens and the second shutter lens stay in the on-state within image stabilization periods respectively corresponding to a specific first image and a specific second image, and the first shutter lens and the second shutter lens simultaneously stay in the on-state only within a single continuous time period of an image driving period corresponding to the specific second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20120004919
    Abstract: Audio associated with three-dimensional image content is enabled to be heard by a user without interfering with other users. A device network includes a display system (master) and a wearable device (slave). The wearable device includes a glasses frame, earphones, and left and right eye shuttering lenses. The wearable device receives from the display system a frame sync signal and audio content associated with three-dimensional image content displayed by the display system as alternating left and right images. The audio content is played using the earphone. The left and right eye shuttering lens are shuttered in synchronism with the alternating left and right images according to the frame sync signal to enable a wearer of the wearable device to perceive the alternating left and right images as a three-dimensional image. Additional wearable devices may join the device network to be delivered independent audio and three-dimensional content in a similar manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: James Michael Muth
  • Publication number: 20110316992
    Abstract: An image playback system displays three-dimensional (3D) content data via a pair of glasses together with a monitor to provide a multiplexing service to a user wearing different types of glasses via a single monitor. For a multiplexing service, the monitor interleaving displays frames of different content data to provide predetermined content data to the user while the glasses shelters other content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kun-Nan Cheng, Su-Chun Wang, Chih Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20110298906
    Abstract: Disclosed is a three dimensional liquid crystal display device (3D LCD device) which facilitates to improve a picture quality of a three-dimensional image (3D image) by color and luminance corrections, and a method for driving the same, wherein the device comprises an image data analyzer which analyzes a luminance level for each of R, G, and B colors of original image data inputted to display the 3D image; an image data converter which generates color correction data for adjusting a color balance of the R, G, and B colors distorted by the shutter glass, and generates gamma correction data for compensating a luminance reduction, on the basis of luminance analyzing results provided from the image data analyzer; and a timing controller which converts the input image data into image data of a frame unit, reflects the color correction data and the gamma correction data in the image data of the frame unit, and supplies the corrected image data to a data driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Ho Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20110292192
    Abstract: A display method includes: time-divisionally displaying a plurality of stereoscopic vision images corresponding to a plurality of perspectives, through time-divisionally displaying a left-eye image and a right-eye image configuring each of the plurality of stereoscopic vision images corresponding to the respective perspectives; detecting an azimuth or respective azimuths in which one or more shutter eyeglasses are located, in which the shutter eyeglasses including a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter; and allowing the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter in one or more shutter eyeglasses located in the azimuth corresponding to the perspective of the stereoscopic vision image currently displayed to be open and closed, based on a detection result thereof, and in synchronization with a left-eye-image display timing and a left-eye-image display timing for each of the stereoscopic vision images corresponding to the respective perspectives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20110292191
    Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: X6D Limited, XpanD, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen, Jure Bezgovsek
  • Patent number: 8066377
    Abstract: A system and method for improving stereoscopic images produced by a projecting device containing a single chip DMD, seen through an eye-switching device, such as a pair of liquid crystal (LC) shutter glasses. The system and method are used with a video projector designed to be used with a multiple-color, color switching device, such as a color wheel. The color wheel includes at least three critical color segments. The color wheel may also physically include or be electronically re-defined to include at least one non-critical segment. A color sequencing firmware resident in the video projector is used to align a non-critical segment in front of the projector's main light source during the eye-switching device's unstable transition phase. If the non-critical segment is transmissive, the firmware controls the DMD so that light is discontinued. If the non-critical segment is non-transmissive, the light is physically blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Lightspeed Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Michal Husak, Joseph D. Lawrence, Robert Mueller, Chris Ward
  • Publication number: 20110285830
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stereoscopic image display apparatus capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving power. The stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a stereoscopic image display unit and shutter glasses. The stereoscopic image display unit divides stereoscopic images into images for the left eye and images for the right eye and displays the resulting stereoscopic images, generates a signal of opening/closing a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter, and generates a power signal and then wirelessly transmits power in a magnetic resonance coupling manner. The shutter glasses wirelessly receives the power signal from the stereoscopic image display unit in the magnetic resonance coupling manner, and provides the images for the left eye and the images for the right eye by alternatively opening and closing the left eye shutter and the right eye shutter in response to the signal of opening/closing the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eung Ju KIM, Shin Hwan Hwang, Jeong Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20110285832
    Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) image display device including a display unit receiving a time-division configured 3D image, the time division configured 3D image including a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images spaced apart over time; and a synchronization unit identifying first images in the plurality of 2D images to be viewed with a first viewer and second images in the plurality of 2D images to be viewed with a second viewer, and generating a synchronization signal based on the first and second images, wherein the display unit displays the plurality of 2D images on a full screen of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Won-Gap Yoon, Jae-Woo Jung, Bo-Ram Kim
  • Publication number: 20110285831
    Abstract: A timing signal generation unit of a content playback device generates a shutter control signal requesting the opening or closing of a shutter of a lens among one or more lenses of a pair of shutter glasses worn by a user viewing a display panel adapted to display content, and a backlight control signal requesting a backlight of the display panel to be turned on at least when the shutter is open. A transmitter unit transmits the shutter control signal to the shutter glasses. The timing signal generation unit changes at least one of the timing of turning on the backlight or the timing of opening the shutter of the lens of the shutter glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Ohba, Hiroyuki Segawa, Tetsugo Inada
  • Publication number: 20110285833
    Abstract: Shutter glasses include: shutters transmitting or blocking video displayed with a specified display interval on a video display device by performing opening/closing operations based on control information; a clock counter 261; a reception portion (RF communication portion 234, reception-side count value latch circuit 262, reception-side count value storage portion 464a, 464b, count value acquiring portion 263, and transmission-side count value storage portion 465a, 465b) acquiring, as a reception time count value, a value of the clock counter for when a transmission time count value based on a value of an internal clock counter of the video display device was received from the video display device; and a control portion (power control unit 443) setting intermittent reception time slots in which the reception portion receives the control information from the video display device, based on the transmission time count value and the reception time count value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tsurumoto, Yoshinori Satoh, Takayoshi Yamasaki, Kazunori Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110279660
    Abstract: There are provided an IR receiver and liquid crystal shutter glasses with the same, and more particularly, an IR receiver and liquid crystal shutter glasses having the same to solve the problem in that a pair of the crystal liquid shutter glasses malfunctions by infrared generated from the surrounding environment, such as a halogen light. The liquid crystal shutter glasses comprises: an IR receiver including an IR sensor to receive an IR signal transmitted from a display device; two lenses of a right eye lens and a left eye lens having their respective liquid crystal shutters; and a liquid crystal driving unit to open and close the liquid crystal shutters of the two lenses, wherein the IR receiver comprises: an IR lens unit being convex toward the IR sensor; and an IR absorber to absorb the IR entering at a predetermined height/angle or more, among the incidence of the IR toward the IR sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Mu-Gile Choi, Jin-Ho Kim, Dong-Jin Seo, Jin-Taek Oh
  • Publication number: 20110273544
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shutter driving device that drives a first shutter including a first driving-subject capacitive load and a second shutter including a second driving-subject capacitive load. The shutter driving device includes a power recovery unit, a first driving path, a second driving path, a third driving path, a first clamp circuit, a second clamp circuit, a third clamp circuit, a power recovery path, and a recovery control switch configured to be disposed on the power recovery path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Sho Mitsuishi, Toshio Suzuki, Seigou Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110273545
    Abstract: A three-dimensional picture viewing system includes: display system (2) that multiplexes and displays, in a time-division manner, three or more pictures including two or more pictures with different parallaxes and at least one subtitle picture and outputs a control signal indicating a switching timing of the pictures; input means (7) for designating an arbitrary display mode among a plurality of different display modes in which display pictures to be viewed are determined from among the three or more pictures; two shutters that switch a state between light transmission and light blocking; and a shutter driving circuit that specifies switching timings of the display pictures corresponding to the display mode designated by input means (7) based on the control signal, and independently controls opening/closing of the two shutters at the specified switching timing of the pictures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Masao Imai, Junichirou Ishii, Goroh Saitoh, Fujio Okumura
  • Publication number: 20110267442
    Abstract: Disclosed is three-dimensional video viewing system (1) including: display system (2) that displays three or more videos of different parallaxes in a time-division multiplexing manner, and outputs a control signal that indicates a switching timing of the videos; input means (7) for designating an arbitrary display mode among a plurality of display modes in which a plurality of three-dimensional videos different from one another in three-dimensionality are defined by a combination of two of the three or more videos; two shutters that switch a state between light transmission and light blocking; and a shutter drive circuit that specifies the switching timing of the two videos corresponding to the display mode designated by input means (7) based on the control signal, and independently controls opening/closing of the shutters at the specified switching timing of the videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Masao Imai, Junichirou Ishii, Goroh Saitoh, Fujio Okumura
  • Publication number: 20110267441
    Abstract: A 3-D viewing apparatus for viewing moving pictures, the apparatus comprising a left-channel viewer and a right-channel viewer respectively for viewing by left-eye and right-eye of a user, and an electronically controlled shutter mechanism which is arranged to alternatively shut the left-channel viewer and the right-channel viewer such that a user only sees the left- and right- channels through the left- and right viewers respectively. The shutting frequency of the shutter mechanism is predetermined or preset by an electronic controller. The 3-D viewing glass has a shutting mechanism which is arranged to shut the left- and right-viewers at a predetermined, preset or pre-programmed means there is no need to extract electronic synchronization signals from the video source and this makes the 3-D viewing glass more economical and more convenient to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yan Yan Lee, Hoi Ming Chan
  • Publication number: 20110254933
    Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus for transmitting a sync signal, shutter glasses, and a method of controlling the same. The display apparatus includes: a video signal processor which processes a predetermined three-dimensional (3D) video signal to be displayed on a display unit; a communication unit which communicates with the shutter glasses; and a sync signal generator which generates a sync signal to open and close shutters of the shutter glasses in response to the 3D video signal, the generated sync signal including error-correction information for correcting an error that causes malfunction of the shutter glasses, wherein the sync signal generator transmits, to the shutter glasses, the generated sync signal including the error-correction information through a communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je-hwan SEO, Do-sung JUNG, Cheon-seong LEE, Tae-don HWANG
  • Publication number: 20110254931
    Abstract: Disclosed are shutter glasses, a display apparatus, and control method therefore, which enables a user to control the display apparatus while wearing the shutter glasses. The shutter glasses include a communication unit which communicates with a display apparatus; a shutter which comprises a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter that are alternately open and shut; a sensor which senses a predetermined movement of the shutter glasses; and a controller which controls the shutter to be open and shut selectively based on a sync signal received from the display apparatus through the communication unit and corresponding to the 3D image, and controls the communication unit to generate and transmit a control signal controlling the display apparatus corresponding to the predetermined movement of the shutter glasses sensed by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-han LEE, Keun-seok KANG
  • Publication number: 20110255019
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display element to which data of a left eye image is written during a data scanning time of the left eye image and data of a right eye image is written during a scanning time of the right eye image, an active retarder cell positioned on a display surface of the display element, and shutter glasses including a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter that are electrically controlled and are alternately opened and closed. The active retarder cell converts a polarization characteristic of light from the display element during an active retarder scanning time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventor: Hyeonho Son
  • Publication number: 20110254934
    Abstract: A display apparatus, three-dimensional (3D) glasses, and a display system including the display apparatus and the 3D glasses are provided. The 3D glasses which interwork with an external display apparatus include: a wireless receiver which receives a sync signal and audio signals from the external display apparatus; a shutter driver which drives shutters according to the received sync signal; and an audio output part which processes and outputs the received audio signal. Thus, users can individually enjoy contents without interfering with one another by selecting and listening to audio corresponding to an image viewed through the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-jin YOON, Tae-don HWANG
  • Publication number: 20110254935
    Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: XpanD, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen
  • Publication number: 20110254932
    Abstract: An electronic visual display system includes a display screen for displaying an image. The display screen has at least a first display region and at least a second display region that is approximately contiguous to the first display region. The image has at least a first portion that is displayed within the first display region and at least a second portion that is displayed within the second display region. The system further includes a first light source configured to illuminate substantially the first display region, a second light source configured to illuminate substantially the second display region, and a display device controller coupled to the first light source and the second light source which is configured to lessen an amount of light emanating from the first light source approximately when updating the first portion of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: ZORAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheen-Pow Doung
  • Publication number: 20110254936
    Abstract: A method of operating three dimensional (ā€œ3Dā€) glasses having left and right shutters including detecting if a command signal has been received to operate the 3D glasses in a two dimensional (ā€œ2Dā€) or a 3D mode of operation from a display device; if the command signal has been received to operate the 3D glasses in the 2D mode of operation, then opening both the left and right shutters; and if the command signal has been received to operate the 3D glasses in the 3D mode of operation, then alternately opening and closing the left and right shutters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen, Jure Bezgovsek
  • Publication number: 20110249103
    Abstract: In a field sequential 3D image viewing system, 3D glasses are provided for use with a plurality of types of image control apparatuses. A storage unit stores opening control data associated with timing of opening right and left shutters of the 3D glasses in relation to each type of the image control apparatus. A signal processing unit generates an opening signal for driving the shutters based on the switching signal associated with the right and left shutters and based the opening control data read from the storage unit. The right and left shutters are driven according to the opening signal. The start time and open duration of the opening signal may be set based on the type of image control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Osamu Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20110249102
    Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen
  • Publication number: 20110234774
    Abstract: A pair of shutter glasses includes a shutter glasses unit having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter, a wireless communication unit performing a wireless communication with an image display device, a shutter driving unit opening and closing the left eye shutter and the right eye shutter of the shutter glasses unit, a glasses state obtaining unit obtaining glasses state information by detecting one or both of the position and the direction of the shutter glasses unit, a storage unit holding a combination of the glasses state information and network address information of the image display device, and a control unit controlling the wireless communication unit to perform the wireless communication with a predetermined image display device using the network address information contained in the combination, and to obtain the shutter control signal from the predetermined image display device accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Satoh, Takashi Tsurumoto, Kazunori Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110234775
    Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Boyd MacNaughton, Rodney W. Kimmell, David W. Allen
  • Publication number: 20110234773
    Abstract: A 3D image display device includes a data receiving unit receiving frame data. The frame data includes left eye image data and right eye image data. An image modification unit generates modification image data corresponding to one of the left eye image data and the right eye image data. The modification image data corresponding to the left eye image data is based on left eye image data of a current frame and left eye image data of a next frame. The modification image data corresponding to the right eye image data is based on right eye image data of the current frame and right eye image data of the next frame. Utilization of the modification image data improves the display quality of moving objects in the 3D image display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jai-Hyun Koh, Bong-Hyun You, Jae-Sung Bae
  • Publication number: 20110234777
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display apparatus and a stereoscopic display system capable of reducing flicker due to the influence of a fluorescent lamp while preventing an increase in crosstalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Miyai, Seiji Hamada, Katsuo Saigo, Yoshio Umeda
  • Publication number: 20110234776
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes a plurality of pixels configured to include an organic EL element and a pixel circuit which controls the organic EL element, a plurality of video signal lines configured to be connected to the pixel circuit for every column and provide a video signal, and a plurality of scanning signal lines configured to be connected to the pixel circuit for every row for causing a write operation of writing the video signal to the pixel circuit and a light emitting operation of the organic EL element, and provide a scanning signal for controlling in a manner that a time from end of the write operation to start of the light emitting operation sequentially becomes shorter from a first row to a last row of the pixel circuit while keeping a light emission duration in each organic EL element constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Jun HANARI
  • Publication number: 20110228048
    Abstract: In order to enhance black frame insertion effect when displaying three-dimensional images, first start to output an image frame. After completely outputting the image frame, output a black frame. After starting to output the black frame for a predetermined time and a portion of the image frame is replaced by the black frame, start to switch a left shutter and a right shutter of a pair of shutter glasses, and substantially turn off a backlight module. And after the left shutter and the right shutter are switched, substantially turn on the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Wen-Kang Wei, Min-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20110228061
    Abstract: An application for three-dimensional eyewear that includes a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter. The shutters open and close in unison with a display of left-eye content and right-eye content. Because the shutters do not instantaneously open and close, a delay is inserted into the opening of each of the shutters until the other shutter has had enough time to have at least partially closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: VIZIO INC.
    Inventor: William Pat Price