Electronics with two and three dimensional display functions

• US 20040223049A1
• Filed: 09/17/2003
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Itoh, Norio, Sasa, Masaaki, Kitaura, Ryuju, Taniguchi, Keiji
• Granted Patent: US 7,268,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/359 Switching between monoscopic and stereoscopic modes

Abstract

A mobile phone is electronics with 2D and 3D display function, having a first casing and a second casing linked to allow the phone to be foldable, and including a first display unit located inside with the phone folded, and selectively switching and displaying 2D and 3D images, and a second display unit located outside with the phone folded, and displaying a 2D image. When the mobile phone is opened or open the first display unit displays an idle screen in a 3D image as desired.

Claims

1. Electronics comprising:

a display portion switching and displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image;

a detection portion detecting a variation in position of said electronics; and

a switching portion operative in response to said detection portion detecting said variation to switch a screen displayed on said display portion from a three-dimensional image to a two-dimensional image.

2. The electronics of claim 1, further comprising an alarm setting portion, wherein when an alarm set by said alarm setting portion is issued, said switching portion switches a screen displayed on said display portion from a screen in a three-dimensional image to an alarm notice screen in a two-dimensional image.

3. The electronics of claim 1, including at least one of a phone call reception portion and a mail reception portion, wherein when said phone call reception portion receives a phone call or said mail reception portion receives mail, said switching portion switches a screen displayed on said display portion from a screen in a three-dimensional image to a phone call or mail reception screen in a two-dimensional image.

4. Electronics comprising:

a display portion selectively switching and displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image; and

a portion compulsorily switching a representation, compulsorily switching to a two-dimensional image a three-dimensional image displayed on said display portion.

5. The electronics of claim 4, wherein the three-dimensional image displayed on said display portion is an idle screen in a three-dimensional image.

6. The electronics of claim 4, wherein:

said portion compulsorily switching a representation includes a key entry portion; and

when said display portion displays a three-dimensional image and said key entry portion is operated, said portion compulsorily switching a representation operates in response to a key entry operation via said key entry portion to compulsorily switch said three-dimensional image to a two-dimensional image.

7. The electronics of claim 6, wherein the three-dimensional image displayed on said display portion is an idle screen in a three-dimensional image.

8. The electronics of claim 4, wherein:

said portion compulsorily switching a representation includes a time counting portion;

said time counting portion counts a time of displaying a three-dimensional image on said display portion; and

when said display portion displays a three-dimensional image for a predetermined period of time, said portion compulsorily switching a representation switches said three-dimensional image on said display portion compulsorily to a two-dimensional image.

9. The electronics of claim 8, wherein the three-dimensional image displayed on said display portion is an idle screen in a three-dimensional image.

10. Electronics comprising:

a display portion selectively switching and displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image;

a key entry portion for operation operated for input;

a control portion controlling switching between two-dimensional and three-dimensional formats, operative, with said display portion displaying a screen in a three-dimensional image, in response to an entry via at least any key of said key entry portion to effect a process corresponding to said entry, and an entry via a key other than said any key to switch said screen on said display portion in the three-dimensional image to a screen in a two-dimensional image.

11. The electronics of claim 10, wherein data for displaying said screen in said 3D image displayed on said display portion and data for displaying said screen in said 2D image displayed on said display portion are identical.

12. Electronics comprising:

a display portion depending on a selection of formation of a parallactic optical system to switch and display a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image;

a representation switching portion issuing an instruction to switch a representation on said display portion between a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image associated with the parallactic optical system; and

a data generation portion operative in response to said instruction to generate data of an indication in a two-dimensional image and data of an indication in a three-dimensional image from single data.

13. The electronics of claim 12, wherein:

said single data is configured of image data of a plurality of eyepoints; and

said data generation portion generates said data of said indication in said two-dimensional image from one of said image data of one of said plurality of eyepoints.

14. The electronics of claim 12, wherein:

said single data is configured of image data of a plurality of eyepoints;

said data generation portion generates said data of said indication in said two-dimensional image from a selectively, at least partially extracted portion of said image data of each said eyepoint.

15. The electronics of claim 12, wherein:

said single data is configured of image data of a two-dimensional image and said data of said indication in said three-dimensional image includes image data of a plurality of eyepoints; and

said data generation portion generates said image data of said plurality of eyepoints from said image data of said two-dimensional image.

16. The electronics of claim 12, wherein said display portion is configured to include a liquid crystal device electrically selecting a presence/absence of formation of a parallactic optical system.

17. The electronics of claim 16, wherein said liquid crystal device is configured of a two-dimension/three-dimension switching liquid crystal device and a patterned phase difference plate.

18. The electronics of claim 16, wherein said liquid crystal device is configured of a liquid crystal device selectively displaying a pattern of a parallax barrier.

19. Electronics with a first casing and a second casing linked to allow said electronics to be foldable, comprising:

a first display portion located inside with said electronics folded, and selectively switching and displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image;

a second display portion located outside with said electronics folded, and displaying a two-dimensional image; and

a control portion operative in response to said electronics being folded or opened to switch an indication of an idle screen on said first display portion in a three-dimensional image and that of an idle screen on said second display portion in a two-dimensional image.

20. The electronics of claim 19, wherein:

said control portion includes an open/close detection portion detecting said electronics being open, and a detection portion detecting an idle screen in a three-dimensional image having been set; and

said control portion causes said first display portion to display said idle screen in said three-dimensional image based on said electronics'"'"'s opening operation detected by said open/close detection portion and a setting of an idle screen in a three-dimensional image detected by said detection portion.

21. The electronics of claim 19, wherein an idle screen displayed by said first display portion in a three-dimensional image and that displayed by said second display portion in a two-dimensional image are substantially identical in content.

22. The electronics of claim 19, wherein data displayed by said second display portion for an idle screen in a two-dimensional image is data displayed by said first display portion for an idle screen in a three-dimensional image that is converted for a two-dimensional image.