Encoding Method for 3D Glasses

• US 20100165085A1
• Filed: 11/16/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: X6D Limited
• Original Assignee: X6D Limited
• Inventors: Allen, David W., MacNaughton, Boyd, Kimmell, Rodney W.
• Application Number:
  US12/619,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20100165085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/008 Aspects relating to glasses for viewing stereoscopic images

Abstract

A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Claims

1. A signal sensor for use in 3D glasses for receiving a signal from a signal transmitter and sending a decoded signal to a controller for operating the 3D glasses, comprising:

a band pass filter for filtering the signal received from the signal transmitter; and

a decoder operably coupled to the band pass filter for decoding the filtered signal and providing the decoded signal to the controller of the 3D glasses.

2. The signal sensor of claim 1, wherein the signal received from the signal transmitter comprises one or more data bits;

and one or more clock pulses that proceed a corresponding one of the data bits.

3. The signal sensor of claim 1, wherein the signal received from the signal transmitter comprises a synchronous serial data transmission.

4. The signal sensor of claim 1, wherein the signal received from the signal transmitter comprise a synchronization signal for controlling the operation of the 3D glasses.

5. 3D glasses, comprising:

a band pass filter for filtering the signal received from a signal transmitter;

a decoder operably coupled to the band pass filter for decoding the filtered signal;

a controller operably coupled to the decoder for receiving the decoded signal; and

left and right optical shutters operably coupled to and controlled by the controller as a function of the decoded signal.

6. The 3D glasses of claim 5, wherein the signal received from the signal transmitter comprises one or more data bits;

and one or more clock pulses that proceed a corresponding one of the data bits.

7. The 3D glasses of claim 5, wherein the signal received from the signal transmitter comprises a synchronous serial data transmission.

8. A method of transmitting data signals to 3D glasses, comprising:

transmitting a synchronous serial data signal to the 3D glasses.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the data signal comprises one or more data bits that are each preceded by a corresponding clock pulse.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising filtering the data signal to remove out of band noise.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the synchronous serial data signal comprises a synchronization signal for controlling the operation of the 3D glasses.

12. A method of operating 3D glasses having left and right optical shutters, comprising:

transmitting a synchronous serial data signal to the 3D glasses; and

controlling the operation of the left and right optical shutters as a function of data encoded in the data signal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the data signal comprises one or more data bits that are each preceded by a corresponding clock pulse.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising filtering the data signal to remove out of band noise.

15. A computer program stored in a tangible medium for transmitting data signals to 3D glasses, comprising:

transmitting a synchronous serial data signal to the 3D glasses.

16. The computer program of claim 15, wherein the data signal comprises one or more data bits that are each preceded by a corresponding clock pulse.

17. The computer program of claim 15, further comprising filtering the data signal to remove out of band noise.

18. The computer program of claim 15, wherein the synchronous serial data signal comprises a synchronization signal for controlling the operation of the 3D glasses.

19. A computer program stored in a tangible medium for operating 3D glasses having left and right optical shutters, comprising:

transmitting a synchronous serial data signal to the 3D glasses; and

controlling the operation of the left and right optical shutters as a function of data encoded in the data signal.

20. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the data signal comprises one or more data bits that are each preceded by a corresponding clock pulse.

21. The computer program of claim 19, further comprising filtering the data signal to remove out of band noise.

22. A synchronization signal for operating one or more optical shutters within a pair of three dimensional viewing glasses, the synchronization signal stored within a machine readable medium, comprising:

one or more data bits for controlling the operation of the one or more of the optical shutters within the pair of three dimensional viewing glasses; and

one or more clock pulses that precede each of the data bits.

23. The signal of claim 22, wherein the signal is stored within a machine readable medium operably coupled to a transmitter.

24. The signal of claim 23, wherein the transmitter comprises an infra red transmitter.

25. The signal of claim 23, wherein the transmitter comprises a visible light transmitter.

26. The signal of claim 23, wherein the transmitter comprises a radio frequency transmitter.

27. The signal of claim 22, wherein the signal is stored within a machine readable medium operably coupled to a receiver.

28. The signal of claim 27, wherein the transmitter comprises an infra red transmitter.

29. The signal of claim 27, wherein the transmitter comprises a visible light transmitter.

30. The signal of claim 27, wherein the transmitter comprises a radio frequency transmitter.