3D GLASSES CHARGEABLE BY REMOTE CONTROLLER, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND CHARGING SYSTEM USING THE SAME

• US 20110222153A1
• Filed: 11/19/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HWANG, Min-cheol, AGARWAL, Pankaj
• Application Number:
  US12/950,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20110222153A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/464
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/008 Aspects relating to glasses for viewing stereoscopic images

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) glasses which are capable of being charged by a remote controller, the remote controller, and a charging system using the same are provided. The charging system includes: a remote controller and 3D glasses, wherein the remote controller generates a signal for wirelessly charging the 3D glasses, and the 3D glasses are charged by receiving the generated signal from the remote controller and generating power using the received signal. Therefore, the 3D glasses may be charged while being used, thereby improving a user convenience.

Claims

1. Three-dimensional (3D) glasses operated by power for use with an image display device, the 3D glasses comprising:

a power generating unit which receives a signal generated by a remote controller and generates the power using the received signal.

2. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power generating unit comprises a second coil which magnetically contacts a first coil of the remote controller, and the power generating unit generates the power using an induced electromotive force generated by the second coil magnetically contacting the first coil.

3. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power generating unit comprises a second resonator which wirelessly receives a resonant wave generated by the remote controller.

4. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 3, wherein a resonance frequency of the second resonator corresponds to a resonance frequency of a first resonator of the remote controller which generates the resonant wave.

5. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a charging unit which receives the generated power,

wherein the charging unit is a rechargeable battery or a super capacitor.

6. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a voltage regulating unit,

wherein the generated power is rectified and the voltage regulating unit adjusts a voltage of the rectified power.

7. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a rectifying unit which rectifies the power generated by the power generating unit; and

a charging unit which charges the rectified power.

8. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power generating unit is wirelessly connected to a connection unit of the remote controller, and receives the signal wirelessly from the connection unit.

9. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a determination unit which determines a charge state of the 3D glasses; and

a warning unit which outputs a warning indicating that the determined charge state is below a predetermined charge level when the determined charge state is below the predetermined charge level.

10. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 9, wherein the warning is at least one of a sound signal and a visual warning which is displayed on lenses of the 3D glasses.

11. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a signal requesting unit which requests the remote controller to generate the signal when the determined current charge state of the 3D glasses is below the predetermined charge level,

wherein the power generating unit receives the generated signal from the remote controller in response to the request, and generates the power using the received signal.

12. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power generating unit receives the signal generated by the remote controller while the 3D glasses operate, and generates the power while the 3D glasses operate.

13. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the received signal includes at least one of a resonant wave and a magnetic field.

14. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote controller controls the image display device.

15. A remote controller, comprising:

an input unit which receives a user'"'"'s input to remotely control a display device;

a signal generating unit which generates a signal for remotely controlling the display device based on the user'"'"'s input through the input unit; and

a power induction unit which induces an external device to generate power.

16. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, wherein the power induction unit comprises a first coil which is magnetically connected to a second coil of the external device, and allows the second coil of the external device to generate an induced electromotive force using the first coil.

17. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, wherein the power induction unit comprises a first resonator which generates a resonant wave used to generate power by a second resonator of the external device.

18. The remote controller as claimed in claim 17, wherein a resonance frequency of the second resonator corresponds to a resonance frequency of the first resonator.

19. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

a connection unit which connects to the external device over wire; and

a power supplying unit which supplies power to the external device connected to the remote controller through the connection unit to charge the external device.

20. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, wherein the external device operates interactively with the display device.

21. The remote controller as claimed in claim 20, wherein the display device is a three-dimensional (3D) display device, and the external device is 3D glasses.

22. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, wherein the remote controller is a television (TV) remote controller.

23. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, wherein the remote controller is a mobile phone.

24. The remote controller as claimed in claim 15, wherein the power induction unit wirelessly transmits a signal to the external device which uses the transmitted signal to generate the power.

25. A power charging system, comprising:

a remote controller which remotely controls a display device; and

3D glasses which operate interactively with the display device,

wherein the remote controller generates a signal used to wirelessly charge the 3D glasses, and

wherein the 3D glasses receives the generated signal from the remote controller and generates power using the received signal.

26. A remote controller for controlling an image display device, the remote controller comprising:

a connection unit which connects to an external device; and

a power supplying unit which supplies power to the connected external device,

wherein the external device is different from the image display device and operates interactively with the image display device.

27. A method of supplying power to three-dimensional (3D) glasses for use with an image display device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the 3D glasses, a signal generated by a remote controller; and

generating, by the 3D glasses, the power using the received signal.

28. The method according to claim 27, further comprising:

determining a charge state of the 3D glasses; and

outputting a warning indicating that the determined charge state is below a predetermined charge level when the determined charge state is below the predetermined charge level.

29. The method according to claim 27, further comprising:

determining a charge state of the 3D glasses; and

requesting, by the 3D glasses, the remote controller to generate the signal when the determined current charge state of the 3D glasses is below a predetermined charge level.