MULTI-VIEW THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140204078A1
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Chu, Ho, Chia-Pu
• Application Number:
  US14/045,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20140204078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/31 using parallax barriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/376 for tracking left-right translational head movements, i.e. lateral movements

Abstract

Multi-view three dimensional display system has N views. A control method for the multi-view three dimensional display system includes determining a number M of image frames, which will be displayed in the N views, according to at least one user'"'"'s viewing position, and displaying the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system.

Claims

1. A control method for controlling a multi-view three dimensional display system, the multi-view three dimensional display system having N views, the method comprising:

determining a number M of image frames displayed in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system according to at least one user'"'"'s viewing position; and

displaying the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system, wherein M≦

N.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein when one of the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusts an arrangement of the M image frames in the N views in order to make the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position corresponding to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein when one of the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye and the multi-view three dimensional display system can correspond the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye by maintaining the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusting an arrangement of the M image frames in the N views or by adjusting the number M of image frames in the N views and displaying the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusts the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein when M=2 and image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to each of the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M=2 image frames and adjusts an arrangement of the 2 image frames in the N views.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein when M=2 and only some of the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system increases the number M of image frames in the N views.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining an arrangement of the M image frames in the N views according to the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein when image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusts the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views to correspond the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein when image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye and the multi-view three dimensional display system can correspond the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye by maintaining the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusting the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views or by adjusting the number M of image frames in the N views and displaying the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system, the multi-view three dimensional display system firstly maintains the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusts the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein when M=2 and image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to each of the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M=2 image frames and adjusts the arrangement of the 2 image frames in the N views.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein when M=2 and image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to some of the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system increases the number M of image frames in the N views.

11. A control method for controlling a multi-view three dimensional display system, the multi-view three dimensional display system having N views, the method comprising:

determining an arrangement of a number M of image frames displayed in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system according to at least one user'"'"'s viewing position; and

displaying the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system according to the arrangement, wherein M≦

N.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein when image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusts the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views to correspond the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein when image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye and the multi-view three dimensional display system can correspond the image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye by maintaining the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusting the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views or by adjusting the number M of image frames in the N views and displaying the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system, the multi-view three dimensional display system firstly maintains the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusts the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein when M=2 and image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to each of the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system maintains the number M=2 image frames in the N views and adjusts the arrangement of the 2 image frames in the N views.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein when M=2 and image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position do not correspond to some of the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye, the multi-view three dimensional display system increases the number M of image frames in the N views.

16. A multi-view three dimensional display system comprising:

a detector for detecting at least one user'"'"'s viewing position;

a display device comprising;

a display configured to display image frames; and

an optical unit configured to provide N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system and displaying M images image frames in the N views in conjunction with the display; and

a processor configured to control the display unit to display the image frames and for determining the number M of image frames displayed in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system according to the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position, wherein M≦

N.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to control the image frames displayed by the display unit for maintaining the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusting an arrangement of the M image frames in the N views to correspond image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to control the image frames displayed by the display unit, adjusting the number M of image frames in the N views, and providing the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system to correspond image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to determine an arrangement of the M image frames in the N views according to the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor is for controlling the image frames displayed by the display unit for maintaining the number M of image frames in the N views and adjusting the arrangement of the M image frames in the N views to correspond image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor is for controlling the image frames displayed by the display unit, adjusting the number M of image frames in the N views, and providing the M image frames in the N views of the multi-view three dimensional display system to correspond image frames displayed at the at least one user'"'"'s viewing position to the at least one user'"'"'s left eye and right eye.