PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20150035952A1
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsuo, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US14/450,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20150035952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/49
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/211 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/296 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

A photographing apparatus includes: a light blocking unit which selectively blocks light passing through a first lens unit; a disparity direction detection unit which detects a disparity direction of a user; a photographing controller which selects light block regions where the light is blocked by the light blocking unit and controls photographing a right-eye image and a left-eye image based on the disparity direction; and a storage unit which stores the right-eye image, the left-eye image, and information with regard to the disparity direction.

Claims

1. A photographing apparatus comprising:

a light blocking unit which selectively blocks light passing through a first lens unit;

a disparity direction detection unit which detects a disparity direction of a user;

a photographing controller which selects light block regions where the light is blocked by the light blocking unit and controls photographing a right-eye image and a left-eye image based on the disparity direction; and

a storage unit which stores the right-eye image, the left-eye image, and information with regard to the disparity direction.

2. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the photographing controller controls the light blocking unit in order to block light for the left eye at a time when the right-eye image is photographed, and to block light for the right eye at a time when the left-eye image is photographed.

3. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second photographing unit which receives light from a surface opposite a surface on which the first lens unit is installed,

wherein the disparity direction detection unit detects locations of eyes of the user by using the second photographing unit, and detects the disparity direction of the user based on the locations of the eyes of the user.

4. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the photographing controller controls the disparity direction detection unit when the right-eye image and the left-eye image are photographed.

5. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the disparity direction detection unit is not able to detect the disparity direction of the unit, the photographing controller selects the light block regions where the light is blocked by the light blocking unit based on the information with regard to a last disparity direction which is detected by the disparity direction detection unit.

6. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display unit which displays at least one of piece of information with regard to the light block regions of the light blocking unit, which is selected by the photographing controller, based on the information with regard to the disparity direction of the user or the disparity direction of the user detected by the disparity direction detection unit.

7. The photographing apparatus of claim 6, wherein, if the disparity direction detection unit is not able to detect the disparity direction of the user, the display unit displays at least one of piece of the information with regard to the light block regions of the light blocking unit selected by the photographing controller based on the information with regard to the last disparity direction or the disparity direction detected by the disparity direction detection unit.

8. The photographing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the light block regions of the light blocking unit are determined according to inputs of the user.

9. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pose change detection unit which detects a pose change of the photographing apparatus,

wherein the photographing controller controls the disparity direction detection unit to execute a detection operation based on a detection result of the pose change detection unit.

10. The photographing apparatus of claim 9, wherein, if the detection operation of the disparity direction detection unit is not based on the detection result of the pose change detection unit, the photographing controller selects the light block regions of the light blocking unit based on the information with regard to a last disparity direction, which is detected by the disparity direction detection unit, and the detection result of the pose change detection unit.

11. The photographing apparatus of claim 9, wherein the photographing controller does not execute the detection operation of the disparity direction detection unit, and selects the light block regions of the light blocking unit based on the information with regard to the disparity direction detected by the disparity direction detection unit last and the detection result of the pose change detection unit in a case where the pose change detection unit detects that the photographing apparatus rotates around an optical axis of a lens of a lens unit.

12. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the photographing apparatus adjusts an angle for displaying the right-eye image and the left-eye image, and generates images to be displayed on a display apparatus based on the right-eye image and the left-eye image, which are photographed by the photographing apparatus, and information with regard to the disparity direction.

13. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light blocking unit comprises a liquid crystal shutter.

14. A display apparatus comprising:

a reproduction unit which reproduces a moving image file, the moving image file comprising a left-eye image, a right-eye image, and information with regard to a disparity direction during a photographic operation;

an image processor which determines an angle for displaying the left-eye image and the right-eye image based on the information with regard to the disparity direction; and

a display unit which displays the left-eye image and the right-eye image.

15. A method of controlling a photographing apparatus, the method comprising:

detecting a disparity direction of a user;

selecting light block regions where light is blocked based on the disparity direction;

selectively blocking the light with the light block regions;

photographing a right-eye image and a left-eye image; and

storing the left-eye image and the right-eye image and information with regard to the disparity direction.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the selectively blocking of the light comprises:

blocking light for the left eye at a time when the right-eye image is photographed; and

blocking light for the right eye at a time when the left-eye image is photographed.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting of the disparity direction comprising:

detecting locations of eyes of the user by using a photographing unit arranged on a surface opposite a surface where light is received; and

detecting the disparity direction of the user based on the locations of the eyes of the user.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the selectively selecting of the light block regions where the light is blocked comprises selecting the light block regions where the light is blocked based on the information with regard to the disparity direction which is detected last when it is impossible to detect the disparity direction.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

detecting a pose change of the photographing apparatus; and

determining whether to detect the disparity direction based on a detection result of the pose change.

20. A computer readable recording medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer, performs a method of controlling a photographing apparatus, the method comprising:

detecting a disparity direction of a user;

selecting light block regions where light is blocked based on the disparity direction;

selectively blocking the light;

photographing a left-eye image and a right-eye image; and

storing the left-eye image, the right-eye image, and information with regard to the disparity direction.