METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING

• US 20150049011A1
• Filed: 08/15/2013
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: MANKOWSKI, Peter, IDZIK, Jacek S., MERCEA, Cornel
• Application Number:
  US13/967,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20150049011A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/31 using parallax barriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/366 using viewer tracking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

A system and method of controlling displayed three-dimensional visual content is disclosed. A signal is received from a user operated adjustment device, the signal being generated by a physical movement of the adjustment device by the user, wherein the signal corresponds to a desired adjustment of the displayed three-dimensional content. A value of an image-generation parameter of the three-dimensional visual content is adjusted corresponding to the signal received from the adjustment device. A physical parameter of a display device that displays the three-dimensional visual content is changed based on the adjusted value of the image-generation parameter in order to implement the desired adjustment of the displayed three-dimensional visual content.

Claims

1. A method of controlling displayed three-dimensional visual content, the method comprising:

receiving a signal from a user operated adjustment device, the signal being generated by a physical movement of the adjustment device by the user, wherein the signal corresponds to a desired adjustment of the displayed three-dimensional content;

adjusting a value of an image-generation parameter of the three-dimensional visual content corresponding to the signal received from the adjustment device; and

changing a physical parameter of a display device that displays the three-dimensional visual content, based on the adjusted value of the image-generation parameter, so as to implement the desired adjustment of the displayed three-dimensional content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the three-dimensional visual content at the display using the changed physical parameter.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the physical parameter is at least one of:

a gap between a display screen and a parallax barrier of the display, a timing of left and right images of the three-dimensional visual content.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting the value of the image-generation parameter to a selected value for viewing the three-dimensional visual content at a selected viewing location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a measurement of the physical movement of the adjustment device using at least one motion sensor of the adjustment device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the physical movement of the adjustment device further comprises a change of an orientation in space of the adjustment device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the image-generation parameter from a plurality of image-generation parameters using one of:

a selected physical movement of the adjustment device; and

a selected physical movement of the adjustment device in combination with activating a selection device of the adjustment device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the value of the image-generation parameter performs at least one of:

adjusting a viewing distance with respect to the display;

adjusting a vertical location of the viewer with respect to the display;

adjusting a horizontal displacement of the viewer with respect to the display;

moving a selected object with respect to a background of the three-dimensional visual content; and

selecting a dynamic focal point of the three-dimensional visual content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the display device that is one of a television screen;

a mobile device;

a smartphone; and

a tablet.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising selecting the image-generation parameter from a plurality of image-generation parameters using one of:

a selected physical movement of the adjustment device; and

a selected physical movement of the adjustment device combined with activated a selection device of the adjustment device.

10. A system for displaying three-dimensional visual content, comprising:

a three-dimensional display device;

a control unit in communication with the display device; and

a user-operated adjustment device configured to generate a signal by a physical movement of the adjustment device by the user, wherein the signal corresponds to a desired adjustment of displayed three-dimensional content by the three-dimensional display device;

wherein the control unit is configured to;

receive the signal from the adjustment device;

adjust a value of an image-generation parameter of the three-dimensional visual content corresponding to the signal; and

change a physical parameter of the display device, based on the adjusted value of the image-generation parameter, so as to implement the desired adjustment of the displayed three-dimensional content.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the display device generates the three-dimensional visual content using the altered value of the physical parameter.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the physical parameter is at least one of:

a gap between a display screen and a parallax barrier of the display, a timing of left and right images of the three-dimensional visual content.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the control unit adjusts the value of the image-generation parameter to a value selected by a viewer of the three-dimensional visual content.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprises at least one motion sensor configured to measure the physical movement of the adjustment device to generate the signal.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein that at least one motion sensor measures a change in an orientation of the adjustment device.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to change the setting of the physical parameter of the display device to perform at least one of:

adjusting a viewing distance with respect to the display;

adjusting a vertical location of the viewer with respect to the display;

adjusting a horizontal displacement of the viewer with respect to the display;

moving a selected object with respect to a background of the three-dimensional visual content; and

selecting a dynamic focal point of the three-dimensional visual content.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the display device further comprises one of:

a television screen;

a mobile device;

a smartphone; and

a tablet.

19. A method of viewing three-dimensional visual content, comprising:

generating the three-dimensional visual content at a display device using a first setting of a physical parameter of the display;

moving an adjustment device in space to alter the physical parameter of the display from the first setting to a second setting; and

viewing the three-dimensional visual content generated using the second setting of the physical parameter of the display.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising generating the three-dimensional visual content at a display device that is one of a television screen;

a mobile device;

a smartphone; and

a tablet.