Stereoscopic television broadcasting system and a stereoscopic television receiver

• US 5,001,555 A
• Filed: 03/30/1989
• Issued: 03/19/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Goldstar Jewellery LLC
• Original Assignee: Goldstar Jewellery LLC
• Inventors: Park, Hong C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peng, John K.
• Application Number:
  US07/330,799
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 358/88, 358/89, 358/90, 358/91, 358/92, 358/3, 350/130
• US Class Current: 348/43
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/10 Processing, recording or transmission of stereoscopic or multi-view image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/337 using polarisation multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/363 using image projection screens volumetric display H04N13/388

Abstract

A stereoscopic television broadcasting system is provided which can televise the stereoscopic broadcasting of the left video and right video through two channels at the broadcasting station by inserting stereoscopic program data, left/right data and frequency data into the vertical retrace line intervals of the left video signal and the right video signal. A stereoscopic television receiver is provided which can display a stereoscopic picture thereon according to the broadcasting system, which includes a data separator for separating information data from the output signal of a tuner and outputting frequency data, stereoscopic data and left/right data therefrom, a tuning controller for generating a channel selection signal from the frequency data, a stereoscopic program data identifier and a right data identifier each for identifying the stereoscopic program data and left/right data of the separator, and an auxiliary circuit.

Claims

1. A stereoscopic television receiver, comprising:

a first tuner for tuning a broadcasting signal received by an antenna in response to a first channel selection signal from a channel selector;

a first demodulator for demodulating the output signal from said tuner;

a first data separator for separating information data from the output signal of said first demodulator and outputting frequency data, stereoscopic program data and left/right data therefrom;

a tuning controller for generating a second channel selection signal from said frequency data of said first data separator;

a first sterepscopic program data identifier for identifying said stereoscopic program data from said first data separator;

a first right data identifier for identifying said left/right data from said first data separator;

an AND gate for logically combining the output signal from said first stereoscopic program data identifier with the output signal from said first right data identifier;

a second tuner for tuning said broadcasting signal being received at said antenna by said channel selection signal from said tuning controller;

a second demodulator for demodulating the output signal from said second tuner;

first and second signal processors and for processing the respective output signals from said first and second demodulators and;

first and second for outputting the output signals from said first and second signal processors as first and second LCD driving signals respectively;

a switch for selecting the output signals from said first and second LCD drivers in response to the output signal from said AND gate; and

left and right optical system for indicating the signals being output to first and second movable terminals of said switch on a television screen after converting the signals into video signals.

2. A stereoscopic television receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the directions of light polarization from a left polarizer of said left optical system and a right polarizer of said right optical system are maintained at an angle of 90°

therebetween.

3. A stereoscopic television receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein a second data separator is connected to the output of said second demodulator and a second stereoscopic program data identifier and a second right data identifier are connected to the output of said second data separator so that power is supplied to a light source of said right optical system when said stereoscopic program data is identified by said second stereoscopic program data identifier and said right data is identified by said second right data identifier or said first right data identifier.

4. A stereoscopic television receiver as claimed in claim 1 or claim 3, wherein power is supplied to an auxiliary circuit comprising said second tuner, and said second right data identifier when said stereoscopic program data is identified by said first stereoscopic program data identifier.

5. A stereoscopic television receiver comprising:

video receiving means for developing first and second video signals from a broadcasting receiver through an antenna;

first information data processing means for developing an identification signal for stereoscopic program data and right data after separating stereoscopic program data and left/right data from information data contained in a vertical retrace line interval of said broadcasting signal;

video changeover switch driving means for developing a switching signal in response to said identification signal for said stereoscopic program data and said right data being developed from said first information data processing means; and

switching means for selectively applying said first and second video signals from said video receiving means to left and right LCD panels of left and right optical systems respectively in response to said switching signal being outputted from said video changeover switch driving means.

6. The stereoscopic television receiver as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a tuning controller disposed between said first information data processing means and said video receiving means for tuning said video receiving means in response to frequency data outputted from said first data processing means.

7. The stereoscopic television receiver as claimed in claim 5, wherein the directions of light polarization from said left LCD panel of said left optical system and said right LCD panel of said right optical system are maintained in a perpendicular direction with respect to each other.

8. The stereoscopic television receiver as claimed in claim 5 or 7, further comprising a video receiver power controller for applying power to said video receiving means in response to said identification signal of said stereoscopic program data output from said first information data processing means whereby power to said video receiving means for developing said second video signal is cut off during mono-broadcasting.

9. The television receiver as claimed in claim 5, wherein said video receiving means comprises:

first and second tuners for tuning said broadcasting signal in response to a channel selection signal;

1 first and second deomdulators for demodulating the output signals of said first and second tuners;

first and second signal processing means for developing synchronization and video signals from the output signals of said first and second demodulators; and

first and second LCD drivers for driving said left and right LCD panels in response to said synchronization and video signals from said first and second signal processing means.

10. The stereoscopic receiver as claimed in claim 5 or 9, further comprises:

second information data processing means for separating said stereoscopic program data and said left/right data from said information data and developing said identification signal from said stereoscopic program data and said right data; and

a light source controller for supplying power to said right optical system from said identification signal of said stereoscopic program data of said second information data processing means and said identification signal of said right data of said first and second information data processing means.

11. A stereoscopic television broadcasting system comprising:

processing means for processing a video signal into stereoscopic program data, left/right data and frequency data, said stereoscopic program data being processed when said video signal is transmitting said stereoscopic broadcasting television program, said left/right data being processed when a video signal is transmitting left and right video signals and said frequency data being processed when said video signal is being outputted from first and second channels of said stereoscopic broadcasting television program into vertical retrace line intervals of said left and right video signals; and

display means for displaying said video signal corresponding to said stereoscopic program data, said left/right data and said frequency data processed by said processing means.