Shutter glasses repeater

• US 8,610,764 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2010
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shintani, Peter Rae
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): GEROLEO, FRANCIS
• Application Number:
  US12/803,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20120007968A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,257 Days
• Field of Search: 348/36, 348/56
• US Class Current: 348/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

A method, consistent with certain implementations involves at a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions and encloses a television remote controller circuit: receiving a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal; and re-transmitting the shutter glasses synchronization signal. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims

1. A device for synchronized stereoscopic 3D active shutter glasses, comprising:

a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions;

the television remote controller housing enclosing;

a television remote controller circuit comprising;

a television remote controller command processor situated in said housing that processes input from the user interface to interpret user commands;

a television command transmitter that transmits television control signals under control of the remote controller command processor; and

a shutter glasses synchronization signal repeater configured to receive shutter glasses synchronization signals and retransmit shutter glasses synchronization signals comprising;

a synchronization signal receiver that receives shutter glasses synchronization signals from a television, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an RF synchronization signal; and

a converter that translates the RF synchronization signal to an IR synchronization signal;

a synchronization signal re-transmitter that receives the shutter glasses synchronization signal and re-transmits the shutter glasses synchronization signal as an IR synchronization signal; and

where the command transmitter transmits television command signals using an IR transmitter in a low frequency range of the IR spectrum and the synchronization signal re-transmitter transmits synchronization signals in a higher frequency range of the IR spectrum; and

where the user interface comprises a power on/off control for at least one of said synchronization signal receiver and said synchronization signal re-transmitter.

2. A device for synchronized stereoscopic 3D active shutter glasses, comprising:

a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions;

the television remote controller housing enclosing;

a television remote controller circuit comprising;

a television remote controller command processor situated in said television remote controller housing that processes input from the user interface to interpret user commands;

a television command transmitter that transmits television remote control signals under control of the remote controller command processor; and

a 3D synchronization signal repeater configured to receive shutter glasses 3D synchronization signals and retransmit shutter glasses 3D synchronization signals comprising;

a 3D synchronization signal receiver that receives 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals from a television;

a 3D synchronization signal re-transmitter that receives the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal and re-transmits the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal and

where the user interface comprises a power on/off control for at least one of said synchronization signal receiver and said synchronization signal re-transmitter.

3. The device according to claim 2, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an RF synchronization signal.

4. The device according to claim 2, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an IR synchronization signal.

5. The device according to claim 2, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal transmitted by the synchronization signal re-transmitter comprises an RF synchronization signal.

6. The device according to claim 2, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal transmitted by the synchronization signal re-transmitter comprises an IR synchronization signal.

7. The device according to claim 2, where:

the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an RF synchronization signal;

where the shutter glasses synchronization signal transmitted by the synchronization signal re-transmitter comprises an IR synchronization signal; and

further comprising a converter that translates the RF synchronization signal to an IR synchronization signal.

8. The device according to claim 2, where the command transmitter transmits command signals using an IR transmitter in a low frequency range of the IR-A spectrum and the synchronization signal re-transmitter transmits synchronization signals in a higher frequency range of the IR-A spectrum.

9. The device according to claim 8, where the command transmitter transmits commands at approximately 940 nm.

10. The device according to claim 8, where the synchronization signal re-transmitter transmits synchronization signals at approximately 850 to 880 nm.

11. The device according to claim 2, further comprising a translator that translates the synchronization signals to translated synchronization signals compatible with shutter glasses that respond to the translated synchronization signals, and where the translated synchronization signals are the synchronization signals that are re-transmitted.

12. A 3D shutter glasses signal device, comprising:

a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions and encloses a television remote controller circuit and further encloses a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal repeater;

the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal repeater being configured to receive 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals and retransmit 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals comprising;

a synchronization signal receiver residing within the television remote controller housing that receives a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal from a television; and

a synchronization signal re-transmitter residing within the television remote controller housing that re-transmits the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal and

where the user interface comprises a power on/off control for at least one of said synchronization signal receiver and said synchronization signal re-transmitter.

13. The device according to claim 12, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an RF synchronization signal.

14. The device according to claim 12, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an IR synchronization signal.

15. The device according to claim 12, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal transmitted by the synchronization signal re-transmitter comprises an RF synchronization signal.

16. The device according to claim 12, where the shutter glasses synchronization signal transmitted by the synchronization signal re-transmitter comprises an IR synchronization signal.

17. The device according to claim 12, where:

the shutter glasses synchronization signal received by the synchronization receiver comprises an RF synchronization signal;

where the shutter glasses synchronization signal transmitted by the synchronization signal re-transmitter comprises an IR synchronization signal; and

further comprising a converter that translates the RF synchronization signal to an IR synchronization signal.

18. The device according to claim 12, where the television remote controller circuit includes a command transmitter that transmits command signals using an IR transmitter in a low frequency range of the IR-A spectrum and the synchronization signal re-transmitter transmits synchronization signals in a higher frequency range of the IR-A spectrum.

19. The device according to claim 12, further comprising a translator that translates the synchronization signals to translated synchronization signals compatible with shutter glasses that respond to the translated synchronization signals before re-transmitting so that the translated synchronization signals are the synchronization signals that are the re-transmitted signals.

20. A method, comprising:

at a television remote controller housing that provides a user interface that provides access to controls for television functions and encloses a television remote controller circuit and further encloses a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal repeater configured to receive 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals at a synchronization signal receiver and retransmit 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals at a synchronization signal re-transmitter comprising;

at a user interface receiving a power on control signal for at least one of said synchronization signal receiver and said synchronization signal re-transmitter;

responsive to the power on control signal, enabling power to the at least one of said synchronization signal receiver and said synchronization signal re-transmitter;

receiving a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal; and

re-transmitting the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal.

21. The method according to claim 20, where the received shutter glasses synchronization signal comprises an RF synchronization signal.

22. The method according to claim 20, where the received shutter glasses synchronization signal comprises an IR synchronization signal.

23. The method according to claim 20, where the re-transmitted shutter glasses synchronization signal comprises an IR synchronization signal.

24. The method according to claim 20, where the re-transmitted shutter glasses synchronization signal comprises an RF synchronization signal.

25. The method according to claim 20, where:

the received shutter glasses synchronization signal comprises an RF synchronization signal;

where the re-transmitted shutter glasses synchronization comprises an IR synchronization signal; and

further comprising converting the RF synchronization signal to an IR synchronization signal.

26. The method according to claim 20, further comprising translating the synchronization signals to translated synchronization signals compatible with shutter glasses that respond to the translated synchronization signals prior to the re-transmitting.

27. A device for synchronized stereoscopic 3D active shutter glasses, comprising:

a television remote controller housing that houses a user interface configured to provide access to controls for television functions;

the television remote controller housing enclosing;

a television remote controller circuit comprising;

a television remote controller command processor situated in said housing configured to process input from the user interface to interpret user commands;

a television command transmitter configured to transmit signals under control of the remote controller command processor; and

a 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal repeater configured to receive 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals and retransmit 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals comprising;

a 3D synchronization signal receiver configured to receive 3D shutter glasses synchronization signals from a television; and

a 3D synchronization signal re-transmitter configured to receive the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal and re-transmit the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal; and

where the user interface comprises a power on/off control for at least one of said synchronization signal receiver and said synchronization signal re-transmitter.

28. The device according to claim 27, further comprising a power control accessible via the user interface to regulate an amount of power used to re-transmit the 3D shutter glasses synchronization signal.