Transmitter, display, shutter eyeglass device, transmission/reception system, display system and transmission/reception method
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1. A transmitter comprising:
- a transmission section holding plural kinds of commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of commands which are selected from the plural kinds of commands and combined in predetermined order, wherein a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in a receiver,the receiver is equipped in a shutter eyeglass device having a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter,the transmission section being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, andthe transmission section being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the receiver.
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Abstract
There are provided a transmitter, a display, a shutter eyeglass device, a transmission/reception system, a display system and a transmission/reception method allowed to achieve highly reliable communication between a transmission side and a reception side. The transmitter includes: a transmission section holding plural kinds of commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of commands which are selected from the plural kinds of commands and combined in predetermined order, in which a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in a receiver.
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1. A transmitter comprising:
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a transmission section holding plural kinds of commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of commands which are selected from the plural kinds of commands and combined in predetermined order, wherein a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in a receiver, the receiver is equipped in a shutter eyeglass device having a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter, the transmission section being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, and the transmission section being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transmitter comprising:
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a transmission section holding plural kinds of commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of commands which are selected from the plural kinds of commands and combined in predetermined order, wherein a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in a receiver, wherein the receiver is equipped in a shutter eyeglass device having a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter, and the plural kinds of commands include commands for instructing open/close drive of the left-eye shutter, the right-eye shutter, and both thereof, respectively wherein the transmission section generates, with use of some of the plural kinds of commands, a stop command set which allows each of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter to stop open/close drive to stay just in an open state, and then selectively transmits the stop command set to the receiver, and wherein the transmission section determines transmission of the stop command set, based on a duty ratio or a logical level of an externally provided synchronization control signal which is represented by binary logic.
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10. A transmitter comprising:
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a transmission section holding plural kinds of commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of commands which are selected from the plural kinds of commands and combined in predetermined order, wherein a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in a receiver, and wherein the command set is configured in such a manner that a position of a bit indicating command validity/invalidity is shifted, with predetermined regularity, from a command to an adjacent command among the commands which are arranged side by side in the predetermined order to configure the command set.
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11. A display comprising:
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a display section displaying pictures through switching plural kinds of picture streams from one to another in order; and a transmission section transmitting a shutter control command represented by a plurality of bits to a shutter eyeglass device performing an open/close operation in synchronization with switching timing between the plural kinds of picture streams, wherein the transmission section holds plural kinds of the shutter control commands and repeatedly transmits a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of shutter control commands which are selected from the plural kinds of shutter control commands and combined in predetermined order, a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in the shutter eyeglass device, the transmission section being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, and the transmission section being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the shutter eyeglass device. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A shutter eyeglass device comprising:
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a reception section receiving a command set from a display, the display holding plural kinds of shutter control commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting the command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of shutter control commands which are selected from the plural kinds of shutter control commands and combined in predetermined order; a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter performing, based on the received command set, an open/close operation in synchronization with switching timing between plural kinds of picture streams which are switched, for displaying, from one to another in order; and a holding section holding the same bit pattern as a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set, the display being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, and the display being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the reception section. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A transmission/reception system comprising:
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a transmitter; and a shutter eyeglass device performing an open/close operation in synchronization with a display operation in a display displaying pictures through switching plural kinds of picture streams from one to another in order, wherein the transmitter includes; a transmission section holding plural kinds of shutter control commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set, the command set being configured of one or more kinds of shutter control commands which are selected from the plural kinds of shutter control commands and combined in predetermined order, and the shutter eyeglass device includes; a reception section receiving the command set from the transmission section, a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter performing, based on the received command set, an open/close operation in synchronization with switching timing between the plural kinds of picture streams, and a holding section holding a predetermined bit pattern, a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as the bit pattern held in the holding section, the transmission section being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, and the transmission section being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the shutter eyeglass device.
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16. A display system comprising:
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a display displaying pictures through switching plural kinds of picture streams from one to another in order; and a shutter eyeglass device performing an open/close operation in synchronization with a display operation in the display, wherein the display includes; a display section, and a transmission section holding plural kinds of shutter control commands each represented by a plurality of bits and repeatedly transmitting a command set configured of one or more kinds of shutter control commands which are selected from the plural kinds of shutter control commands and combined in predetermined order, the shutter eyeglass device includes; a reception section receiving the command set from the transmission section, a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter performing, based on the received command set, an open/close operation in synchronization with switching timing between the plural kinds of picture steams, and a holding section holding a predetermined bit pattern, a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as the bit pattern held in the holding section, the transmission section being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, and the transmission section being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the shutter eyeglass device.
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17. A transmission/reception method comprising steps of:
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in a transmitter, generating a command set configured of one or more kinds of shutter control commands which are selected from plural kinds of shutter control commands each represented by a plurality of bits so that a bit pattern representing a whole of the command set is the same as a bit pattern held in a shutter eyeglass device, and repeatedly transmitting the command set; receiving the command set in the shutter eyeglass device; and allowing a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter in the shutter eyeglass device to perform, based on the received command set, an open/close operation in synchronization with switching timing between plural kinds of picture streams in a display displaying pictures through switching the plural kinds of picture streams from one to another in order, the transmitter being configured to support a plurality of transmission modes, in which a different command set is provided for each transmission mode, and the transmitter being further configured to detect a duty ratio of an externally provided synchronization control signal which represents an open period length of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter within a cyclic period, select one transmission mode from the plurality of transmission modes based on the detected duty ratio, and transmit a respective command set provided for the selected transmission mode for receipt by the shutter eyeglass device.
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