User health monitoring system comprising 3D glasses and display apparatus, and display apparatus and control method thereof

• US 9,144,405 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2012
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Do-sung, Kim, Kwang-soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Perungavoor, Sath V
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Jr., Howard D
• Application Number:
  US13/542,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20130057660A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,181 Days
• Field of Search: 348/51
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots

Abstract

A user health monitoring system having 3D glasses and a display apparatus and a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the user health monitoring system including: 3D glasses which obtain biosignal information of a user and transmit; and a display apparatus which receives the biosignal information transmitted by the 3D glasses, obtains a health index of the user by using the biosignal information and controls a display state according to the health index. With this configuration, a user'"'"'s health condition may be monitored in real-time with a biosignal of the user viewing a 3D image and a 3D display state may be controlled according to the user'"'"'s health condition to thereby protect a user'"'"'s health.

Claims

1. A user health monitoring system comprising:

three-dimensional (3D) glasses which view a 3D image, obtain biosignal information of a user and transmit the biosignal information; and

a 3D display apparatus which displays the 3D image, receives the biosignal information transmitted by the 3D glasses, obtains a health index of the user by using the biosignal information and controls a display state according to the health index,

wherein the 3D display apparatus controls the display state by at least one of suspending play of 3D image content based on a numerical value of the health index, adjusting 3D depth information based on a numerical value of the health index, converting to a two-dimensional mode according to a numerical value of the health index, and recommending image content corresponding to a numerical value of the health index.

2. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the 3D glasses comprise a pulse sensor to sense pulse information of the user and transmit the pulse information in the biosignal information to the 3D display apparatus.

3. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the 3D glasses comprise a pulse sensor which is installed in a temple of the 3D glasses.

4. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the 3D display apparatus controls the display state by displaying an alarm notification according to a numerical value of the health index.

5. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the 3D display apparatus extracts pulse information from the biosignal information, and obtains a stress index of the user as the health index, from the pulse information.

6. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the biosignal information comprises at least one of pulse information, photoplethysmography information, galvanic skin reflex information, skin conductivity information, electroencephalogram information, facial muscular motion information, and respiration information.

7. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary electrode which measures at least one of electroencephalogram, electromyogram, and facial muscular motion, wherein the auxiliary electrode is connected to the 3D glasses, and a measurement result of the auxiliary electrode is included in the biological signal information transmitted to the 3D glasses.

8. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising an external server which receives the biosignal information from the 3D display apparatus, determines the health index by analyzing the biosignal information, and transmits the health index to the 3D display apparatus.

9. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising an external server which receives the biosignal information from the 3D display apparatus, determines the health index by analyzing the biosignal information, and transmits a recommended content list corresponding to the health index to the 3D display apparatus.

10. The user health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the 3D display apparatus displays a real-time health condition of the user as the health index.

11. A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus comprising:

an image signal receiver which receives an image signal comprising three-dimensional (3D) image content;

an image processor which processes the image signal to be displayed;

a display unit which displays thereon the 3D image content included in the processed image signal;

a biosignal receiver which receives biosignal information of a user sensed by 3D glasses worn by the user to view the 3D image content; and

a controller which controls the biosignal receiver to receive the biosignal information, obtains a health index of the user by using the biosignal information and controls a display state of the display unit according to the health index,

wherein the controller controls the display state by at least one of suspending play of 3D image content based on a numerical value of the health index, adjusting 3D depth information based on a numerical value of the health index, converting to a two-dimensional mode according to a numerical value of the health index, and recommending image content corresponding to a numerical value of the health index.

12. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller controls the display state by displaying an alarm notification according to a numerical value of the health index.

13. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller extracts pulse information from the biosignal information and obtains a stress index of the user as the health index, from the pulse information.

14. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the biosignal information comprises at least one of pulse information, photoplethysmography information, galvanic skin reflex information, skin conductivity information, electroencephalogram information, facial muscular motion information, and respiration information.

15. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller displays on the display unit a real-time health condition of the user as the health index.

16. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller controls a transmission of the biosignal information to an external server, and a reception of the health index which is determined by analyzing the biosignal information in the external server.

17. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller controls a transmission of the biosignal information to an external server and a reception of a recommended content list corresponding to the health index which is determined by analyzing the biosignal information in the external server.

18. The 3D display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the biosignal receiver receives the biosignal information from the 3D glasses by one of communication methods comprising Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and ultra wideband.

19. A control method of a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus, the control method comprising:

receiving an image signal and displaying on a display unit of the 3D display apparatus 3D image content comprised in the image signal;

receiving biosignal information of a user sensed by 3D glasses which are worn by the user to view the 3D image content;

obtaining a health index of the user by using the biosignal information; and

controlling a display state of the display unit according to the health index,

wherein the controlling the display state comprises at least one of suspending play of 3D image content based on a numerical value of the health index, adjusting 3D depth information based on a numerical value of the health index, converting to a two-dimensional mode according to a numerical value of the health index, and recommending image content corresponding to a numerical value of the health index.

20. The control method according to claim 19, wherein the controlling the display state comprises displaying an alarm notification according to a numerical value of the health index.

21. The control method according to claim 19, wherein the obtaining the health index comprises extracting pulse information from the biosignal information, and obtaining a stress index of the user as the health index from the pulse information.

22. The control method according to claim 19, wherein the biosignal information comprises at least one of pulse information, photoplethysmography information, galvanic skin reflex information, skin conductivity information, electroencephalogram information, facial muscular motion information, and respiration information.

23. The control method according to claim 19, further comprising displaying on the display unit a real-time health condition of the user as the health index.

24. The control method according to claim 19, further comprising transmitting the biosignal information to an external server, and receiving from the external server the health index determined by analyzing the biosignal information.

25. The control method according to claim 19, further comprising transmitting the biosignal information to an external server, and receiving from the external server a recommended content list corresponding to the health index determined by analyzing the biosignal information.

26. The control method according to claim 19, wherein the receiving the biosignal information comprises receiving the biosignal information from the 3D glasses by one of communication methods comprising Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and ultra wideband.