Stereoscopic image display device and electronic apparatus

• US 20030161040A1
• Filed: 02/06/2003
• Published: 08/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc.
• Original Assignee: Namco Limited (BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Miyazawa, Atsushi, Ishii, Motonaga, Hanada, Masaaki
• Application Number:
  US10/359,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20030161040A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/463
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/27 involving lenticular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/189 Recording image signals; Reproducing recorded image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/286 having separate monoscopic and stereoscopic modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/305 using lenticular lenses, e.g. arrangements of cylindrical lenses
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/324 Colour aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/349 Multi-view displays for displaying three or more geometrical viewpoints without viewer tracking for viewing without the aid of special glasses using fly-eye lenses H04N13/307
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/359 Switching between monoscopic and stereoscopic modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/361 Reproducing mixed stereoscopic images; Reproducing mixed monoscopic and stereoscopic images, e.g. a stereoscopic image overlay window on a monoscopic image background
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

A stereoscopic image display device comprising a display panel for displaying an image with a plurality of pixels and a lens plate with a plurality of lenses, to enable stereoscopic image viewing about an image displayed on the display panel through the lens plate. The display device further comprises a distance changing member for changing a distance between the display panel (20) and the lens plate (10) by moving the lens plate.

Claims

1. A stereoscopic image display device comprising a display panel for displaying an image with a plurality of pixels and a lens plate with a plurality of lenses, to enable stereoscopic image viewing about an image displayed on the display panel through the lens plate, further comprising:

a distance changing member for changing a distance between the display panel and the lens plate by moving the lens plate.

2. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 1, wherein the distance changing member enables moving the lens plate to at least two positions of a first position for a stereoscopic image viewing and to a second position for a two-dimensional image viewing.

3. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 2, wherein the distance changing member comprises a first holding member for holding the lens plate at the first position.

4. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 2, wherein the distance changing member comprises a second holding member for holding the lens plate at the second position.

5. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member for guiding the lens plate to move in a predetermined direction.

6. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 5, wherein the guide member limits movement of the lens plate in a direction parallel to a displaying surface of the display panel and guides the lens plate to move in a direction perpendicular to a displaying surface of the display panel.

7. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 5, wherein the guide member guides the lens plate to move and slide in a predetermined direction and guides the lens plate to move in a direction perpendicular to a displaying surface of the display panel.

8. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 7, wherein the guide member guides the lens plate to move and slide in a direction along a predetermined arrangement direction of the pixels of the display panel.

9. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 7, wherein the guide member guides the lens plate to move and slide in a rotational direction.

10. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 1, wherein the distance changing member comprises a member having a inclined surface of a predetermined angle, to change the distance between the display panel and the lens plate by moving the lens plate along the inclined surface.

20. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 1, further comprising a driving member unit for driving the distance changing member in response to a driving signal input from the outside.

22. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit for outputting a notification signal to an external device according to an operating state of the distance changing member.

24. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the stereoscopic image display device as claimed in claim 20;

an image control unit for switching image information between image information for stereoscopic viewing and image information for two-dimensional viewing, to output the image information to the stereoscopic image display device; and

an instruction output unit for outputting a driving signal for driving the driving unit, coupled to switching of output image information by the instruction output unit.

26. An electronic apparatus connected to the stereoscopic image display device as claimed in claim 22, further comprising:

an image control unit for switching image information between image information for stereoscopic viewing and image information for two-dimensional viewing according to a notification signal output from the output unit, to output the image information to the stereoscopic image display device.

28. An electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 24, wherein the image control unit comprises:

an image changing unit for changing an arrangement construction of image information for pixels which form an image information for a two-dimensional image viewing.

30. An electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 26, wherein the image control unit comprises:

an image changing unit for changing an arrangement construction of image information for pixels which form an image information for a two-dimensional image viewing.

11. A stereoscopic image display device comprising a display panel for displaying an image with a plurality of pixels and a lens plate with a plurality of lenses, to enable stereoscopic image viewing about an image displayed on the display panel through the lens plate, further comprising:

a distance changing member for changing a distance between the display panel and the lens plate by moving the display panel.

12. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 11, wherein the distance changing member enables moving the display panel to at least two positions of a first position for a stereoscopic image viewing and to a second position for a two-dimensional image viewing.

13. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 12, wherein the distance changing member comprises a first holding member for holding the display panel at the first position.

14. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 12, wherein the distance changing member comprises a second holding member for holding the display panel at the second position.

15. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 11, further comprising a guide member for guiding the display panel to move in a predetermined direction.

16. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 15, wherein the guide member limits movement of the display panel in a direction parallel to the lens plate and guides the display panel to move and slide in a direction perpendicular to a flat surface of the lens plate.

17. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 15, wherein the guide member guides the display panel to move and slide in a predetermined direction and guides the display panel to move in a direction perpendicular to a flat surface of the lens plate.

18. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 17, wherein the guide member guides the display panel to move and slide in a direction along a predetermined arrangement direction of the pixels of the display panel.

19. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 11, wherein the distance changing member comprises a member having an inclined surface of a predetermined angle, to change the distance between the display panel and the lens plate by moving the lens plate along the inclined surface.

21. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 11, further comprising a driving member unit for driving the distance changing member in response to a driving signal input from the outside.

23. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 11, further comprising an output unit for outputting a notification signal to an external device according to an operating state of the distance changing member.

25. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the stereoscopic image display device as claimed in claim 21;

an image control unit for switching image information between image information for stereoscopic viewing and image information for two-dimensional viewing, to output the image information to the stereoscopic image display device; and

an instruction output unit for outputting a driving signal for driving the driving unit, coupled to switching of output image information by the instruction output unit.

27. An electronic apparatus connected to the stereoscopic image display device as claimed in claim 23, further comprising:

an image control unit for switching image information between image information for stereoscopic viewing and image information for two-dimensional viewing according to a notification signal output from the output unit, to output the image information to the stereoscopic image display device.

29. An electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the image control unit comprises:

an image changing unit for changing an arrangement construction of image information for pixels which form an image information for a two-dimensional image viewing.

31. An electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 27, wherein the image control unit comprises:

an image changing unit for changing an arrangement construction of image information for pixels which form an image information for a two-dimensional image viewing.