MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING 3D IMAGE THEREIN

• US 20120113105A1
• Filed: 11/03/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: LEE, Jinsool
• Granted Patent: US 9,503,710 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/356 having separate monoscopic and stereoscopic modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a memory configured to store at least one 2-dimensional (2D) image and at least one 3-dimensional (3D) image. A display unit is configured to display the images. A controller is configured to control the display unit to display a list including the at least one 2D image and the at least one 3D image when a command for displaying the list is input, and to control at least one image being one of the 2D image or the 3D image distinguishably displayed from another of the 2D image or the 3D image.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory configured to store at least one 2-dimensional (2D) image and at least one 3-dimensional (3D) image;

a display unit configured to display the images; and

a controller configured to control the display unit to display a list including the at least one 2D image and the at least one 3D image when a command for displaying the list is input, and to control at least one image being one of the 2D image or the 3D image distinguishably displayed from another of the 2D image or the 3D image.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the list as thumbnails.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display unit supports a 2D display mode and a 3D display mode, and

wherein the controller controls a first image having the same dimensions of a current display mode to be emphasized more than a second image having the dimensions different than the current display mode.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller does not display the second image within the list.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays the first image to be larger than the 2^nd images.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays the first image by blinking the first image.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays the second image by darkening a color of the second image or transparently displaying the second image.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays the second image by transforming the second image into one integrated icon.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays the first image and the second image by separating the first image and the second image from each other within the list.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays an information indicating corresponding dimensions on the first image.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein if the display mode of the display unit is the 3D display mode, the controller displays information indicating a 3D depth level on the first image.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the information indicating the 3D depth level is represented as a histogram.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein if the second image is selected, the controller changes the display mode of the display unit into the display mode equal to the dimensions of the selected image.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein if the second image is selected, the controller changes the selected image to have the same dimensions of the display mode of the display unit.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein if the second image is selected, the controller displays information indicating that the selected image has dimensions different from the display mode of the display unit.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a first user interface (UI) for setting the display mode of the display unit to one of the 2D display mode and the 3D display mode, and

wherein if the display mode of the display unit is set via the first UI, the controller controls first image having the same dimensions of the set display mode to be emphasized more than the second having different dimensions within the list.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a second UI for setting the display mode of the display unit to one of the 2D display mode and the 3D display mode, and

wherein if the display mode of the display unit is set to either the 2D display mode or the 3D display mode via the second UI, the controller controls first images having the same dimensions of the set display mode to be further emphasized than the second image having different dimensions within the list.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a touchscreen, and

wherein if a touch gesture corresponding to either the 2D display mode or the 3D display mode is input to the touchscreen, the controller controls the first image having the same dimensions corresponding to the input touch gesture to be emphasized more than the second image having different dimensions.

19. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:

detecting whether a command for displaying a list including at least one 2-dimensional (2D) image and at least one 3-dimensional (3D) is image is input;

displaying the list including the at least one 2D image and the at least one 3D image when the command is input; and

controlling at least one image being one of the 2D image or the 3D image to be distinguishably displayed from another of the 2D image or the 3D image.