GUI providing method, and display apparatus and 3D image providing system using the same
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI) providing method comprising:
- when a setting command for a three-dimensional (3D ) image is received, generating a first GUI for changing settings for the 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment to set the 3D image; and
outputting the first GUI and the second GUI,wherein;
when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is played, the outputting comprises outputting the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a playback of the 3D image; and
when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is paused, the outputting comprises outputting the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a pause of the 3D image,wherein the second GUI comprises only a pause command of the 3D image while maintaining the playback of the 3D image,wherein the second GUI comprises only a play command of the 3D image while maintaining the pause of the 3D image, andwherein the first GUI and the second GUI are superimposed on the 3D image during the playback and during the pause of the 3D image.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) providing method, a display apparatus and a three-dimensional (3D) image providing system using the same are provided. The GUI providing method includes: generating a first GUI for changing settings for a 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment; and outputting the first GUI and the second GUI. Thus, the settings for the 3D image can be changed more easily and conveniently.
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI) providing method comprising:
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when a setting command for a three-dimensional (3D ) image is received, generating a first GUI for changing settings for the 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment to set the 3D image; and outputting the first GUI and the second GUI, wherein; when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is played, the outputting comprises outputting the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a playback of the 3D image; and when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is paused, the outputting comprises outputting the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a pause of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a pause command of the 3D image while maintaining the playback of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a play command of the 3D image while maintaining the pause of the 3D image, and wherein the first GUI and the second GUI are superimposed on the 3D image during the playback and during the pause of the 3D image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display apparatus comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) generator which, when a setting command for a three-dimensional (3D) image is received, generates a first GUI for changing settings for the 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment to set the 3D image; and a controller which controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI, wherein; when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is played, the controller controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a playback of the 3D image, and when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is paused, the controller controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a pause of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a pause command of the 3D image while maintaining the playback of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a play command of the 3D image while maintaining the pause of the 3D image, and wherein the first GUI and the second GUI are superimposed on the 3D image during the playback and during the pause of the 3D image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A three-dimensional (3D) image providing system comprising:
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a display apparatus which outputs a 3D image and, when a setting command for the 3D image is received, outputs a first graphical user interface (GUI) for changing settings for the 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment to set the 3D image; and shutter glasses which open and close a left-eye glass and a right-eye glass based on a sync signal output from the display apparatus to input, to the left-eye glass and the right-eye glass, a left-eye image and a right-eye image, respectively, of the 3D image, wherein; when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is played, the controller controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a playback of the 3D image, and when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is paused, the controller controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a pause of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a pause command of the 3D image while maintaining the playback of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a play command of the 3D image while maintaining the pause of the 3D image, and wherein the first GUI and the second GUI are superimposed on h 3D image during the playback and during the pause of the 3D image.
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11. A graphical user interface (GUI) providing method for a three-dimensional (3D) image, the GUI providing method comprising:
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when a command for only a focus control of the 3D image is received, displaying, with the 3D image, one GUI for the focus control and a depth control together; when a command for only the depth control of the 3D image is received, displaying, with the 3D image, the one GUI for the focus control and the depth control together; and changing a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D image according to a manipulation command input through the GUI, wherein the one GUI is a GUI which overlaps a first control bar along a first direction for adjusting the focus, and a second control bar along a second direction for adjusting the depth, the first control bar and the second control bar each comprising sliders respectively used to adjust the focus and the depth. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A display apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image, the display apparatus comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) generator which, when a command for only a focus control of the 3D image is received, generates one GUI for the focus control and a depth control, and when a command for only the depth control of the 3D image is received, generates the one GUI for the focus control and the depth control; a display which displays the 3D image together with the GUI; and a controller which controls to change a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D image according to a manipulation command input through the GUI, wherein the one GUI is a GUI which overlaps a first control bar along a first direction for adjusting the focus, and a second control bar along a second direction for adjusting the depth, the first control bar and the second control bar each comprising sliders respectively used to adjust the focus and the depth. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A three-dimensional (3D) image providing system comprising:
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a display apparatus which, when an input of a command for only a focus control is received, displays one graphical user interface (GUI) for both the focus control and the depth control, when an input of a command for only a depth control of the 3D image is received, displays the one graphical user interface for both the focus control and the depth control, and which modifies and outputs a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D image according to a manipulation command input through the GUI; and shutter glasses which open and close a left-eye glass and a right-eye glass based on a sync signal output from the display apparatus to input, to the left-eye glass and the right-eye glass, the modified left-eye image and the modified right-eye image, respectively, wherein the one GUI is a GUI which overlaps a first control bar along a first direction for adjusting the focus, and a second control bar along a second direction for adjusting the depth, the first control bar and the second control bar each comprising sliders respectively used to adjust the focus and the depth.
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19. A graphical user interface (GUI) providing method comprising:
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displaying a GUI for setting an element which is used to adjust a stereoscopic effect of a three-dimensional (3D) image by adjusting both a depth of the 3D image and a focus of the 3D image based on a selection of one setting from among at least three settings of the element; and modifying a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D image to adjust the stereoscopic effect of the 3D image according to the element set through the GUI, wherein the modifying comprises;
in response to one setting of the three settings being selected, adjusting the depth of the 3D image and the focus of the 3D image simultaneously to correspond to the selected setting. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A display apparatus comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) generator which generates a GUI to set an element used to adjust a stereoscopic effect of a three-dimensional (3D) image by adjusting both a depth of the 3D image and a focus of the 3D image based on a selection of one setting from among at least three settings of the element; and a controller which controls to modify a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D image to adjust the stereoscopic effect of the 3D image according to the element set through the GUI, wherein in response to one setting of the three settings being selected, the controller is further configured to adjust the depth of the 3D image and the focus of the 3D image simultaneously to correspond to the selected setting. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A display apparatus comprising:
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a manipulator which receives a manipulation of a user; an image input part which inputs a three-dimensional (3D) image; a 3D image creator which generates a left-eye image and a right-eye image corresponding to the input 3D image; an image output part which outputs the generated left-eye image and the generated right-eye image; and a controller which, when an input, through the manipulator, of a generation command of a 3D graphical user interface (GUI) to display over the 3D image is received, controls to output only one of the generated left-eye image and the generated right-eye image and to output the GUI, wherein the 3D GUI comprises a first GUI for changing settings for the 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment to set the 3D image, wherein; when a setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is played, the controller controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a playback of the 3D image, and when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is paused, the controller controls to output the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a pause of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a pause command of the 3D image while maintaining the playback of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a play command of the 3D image while maintaining the pause of the 3D image, and wherein the first GUI and the second GUI are superimposed on the 3D image during the playback and during the pause of the 3D) image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A graphical user interface (GUI) providing method comprising:
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receiving a manipulation of a user; inputting a three-dimensional (3D) image; generating a left-eye image and a right-eye image corresponding to the input 3D image; outputting the generated left-eye image and the generated right-eye image; and when an input of a generation command of a 3D GUI to display over the 3D image through the received manipulation is received, outputting the 3D GUI together with one of the generated left-eye image and the generated right-eye image, wherein the 3D GUI comprises a first GUI for changing settings for the 3D image and a second GUI for changing an environment to set the 3D image, wherein; when a setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is played, the outputting comprises outputting the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a playback of the 3D image, and when the setting command is input in an environment in which the 3D image is paused, the outputting comprises outputting the first GUI and the second GUI while maintaining a pause of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a pause command of the 3D image while maintaining the playback of the 3D image, wherein the second GUI comprises only a play command of the 3D image while maintaining the pause of the 3D image, and wherein the first GUI and the second GUI are superimposed on the 3D image during the playback and during the pause of the 3D image. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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