Method and apparatus for changing 3D display based on rotation state

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10115220-B2
Application number	US-201313739584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2013
Priority date	Jan 11, 2012
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A Three-Dimensional (3D) display method is provided, and includes displaying a 3D screen including a plurality of objects having different depth perceptions, and displaying the 3D screen with a unified depth perception through adjustment of the depth perceptions of the plurality of objects to one depth perception, when a 3D display apparatus moves to a first state. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively control the operation of the display apparatus while viewing the 3D screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for displaying a plurality of objects on a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus comprising:
displaying the plurality of objects with different depth perceptions in a first layout on a 3D screen of the 3D display apparatus, wherein, in the first layout, distances between the plurality of objects are different from one another;
detecting a rotation of the 3D display apparatus;
in response to detecting the rotation of the 3D display apparatus to a first state, changing the different depth perceptions to a same depth perception and displaying the plurality of objects with the same depth perception while the first layout is maintained; and
in response to detecting the rotation of the 3D display apparatus to a second state, changing the first layout to a second layout and displaying the plurality of objects in the second layout while the different depth perceptions are maintained,
wherein, in the second layout, the plurality of objects are spaced apart from one another by one of the distances.

2. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising displaying a menu corresponding to the 3D screen on the 3D screen, when the 3D display apparatus rotates to the first state.

3. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising displaying the 3D screen with the single depth perception that unifies the depth perceptions while changing the layout of the 3D screen so that the plurality of objects displayed on the 3D screen are arranged to be spaced apart from one another for a predetermined distance, when the 3D display apparatus rotates to the first state.

4. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising additionally displaying a menu corresponding to the 3D screen on the 3D screen, when the 3D display apparatus is rotated to the second state.

5. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising removing the menu displayed on the 3D screen, when the 3D display apparatus returns from the second state to a previous state of the rotation.

6. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising changing a layout of the 3D screen so that the plurality of objects displayed on the 3D screen are arranged to be spaced apart from one another for a predetermined distance, when the 3D display apparatus is rotated to the second state.

7. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising changing the layout of the 3D screen so that the plurality of objects are rearranged to the first layout, when the 3D display apparatus returns from the second state to a previous state of the rotation.

8. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein in the second state, the display apparatus is rotated in a horizontal or vertical direction.

9. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the depth perceptions of the plurality of objects to original different depth perceptions if the 3D display apparatus returns from the first state to an original state of the rotation.

10. The 3D display method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first state is one of a horizontal state in which the 3D display apparatus is horizontally put on a ground surface, a state in which the 3D display apparatus is rotated in a horizontal or vertical direction, a state in which the 3D display apparatus is inclined over a predetermined inclination, a state in which the 3D display apparatus is rotated over a predetermined rotating angle, a state in which the 3D display apparatus rotates toward or away from a user side while maintaining the inclination, and a state in which the 3D display apparatus rotates to form a specified pattern.

11. A Three-Dimensional (3D) display apparatus comprising:
a display configured to display a plurality of objects with different depth perceptions in a first layout, wherein, in the first layout, distances between the plurality of objects are different from one another;
a sensor configured to detect a rotation of the 3D display apparatus; and
a controller configured to
in response to detecting the rotation of the 3D display apparatus to a first state, change the different depth perceptions to a same depth perception and control the display to display the plurality of objects with the same depth perception while the first layout is maintained,
in response to detecting the rotation of the 3D display apparatus to a second state, change the first layout to a second layout and control the display to display the plurality of objects in the second layout while the different depth perceptions are maintained,
wherein, in the second layout, the plurality of objects are spaced apart from one another by one of the distances.

12. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display a menu on a 3D screen, when the 3D display apparatus rotates to the first state.

13. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to unify the depth perceptions of the plurality of objects while changing the layout of the 3D screen so that the plurality of objects displayed on the 3D screen are arranged to be spaced apart from one another for a distance, when the 3D display apparatus rotates to the first state.

14. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to additionally display a menu corresponding to the 3D screen on the 3D screen, when the 3D display apparatus is rotated to the second state.

15. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to remove the menu displayed on the 3D screen, when the 3D display apparatus returns from the second state to a previous state of the rotation.

16. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to change a layout of the 3D screen so that the plurality of objects displayed on the 3D screen are arranged to be spaced apart from one another for a predetermined distance, when the 3D display apparatus is rotated to the second state.

17. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to change the layout of the 3D screen so that the plurality of objects are rearranged to the first layout, when the 3D display apparatus returns from the second state to a previous state of the rotation.

18. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein in the second state, the display apparatus is configured to rotate in a horizontal or vertical direction.

19. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to adjust the depth perceptions of the plurality of objects to original different depth perceptions, when the 3D display apparatus returns from the first state to an original state of the rotation.

20. The 3D display apparatus as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the first state is one of a horizontal state in which the 3D display apparatus horizontally put on a ground surface, a state in which the 3D display apparatus is rotated in a horizontal or vertical direction, a state in which the 3D display apparatus is inclined over a predetermined inclination, a state in which the 3D display apparatus is rotated over a predetermined rotating angle, a state in which the 3D display apparatus rotates toward or away from a user side while maintaining the inclination, and a stat

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yeon Su-Jin

Classifications

• G09G2340/0492

  Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored · CPC title

• H04N13/128

  Adjusting depth or disparity · CPC title

• H04N13/183

  On-screen display [OSD] information, e.g. subtitles or menus · CPC title

• G09G3/003

  to produce spatial visual effects · CPC title

• G06T15/00 Primary

  Three-dimensional [3D] image rendering · CPC title