Glasses-free 3D display mobile device, setting method of the same, and using method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11428951-B2
Application number	US-201916515676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2019
Priority date	Jun 18, 2014
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

Provided are a glasses-free three-dimensional (3D) display device, a setting method of the same, and a using method of the same. The glasses-free 3D display device includes: a display device including a flat panel display; and a 3D viewing cover detachably disposed on the flat panel display, the 3D viewing cover configured to allow images displayed on the flat panel display to be viewed in three dimensions, wherein the display device includes a cover setting program executable by the display device to set setting parameters of the 3D viewing cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A setting method of a glasses-free three-dimensional (3D) display device, the setting method comprising:
executing a cover setting program in the display device for a 3D viewing cover mountable on the display device;
displaying a cover alignment pattern image on a flat panel display of the display device based on an eye tracking operation for a face of a user, the cover alignment pattern image being a pattern image predetermined for changing one or more setting parameters of the 3D viewing cover;
adjusting the cover alignment pattern image in response to the cover alignment pattern image being touched via user input to change the displayed cover alignment pattern and to change the one or more setting parameters of the 3D viewing cover; and
storing, in a storage of the display device, first setting parameters of the adjusted cover alignment pattern image.

2. The setting method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an input of design parameters of the 3D viewing cover into the cover setting program,
wherein the displaying the cover alignment pattern image comprises displaying the cover alignment pattern image on the flat panel display of the display device based on the eye tracking operation for the face of the user and based on the design parameters of the 3D viewing cover.

3. The setting method of claim 2 , wherein the design parameters comprises a slanted angle, a rendering pitch, and an offset of a three-dimensional film of the 3D viewing cover.

4. The setting method of claim 3 , wherein the cover alignment pattern image displayed on the flat panel display is movable by user input to change values of the first setting parameters.

5. The setting method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the cover alignment pattern image comprises:
determining a distance from the display device to eyes of the user by performing the eye tracking operation for the face of the user;
obtaining the cover alignment pattern image based on design parameters of the 3D viewing cover and the determined distance from the display device to the eyes of the user; and
displaying the obtained cover alignment pattern image on the flat panel display.

6. The setting method of claim 1 , further comprising:
re-executing the cover setting program in the display device;
reading the first setting parameters stored in the storage of the display device;
determining a distance between the display device and eyes of another user by performing the eye tracking operation for a face of the other user;
obtaining a cover alignment pattern image based on the first setting parameters and the determined distance between the display device and the eyes of the other user;
displaying the obtained cover alignment pattern image on the flat panel display;
adjusting the displayed cover alignment pattern image; and
storing, in the storage, second setting parameters of the adjusted cover alignment pattern image with an identifier corresponding to the other user.

7. The setting method of claim 1 , further comprising:
re-executing the cover setting program in the display device;
determining a distance between the display device and eyes of another user by performing the eye tracking operation for a face of the other user;
obtaining a cover alignment pattern image based on the determined distance between the display device and the eyes of the other user;
displaying the obtained cover alignment pattern image on the flat panel display;
adjusting the displayed cover alignment pattern image; and
storing, in the storage, second setting parameters of the adjusted cover alignment pattern image with an identifier corresponding to the other user.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Yoon-Cheol
• Lee Won-Jun

Classifications

• G02B30/27 Primary

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