Stereoscopic image processing system and device and glasses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9395546-B2
Application number	US-201113882095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2011
Priority date	Oct 29, 2010
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A stereoscopic image processing system, a stereoscopic image processing method and glasses are disclosed. The stereoscopic image processing system transmits a control value for controlling a prism diopter of glasses having a prismatic effect on light irradiated for displaying a left-view image and a right-view image, controls the prism diopter of the glasses based on the transmitted control value, and causes the prismatic effect on the light passing through the glasses.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A stereoscopic image processing method comprising:
transmitting a first control value for controlling a prism diopter of glasses and a second control value for controlling a focal length of glasses, at once;
controlling the prism diopter of the glasses based on the transmitted first control value and the focal length of the glasses based on the transmitted second control value; and
causing a prismatic effect on light passing through the glasses,
wherein the controlling the prism diopter of the glasses comprises:
calculating the prism diopter using a depth value and a distance between both eyes; and
setting the prism diopter of the glasses to the calculated prism diopter, wherein the prism diopter is calculated using the following equation: prism diopter=D1/D2−D1/D3, where D1 is a distance between both eyes, D2 is a distance from an eye to a stereoscopic image, and D3 is a distance from an eye to a display, and
wherein the controlling the focal length of the glasses comprises:
calculating a focal length value using the depth value and a viewing distance; and
setting the focal length of the glasses to the calculated focal length value, the focal length value being calculated using the following equation: 1/f3=1/f1−1/f2, where f1 is the viewing distance, f2 is a distance from an eye to a stereoscopic image, and f3 is the focal length value.

2. The stereoscopic image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the setting of the prism diopter of the glasses comprises:
calculating a value of a voltage to be applied to liquid crystal cells of the glasses based on the calculated prism diopter; and
applying the voltage to the liquid crystal cells of the glasses according to the calculated voltage value.

3. Glasses comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a first control value for controlling a prism diopter of the glasses and a second control value for controlling a focal length of the glasses, at once;
a controller configured to control the prism diopter of the glasses based on the received first control value and the focal length of the glasses based on the received second control value; and
a lens configured to cause a prismatic effect on light irradiated for displaying a left-view image and a right-view image and incident to the glasses according to the controlled prism diopter and the focal length,
wherein the controller calculates the prism diopter using a depth value and a distance between both eyes and sets the prism diopter of the glasses to the calculated prism diopter,
wherein the prism diopter is calculated using the following equation: prism diopter=D1/D2−D1/D3, where D1 is a distance between both eyes, D2 is a distance from an eye to a stereoscopic image, and D3 is a distance from an eye to a display, and
wherein the controlling of the focal length of the glasses comprises:
calculating a focal length value using the depth value and a viewing distance; and
setting the focal length of the glasses to the calculated focal length value, the focal length value being calculated using the following equation: 1/f3=1/f1−1/f2, where f1 is the viewing distance, f2 is a distance from an eye to a stereoscopic image, and f3 is the focal length value.

4. The glasses according to claim 3 , wherein the controller calculates a value of a voltage to be applied to liquid crystal cells of the lens based on the calculated prism diopter and applies the voltage to the liquid crystal cells according to the calculated voltage value.

5. A stereoscopic image processing system comprising:
a formatter configured to transmit a first control value for controlling a prism diopter of glasses and a second control value for controlling a focal length of glasses, at once;
the glasses configured to control the prism diopter based on the transmitted first control value and the focal length of the glasses based on the transmitted second control value, and further configured to cause a prismatic effect on light passing through the glasses; and
a controller configured to calculate the prism diopter and a focal length value using a depth value of a stereoscopic image displayed by a left-view image and a right-view image,
wherein the prism diopter is calculated using the following equation: prism diopter=D1/D2−D1/D3, where D1 is a distance between both eyes, D2 is a distance from an eye to a stereoscopic image, and D3 is a distance from an eye to a display, and
wherein the focal length value is calculated using the following equation: 1/f3=1/f1−1/f2, where f1 is the viewing distance, f2 is a distance from an eye to a stereoscopic image, and f3 is the focal length value.

6. The stereoscopic image processing system according to claim 5 , wherein the controller further calculates a value of a voltage to be applied to liquid crystal cells of the glasses based on the calculated prism diopter.

Assignees

• Kim Dalyoung
• Baek Jihye
• Noh Youngjin
• Kim Yunjoo
• Kim Doyoung
• Kim Jaeho
• Seo Hayoung
• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Dalyoung
• Baek Jihye
• Noh Youngjin
• Kim Yunjoo
• Kim Doyoung
• Kim Jaeho
• Seo Hayoung

Classifications

• H04N13/398

  Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof · CPC title

• G02B30/36

  using refractive optical elements, e.g. prisms, in the optical path between the images and the observer · CPC title

• H04N13/128

  Adjusting depth or disparity · CPC title

• H04N13/332

  Displays for viewing with the aid of special glasses or head-mounted displays [HMD] · CPC title

• G02B27/2242

  Physics · mapped topic