Image display apparatus and method for operating the same in 2D and 3D modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9519357-B2
Application number	US-201213350671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2012
Priority date	Jan 30, 2011
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating an image display device includes displaying, on a display of the image display device, a selectable area and a pointer, the selectable area movable in a first direction, automatically changing a display state of the pointer when the pointer is located within the selectable area to indicate movement information of the selectable area, receiving, from a pointing device, a signal to move the selectable area using the pointer on the display in a second direction, wherein the second direction is within a predetermined range of the first direction, and moving the pointer and the selectable area in the second direction in response to the signal in accordance with the movement information of the selectable area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating an image display device including a controller, the method comprising:
receiving, at a pointing device, a power on input wherein the pointing device comprises a radio transceiver, an input portion including a power-on button for the power on input, and a sensor portion including a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor for sensing movement information of the pointing device;
receiving, through an infrared (IR) module, an IR signal corresponding to the power on input from the pointing device;
powering the image display device on based on the IR signal;
establishing radio frequency (RF) communication between the pointing device and the image display after the image display device is powered on;
receiving, through an RF module, a pointing signal from the pointing device after establishing communication between the pointing device and the image display device after the image display device is powered on, wherein the pointing signal comprises the movement information of the pointing device;
displaying, on a display of the image display device, a selectable area and a pointer based on the pointing signal, the selectable area movable in first, second, and third directions, the third direction being perpendicular to the first and second directions;
receiving selection of a two-dimension (2D) mode and a three-dimension (3D) mode;
receiving, from the pointing device, a signal to move the selectable area using the pointer on the display;
moving the pointer and the selectable area only in the first or second direction, excluding the third direction, in response to the selection of the 2D mode and the signal in accordance with movement information of the selectable area; and
moving the selectable area in the third direction and ignoring movement of the selectable area in the first and second directions, in response to the selection of the 3D mode and the signal,
wherein in the 3D mode, a disparity between a left-eye image and a right-eye image including the selectable area based on the third direction information among the movement information from the pointing device is changed such that the depth of the selectable area is changed, and
wherein in the 3D mode, if the pointer is moved into the selectable area, a shape of the pointer is changed to a shape representing that the pointer is movable in the third direction.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising automatically changing, by the controller, a display state of the pointer when the pointer is located within the selectable area to indicate the movement information of the selectable area,
wherein the changing the display state of the pointer includes changing at least one of a shape and a color of the pointer when the pointer moves into the selectable area or an area where an object including the selectable area is displayed.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal to move the pointer and the selectable area in the third direction is generated in response to a movement of the pointing device in the third direction, and
wherein the selectable area at a current location is maintained with respect to both the first and second directions when the selectable area is moved in the third direction.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second directions define a spatial plane, and the third direction is perpendicular to the spatial plane.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying an indicator indicating that the selectable area is movable or controllable according to at least one attribute of the selectable area when the pointer moves into the selectable area or an area adjacent to the selectable area.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selectable area or an area in which an object including the selectable area is displayed is different from a peripheral area in at least one of a transparency and a color.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selectable area is movable in an up-and-down direction, a left-and-right direction, a clockwise-and-counterclockwise direction, or a front-and-rear direction.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
extracting the movement information of the selectable area when the pointer is moved to the selectable area, wherein the movement information corresponds to directional information of the selectable area to which the selectable area is movable.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the movement of the selectable area is determined depending on a movement degree of the selectable area based on at least one of the extracted movement information and a scale factor.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pointing device includes a wheel for inputting a signal to move the pointer in the second direction.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second direction is different from the first direction.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a pre-set direction to which the selectable area is movable and the second direction is a direction to which the pointer corresponding to the pointing device is moving.

13. An image display device comprising:
a pointing device configured to receive a power on input, wherein the pointing device comprises a radio transceiver, an input portion including a power on button for the power on input, and a sensor portion including a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor for sensing movement information of the pointing device;
an interface including an infrared (IR) module and a radio frequency (RF) module and configured to:
receive, through the IR module, an IR signal corresponding to the power on input from the pointing device,
receive, through the RF module, a pointing signal from the pointing device after establishing radio frequency (RF) communication between the pointing device and the image display device after the image display device is powered on, selection of a two-dimension (2D) mode and a three-dimension (3D) mode,
receive, through the RF module, a pointing signal from the pointing device after establishing communication between the pointing device and the image display device after the image display device is powered on, wherein the pointing signal comprises the movement information of the pointing device, and
receive, through the RF module, a signal from the pointing device for moving the selectable area using the pointer on the display;

a display; and
a controller configured to:
power the image display device on based on the IR signal,
establish radio frequency (RF) communication between the pointing device and the image display device after the image display device is powered on,
display a selectable area and a pointer based on the pointing signal, the selectable area movable in first, second, and third directions, the third direction being perpendicular to the first and second directions,
move the pointer and the selectable area only in the first or second direction, excluding the third direction, in response to the selection of the 2D mode and the signal, and
move the selectable area in the third direction and ignore movement of the selectable area in the first and second directions, in response to the selection of the 3D mode and the signal,

wherein in the 3D mode, the controller is further configured to change a disparity between a left-eye image and a right-eye image including the selectable area based on the third direction information among movement information from the pointing device such that the depth of the selectable area is changed, and
wherein in the 3D mode, if the pointer is moved i

Assignees

• Kwon Youk
• Kim Joomin
• Kim Gyuseung
• Lee Janghee
• Lee Jaekyung
• Lim Youngwan
• Kim Sijin
• Lee Kunsik
• Cho Sanghyun
• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kwon Youk
• Kim Joomin
• Kim Gyuseung
• Lee Janghee
• Lee Jaekyung
• Lim Youngwan
• Kim Sijin
• Lee Kunsik
• Cho Sanghyun

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