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Three-dimensional display apparatus

US9077981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2013
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/373
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a 3D image display apparatus, a display unit includes a plurality of pixels and alternately displays a left-eye image in a first group of the pixels and a right-eye image in a second group of the pixels along a first direction, a barrier unit includes a light blocking portion blocking light received from the display unit and a light transmitting portion transmitting the light received from the display unit, and the light blocking portion and the light transmitting portion are alternately arranged in the first direction. A position information extraction unit determines the distance between the display unit and a viewer watching the display unit, and a control unit controls the display unit and the barrier unit in accordance with the distance information to allow the display unit and the barrier unit to be operated in a first mode or a second mode. Thus, a distance range in which the viewer perceives the 3D image increases.

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