3D Image Display Controller Signal Separation and Formatting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image display apparatuses face challenges in effectively processing and displaying three-dimensional (3D) images, particularly in integrating 3D image signals from various formats and sources, and providing an intuitive user interface for managing external devices and data transfer.
Innovation Solution
The image display apparatus includes a controller that processes 2D and 3D image signals, separates and formats 3D image signals into viewable components, and uses a formatter to scale and arrange these components for display, along with a method for generating and displaying 3D objects corresponding to received or transmitted data, allowing for different depths and formats to create an intuitive 3D illusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If 3D image signals are integrated from various formats and sources, then the versatility and functionality of the image display apparatus is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need to process and separate multiple signal formats
Solution Approach 1:
The controller separates the 3D image signal into distinct left-eye and right-eye view components, allowing independent processing of each view. This segmentation enables the system to handle various 3D formats (side-by-side, top-bottom, interlaced) by dividing the complex signal into manageable parts that can be formatted and displayed appropriately
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is designed to universally process multiple 3D image signal formats (side-by-side, top-bottom, interlaced) through a single integrated processing path. The same controller handles different formats by applying appropriate separation and formatting operations, eliminating the need for separate processing circuits for each format and thereby reducing overall device complexity
2Ease of operation
If a traditional 2D user interface is used for managing external devices and data transfer, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the user interaction becomes less intuitive and engaging
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms the traditional 2D user interface into a 3D environment by generating three-dimensional objects that represent external devices and data transfer progress. This dimensional enhancement makes the interface more intuitive and engaging, as users can visually perceive device positions, connection states, and transfer progress in a spatial context rather than flat representations
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual 3D object representations of external devices and data states without requiring physical 3D hardware. These 3D objects are generated computationally as visual metaphors that mirror the actual device connections and data transfer states, providing an intuitive interface while keeping the underlying system architecture simple
3Loss of information
If 3D objects are generated to represent data transfer progress, then the visualization clarity and user convenience are improved, but the processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The 3D objects representing data transfer progress are continuously updated and maintained throughout the transfer process. Rather than being created and destroyed repeatedly, the same 3D objects persist and their visual properties (such as size, position, or intensity) are dynamically adjusted to reflect transfer progress, reducing the computational overhead of repeated object creation and improving energy efficiency
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AI summary
A method for operating an image display apparatus that receives a three-dimensional (3D) image signal and displays the 3D image signal as a 3D image, includes according to an embodiment displaying an image, detecting a connected external device, receiving data from the detected external device, generating at least one 3D object corresponding to the received data, and displaying the at least one 3D object corresponding to the received data. The at least one 3D object corresponding to the received data is processed to have a different depth from the image.