3D Image Display Apparatus with Dynamic Format Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display technologies lack user convenience when displaying 3D images, particularly in selecting and ordering left-eye and right-eye images, which hinders an optimal 3D viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
An image display apparatus and method that include entering a 3D setting menu to select and set 3D formats and image orderings, generating 3D images based on these settings, and displaying them on a screen, allowing users to easily choose between different 3D formats and image orderings such as side-by-side, top/bottom, frame sequential, interlaced, and checker box formats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple 3D formats and image orderings are supported, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts processing methods based on the selected 3D format and image ordering. Different processing pipelines are activated depending on whether side-by-side, top-bottom, or frame-sequential formats are chosen, allowing the device to adapt its complexity to the specific requirement rather than maintaining maximum complexity for all cases
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes processing parameters such as image separation timing, scanning direction, and synchronization settings based on the selected 3D format. By adjusting these parameters rather than implementing separate hardware paths for each format, the system achieves versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity
2Ease of operation
If 3D setting menu is provided for user selection, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service through an automated detection and recommendation feature. When a 3D signal is detected, the device automatically analyzes the signal characteristics and suggests appropriate 3D formats and settings, reducing the burden on users while maintaining ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The control system implements feedback mechanisms where user selections in the 3D setting menu are processed through intelligent algorithms that automatically adjust related parameters. The system provides feedback to users about compatible formats and optimal settings based on the input signal, simplifying the operation without requiring complex manual configuration
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AI summary
An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes entering a three-dimensional (3D) setting menu, upon receipt of a 3D view input, displaying the 3D setting menu on a display, for setting at least one of a 3D format or an ordering of left-eye and right-eye images that form a 3D image, and displaying a 3D image obtained by performing 3D processing on an input image according to the set 3D format or the set ordering of left-eye and right-eye images on the display.