CN1914931A - Portable device for viewing image and associated production method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a portable device for viewing an image, in particular a stereo image, comprising a housing that is provided with an image, an optical unit and two viewing orifices. According to the invention, the image is generated by means of an electronically controllable display and the device is provided with elements that permit an external image data unit to supply the display with electronic image data by means of an image memory that is integrated into the housing and/or via an interface in a wireless manner. In addition, the device is equipped with a location determination unit for displaying corresponding mono or stereo images.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind ofly be used to observe image, particularly observe the portable unit that has housing of stereo-picture, in this housing, provide image, optical element and two inspection holes.
In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of right method of image, particularly stereo-picture that produces, this image produces in portable housing.
By a kind of as can be known portable unit that is used for observed image of DE43 35 899 A1, wherein in the housing of device, be equipped with two LCD that are used for the stereopsis reconstruction of image, this housing is the hat type supporting construction of band on observer's head.This known devices has control unit, shows by the analog video signal digitlization of its two video cameras that will be generally provide by cable and with the image transitions frequency of 150Hz.The shortcoming of this known devices is that it relates to the scope of portable, actual real system, needs two other displays, spends too high like this.Therefore this known devices can not autonomously be used, and promptly needs to carry out signal with other system, particularly image forming appts all the time and is connected, and this in addition cap structure inconvenience relatively carries, therefore can not be in the spontaneous use of whole day situation for actual cause.
By a kind of as can be known portable unit of observing stereo-picture right of being used to of DE197 02 623A1, it comprises folding paperboard shell, and two rectangular image windows wherein are housed, and two right anaglyphic lantern slides of anaglyphic lantern slide is installed so that it is carried out stereopsis thereon.Two inspection holes have the observation lens that preferably embed wherein, and viewer can be observed anaglyphic lantern slide in the housing user mode of launching like this.At this can be low-cost anaglyphic lantern slide viewer, and it only allows to show unique anaglyphic lantern slide.
By a kind of as can be known portable unit of observing stereo-picture right of being used to of US2 313 562, it comprises stationary housing, lays therein or thereon or installation diagram picture, optical unit and two inspection holes.One side at housing has a seam, by it the stereo-picture lantern slide can be installed.It is right that the image lantern slide of installing has two stereo-pictures, occurs desired 3-D effect like this when observing them.The shortcoming of this known devices is, and is in order to show great amount of images, quite big about the preparation and the replacing cost of image.Cause the traveller must carry the great amount of images lantern slide thus.
Task of the present invention is further to improve this portable unit that is used to observe image, and is comfortable and provide a large amount of present images so that they are observed fast.
For realizing this purpose, the of the present invention device relevant with the preorder of claim 1, it is characterized in that, produce image and such device is provided by the electronics controllable display, making to provide from the external image data cell by video memory integrated in housing and/or by wave point for the electronic image data of display utilization.
The special advantage of apparatus of the present invention is, we can say that the observer can both observe a large amount of present images at an arbitrary position.View data or store in integrated digital image memory is perhaps downloaded and is temporarily stored in the video memory by the external image data cell as requested.
According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention of claim 2, the electronic control unit of integrated control electronic console in portable unit.This control unit can be used as microprocessor and/or image controller, makes with traditional picture format visual in display such as the view data of JPEG download or storage.Control unit can belong to program storage, and the image program that is used to handle or call view data like this can be applied.This display can constitute by conventional liquid crystal or based on the display (OLED) of organic light emission.Preferably, display is a stereoscopic image display, wherein two different stereoscopic image datas of each distribution of display part.The present invention forms self-centered functional portable image viewing unit, and it can change, install neatly.
According to another improvement of the present invention of claim 3, optical unit comprises lens arrangement and/or catoptric arrangement, and the situation in small device sizes can be observed clear and/or enlarged image like this.Because this display is luminous display itself, so can select to abandon light guide.Only constitute at this situation optical unit by lens integrated in inspection hole or glass.
Of the present invention another according to claim 4 improves, and view data is provided and downloaded to by wave point in the video memory of apparatus of the present invention by the center image data cell in a distant place.Advantageously therefore can be fast that current image date is visual.Preferably, view data can be transferred to mobile phone by the supplier, and it can for example further be transferred to portable unit by infrared interface or bluetooth-communication therefrom.
According to another improvement of the present invention of claim 5, view data utilizes computation model to calculate.At this, the model standard can adopt VLMR/X3D, can handle the altitude information of area particularly or region therein.Favourable, therefore the view data of relative large tracts of land position can be provided, and have relatively little storage demand.Favourable, we can say that to a certain extent the stereo-picture conversion can calculate in real time, can utilize the image segments of variation so faster.Especially, can simplify big regional extent thus and dwindle that vice versa.
According to another improvement of the present invention of claim 6, position determination unit is integrated in the housing, can determine portable unit or observer's current location like this.In this way, can discern or select and portable unit or the relevant view data of observer's current location.Relevant with the position then view data can be visual in display, and the observer obtains to stop the information of ground near zone like this.View data can be the map datum of two dimension or three dimensional form for example.Position determination unit can for example comprise gps receiver and compass module.
Another improvement of the present invention according to claim 7, in order also to use the portable mobile phone that communicates with by the housing interface in the position of determining the observer, determine coordinates regional therein, the receiver of mobile phone can be got in touch fixed base stations therein.Favourable, can determine the position data that the current location present and observer determines in this way, providing of view data is provided for this.
Another improvement of the present invention according to Claim 8, display be as stereoscopic image display, has two and be used to the display part that shows that stereoscopic image data is right.Stereoscopic image display belongs to image controller, and great amount of images can generate in real time like this.It is very favourable using them when the observer utilizes this portable unit in location, strange place.By rotate this portable unit around vertical axis, can make the different street station relevant or the different images data visualization in different locations with observer's direction of observation.
Of the present invention another according to claim 9 improves, and video memory can be replenished by insertable other card form video memory, and the different card materials relevant with the observer selected location can be provided like this.
In addition, the invention still further relates to the method that is used to produce image, the image that covers observer's current location can be provided like this.
For realizing this purpose, the present invention is characterised in that in conjunction with the preorder of claim 12, and a kind of like this device is provided, and making it possible to provide in electronic console is the image of feature from the housing current location with this zone.
Special advantage according to the inventive method is, can provide and the current relevant image in ground that stops for the observer, and he can be located in strange place.
According to the preferred embodiment of the inventive method of claim 13, integrated position determination unit can be determined the current position that stops ground of observer, and the respective image data of this near zone of covering can be provided so then.This view data can provide from central image data unit or by the video memory that is integrated in housing by wave point.
According to the preferred embodiment of the inventive method of claim 14, arbitrary image can utilize integrated control unit visual, and it depends on observer's plan.For example the observer can download the image of desired target location from central image data unit.
With reference to the accompanying drawings embodiments of the invention are elaborated.Wherein:
Fig. 1 represents the portable unit perspective schematic view seen from the top,
Fig. 2 represents the block diagram of portable unit electronic component,
Fig. 3 a represents visual 3 dimensional drawing in the display,
Fig. 3 b represents the two dimensional image that shows in the display.
Mainly be used as the businessman that is in strange area, particularly strange country or traveller's observer uses according to the portable unit 1 of Fig. 1, this portable unit 1 can be used for determining the orientation and be used to provide pictorial information about this new area.
Portable unit 1 has stationary housing 2, and its size is corresponding to as can be known the size of portable unit among the US2 313 562.Housing 2 has two inspection holes 4 on narrow front side 3, be provided with lens 5 (sheet glass) therein.Cosily be positioned on observer's the eyes for having the front side 3 of observing lens 5, a groove 6 that is used for nose is formed on the base of the housing 2 that is connected with front side 3.
Display 8 is for stereoscopic image display and have two display parts 13,13 ', and each stereo-picture of stereo image pair is level and vertical arrangement each other corresponding to the stereopsis rule therein.For example can show three-dimensional image 9 according to Fig. 3 a, its with predetermined altitude, have the vertical view that 3D effect ground shows urban district or street segment.Three-dimensional display 8 can constitute by single LCD or based on the display of organic light emission, and wherein the discrete component of display can carry out different control corresponding to the view data of stereopsis.
For image data processing and control display 8 electronic control unit 14 is provided, it adopts microcontroller or CPU.The data of stereopsis or non-stereopsis can be stored in video memory 15 (EEPROM).Alternatively, view data also can be stored on the plug-in unit 16 (PCMCIA).Wherein, plug-in unit 16 is connected with control unit 14 by traditional card i/f 17.In this way, can utilize the view data that exceeds video memory 15 capacity.These view data can depend on preposition, such as urban district, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong etc.
View data can make the view data of 3 D stereo observation, thereby makes the observer obtain the spatial impression of shown position.Image for example can be the visual of this local photograph, and can have traditional picture format such as jpeg format or aforementioned similar form.On the other hand, view data also can generate by the two dimensional map data corresponding to the fragment of representing among Fig. 3 b 9 ', and it can be provided by the street map commercial suppliers.
By the spatial impression that obtains according to 9 observers of the stereogram among Fig. 3 a to stop ground, because it shows this corresponding area from top predetermined altitude (for example 200m) such as own current.Therefore based on its scale or length, can be easy to significant building 18 of quick identification (it is illustrated as high building at this) or street 19.
The present invention can show around the area of his current stop or its for the observer shows diagram ground particularly.For this purpose, housing 2 comprises position determination unit 20, and it can be by Magnetic Sensor or is used for determining direction or is used for the compass that device aims at constituting.Therefore this device the horizontal component of the orientation vector of three-dimensional fix can be relatively accurate determine.Slope Transducer can be integrated in the position determination unit 20, be used for determining the vertical component of orientation vector.Utilize observer's mobile phone 21 position data of supply usefulness can be restricted to these mobile phone 21 residing coordinates regionals that detect by the base station of GSM-net.Alternatively, for this reason also can be in housing integrated GPS receiver, do not need to utilize wave point (bluetooth) 22 and mobile phone 21 communications like this.
Depend on the stop ground that observer or housing 2 are current, the view data that provides in advance accordingly can or be taken out from video memory 15 or from plug-in unit 16 or from central image data unit 23 now.Center image data cell 23 can be connected with the locomotive function supplier, and view data can be passed through data network 24 (GPRS UMTS) is transferred in the mobile phone 21 like this.After view data is encoded in mobile phone 21, can provide by the bluetooth-interface 21 of control unit 14.View data is real-time transmitted to stereoscopic image display 8 with the visual image 9 that spatial impression is provided by other image controller 25 with stereo format in case of necessity.Therefore also can preferably generate the graphic result that depends on the housing location.Position determination unit 20 also provides bearing data at this, therefore can generate image or the graphic result that depends on observer's direction of observation.
In this explanation, image 9 can be ready in center image data cell 23.Can be for example other information 26, such as providing height parameter 200m or street name in advance.Can insert these additional informations 26 and make image 9 information contents increase.
Therefore control unit 14 also can be included into program storage 27, can call image data programs by it.
Provide voltage source 28 as the energy resource supply unit 28 that is used for housing 2 electronic components, it can be made of battery or fuel cell.
Control unit 14 and other electronic components can be preferably small and exquisite the board-like element 29 of logic be fixed on the reverse side 30 of housing 2.Logic card 29 can preferably be fixed on the following of housing 2 or on the reverse side 30 of housing 2.
In addition, can be in housing 2 integrated microphone 31, can import voice command like this and can further handle in that logic card is inner.Voice command can be used for image 9,9 ' selection control.
On the reverse side 30 of housing 2, provide conducting-cut-off switch 32, electronic unit can be communicated with or disconnect by it.
Utilize voice command, the observer is specified altitude assignment for example, and the image 9 that obtains therefrom is presented in the display 8.For example he can require to be provided in the predetermined radii and highly show the current image that stops ground with 200m by order " Zoom 200m ".As mentioned above, view data or provide by central data processing unit 23 from integrated video memory 15,16 or by data network.Control unit 14 current location data that provides by position determination unit can be provided be selected respective image automatically.
Optionally, also can select to cover any view data of position fragment given in advance.
According to the optional embodiment that does not describe, also can replace unique display with two displays.Optical unit 10 can save inside and outside reflective mirror 11,12 in this case.
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1. one kind is used to observe image, particularly observes the portable unit that has housing of stereo-picture, in this housing, provide image, optical element and two inspection holes, it is characterized in that, produce image (9 by the electronics controllable display, 9 ') and such device is provided, make the electronic image data can supply display (8) utilization by video memory (15,16) integrated in housing (2) and/or by interface (22) by wireless the providing of external image data cell (23).
2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, provides electronic control unit (14) to control display.
3. device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, optical unit (10) comprises lens arrangement and/or catoptric arrangement (11,12), and the image (9,9 ') that is shown by display (8) is amplified and/or be more clear like this.
4. according to described device one of among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that view data can be downloaded by mobile phone (21) in case of necessity by center image data cell (23) by wave point simultaneously.
5. according to described device one of among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that view data can be utilized computation model, especially according to the VLMR/X3D criterion calculation.
6. according to described device one of among the claim 1-5, it is characterized in that, position determination unit (20) is installed in housing (2), depend on housing (2) or observer's position like this, image (9,9 ') corresponding to housing (2) or observer position is distributed to display (8).
7. according to described device one of among the claim 1-6, it is characterized in that,, use the detected coordinate in base station at mobile phone (21) place in order to determine observer's position.
8. according to described device one of among the claim 1-7, it is characterized in that, display (8) is for having two display parts (13,13 ') three-dimensional display, and by such device, make stereo-picture (9) to generate in real time continuously, this stereo-picture (9) is to depend on the graphic result of compass (20) integrated in the housing (2) in the location of observation place.
9. according to described device one of among the claim 1-8, it is characterized in that video memory can be made of insertable card (16).
10. according to described device one of among the claim 1-9, it is characterized in that compass (20) is determined the horizontal component of orientation vector as Magnetic Sensor.
11., it is characterized in that Slope Transducer is used for determining the vertical component of orientation vector according to described device one of among the claim 1-10.
12. a method that is used to produce image, particularly stereo-picture, it results from the portable housing, it is characterized in that, provides relevant with housing (2) current location in electronic console (8), is the image (9) of feature with this area.
13. method according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, the position determination unit (20) that is integrated in housing (2) can be calculated the current position that stops ground, is that the image (9) of feature is downloaded from central image data unit (23) by wave point so then with the current location.
14. the method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, utilizes integrated control unit (14) that the image in precalculated position is provided.
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