TWI449509B - Digital photo frame and method for showing photos in digital photo frame - Google Patents

Description

Digital photo frame and method of displaying photo therein

The invention relates to a digital photo frame, in particular to a digital photo frame capable of displaying a stereoscopic effect on a flat photo and a method for displaying a stereoscopic effect photo in a digital photo frame.

Digital photo frames are today's fashionable consumer electronics products, and more and more people put photos in digital photo frames for everyday enjoyment. However, the conventional digital photo frame displays a single form of photograph, and usually only displays the photo stored therein in a flat effect, and cannot display it as a stereo effect.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a digital photo frame capable of displaying a stereoscopic effect on a flat photo and a method of displaying a stereoscopic effect in a digital photo frame.

A digital photo frame includes a display screen, the digital photo frame further includes a grating mounted on the display screen, wherein the digital photo frame stores a first image and a second image having a parallax with the first image. The first image and the second image are sequentially displayed on the display screen at a time interval, and the first image is only entered into the left eye of the user through the grating, and the second image only enters the right eye of the user.

A method for displaying a stereo photo in a digital photo frame, comprising the steps of: installing a grating on a display screen of the digital photo frame; displaying a first image on the display screen; the first image is only transmitted through the grating The user's left eye; at a certain interval, in the A second image having a parallax with the first image is displayed at a position on the display screen that is offset from the first image; and the second image transmission grating enters only the right eye of the user.

Compared with the prior art, the digital photo frame and the method for displaying photos in the digital photo frame can display the stereoscopic photos stored in the digital photo frame to have a stereoscopic effect, and make the planar photos in the digital photo frame more artistic and ornamental, and simple and practical. .

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1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a digital photo frame of the present invention.

2 is a schematic overall view of a preferred embodiment of a digital photo frame of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method of displaying a photo in a digital photo frame of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a method of displaying a photo in a digital photo frame of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of the digital photo frame 10 of the present invention includes a display screen 11 and a grating 13 mountable on the display screen 11. The size of the grating 13 is equal to the size of the display screen 11. .

The digital photo frame 10 stores a first image and a second image having a parallax with the first image, the first image and the second image being taken by the user from two different perspectives on the same scene. The two images have a horizontal viewing angle difference, and the two different viewing angles are similar to different viewing angles when the left and right eyes of the person respectively view the scene.

Before the digital photo frame 10 is used to display the stereoscopic effect of the photo frame, the display position of the first image and the second image and the interval between the displays are first set, for example, The display position of the first image and the second image is set to a distance deviating from 10 primitives, and the interval time of display is set to 1/24 second. When the grating 13 is mounted on the display screen 11 of the digital photo frame 10, and the first image and the second image are respectively displayed on the display screen 11, the first image can be made to enter the left side of the user through the grating 13. Eye, the second image is entered into the right eye of the user, that is, the left eye of the user can only see the first image, and the right eye can only see the second image, so that the two images with parallax After entering the left eye and the right eye of the user respectively, a stereoscopic effect is formed by the combined action of the brain.

Referring to FIG. 3, a preferred embodiment of the method for displaying a photo in a digital photo frame includes the following steps: S10: mounting the grating 13 on the display screen 11 of the digital photo frame 10; S11: according to the preset first a display position of the image, the first image is displayed on the display screen 11, the first image is transmitted through the grating 13 only into the left eye of the user; S12: according to the preset display position and the second image The interval between the first image display, the second image is displayed on the display screen 11, and the second image passes through the grating 13 and enters only the right eye of the user; S13: the first image and the second image After entering the left and right eyes of the user through the grating 13, respectively, a photo with a stereoscopic effect is formed by the integrated action of the user's brain, so that the first image and the second image transmitting grating 13 can display a stereoscopic effect. Photograph; S14: prompting the user to display the next photo, and if so, the next photo having a stereoscopic effect will be displayed as described above; if not, returning to step S11.

Referring to FIG. 4, in another embodiment of the present invention, the digital photo frame 10 is stored. An image processing module is configured to process a planar photo in the digital photo frame 10 and generate a third image and a fourth image having a parallax with the third image. The third image and the fourth image are two images having a horizontal viewing angle difference, and the left and right eyes of the similar person respectively view different images when the same scene is viewed. Before using the digital photo frame 10 to display the stereoscopic effect of the photo, it is also necessary to first set the display position of the third image and the fourth image and the interval between the displays. When the grating 13 is mounted on the display screen 11 of the digital photo frame 10, and the third image and the fourth image are respectively displayed on the display screen 11, the transmission grating 13 enables the third image to enter the left of the user. Eye, the fourth image is entered into the user's right eye, that is, the user's left eye can only see the third image, and the right eye can only see the fourth image, thereby making the two images with parallax After entering the left eye and the right eye of the user respectively, a stereoscopic effect is formed by the combined action of the brain. The embodiment includes the following steps: S20: mounting the grating 13 on the display screen 11 of the digital photo frame 10; S21: processing the planar photo stored in the digital photo frame 10 by the image processing module to generate the first a third image and a fourth image having a parallax with the third image; S22: displaying the third image on the display screen 11 according to a preset display position of the third image, the third image The image enters only the left eye of the user through the grating 13; S23: displaying the fourth image on the display screen 11 according to the preset display position of the fourth image and the interval time displayed with the third image, The fourth image passes through the grating 13 and enters only the right eye of the user; S24: the third image and the fourth image transmission grating 13 respectively enter the left and right eyes of the user, and the stereoscopic effect is formed by the comprehensive action of the user's brain. a photo such that the third image and the fourth image are transmitted through the grating 13 to display the planar photo Effect; S25: prompting the user to display the next photo, and if so, the next photo having a stereoscopic effect will be displayed as described above; if not, returning to step S22.

The digital photo frame 10 and the method for displaying photos in the digital photo frame 10 can display the stereoscopic photos stored in the digital photo frame 10 to have a stereoscopic effect, and make the planar photos in the digital photo frame 10 more artistic and ornamental, simple and practical. Moreover, in the prior art, there are many stereoscopic pictures that are not easy to see the stereoscopic effect. With the digital photo frame 10 of the present invention, the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic picture can be more clearly and easily seen by the user.

In summary, the present invention is in accordance with the conditions of the invention patent application, and the patent application is filed according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the following claims.

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Claims (8)

A digital photo frame includes a display screen and a grating mounted on the display screen, wherein the digital photo frame stores a first image and a second image having a horizontal parallax with the first image, the first And the image is sequentially displayed on the display screen at a time interval from the second image, the first image is offset from the display position of the second image on the display screen by a distance, and the first image is transmitted through the grating The image only enters the user's left eye, and the second image only enters the user's right eye. The digital photo frame of claim 1, wherein the first image and the second image are two images having a horizontal viewing angle difference taken from two different perspectives on the same scene. The digital photo frame of claim 1, wherein the digital photo frame stores an image processing module, wherein the first image and the second image are stored by the image processing module in the digital photo frame. A flat photo is generated after processing. The digital photo frame of claim 1, wherein the size of the grating is equal to the size of the display screen. A method for displaying a stereo photo in a digital photo frame, comprising the steps of: installing a grating on a display screen of the digital photo frame; displaying a first image on the display screen; the first image is only transmitted through the grating a left eye of the user; a second image having a horizontal parallax with the first image is displayed at a position deviated from the first image by a certain distance on the display screen; and the second image is transmitted through the grating Enter only the user's right eye. The method for displaying a stereoscopic photo in a digital photo frame as described in claim 5, wherein the first image and the second image are two horizontal viewing angle differences taken from two different perspectives on the same scene. photo. A method of displaying a stereoscopic photograph in a digital photo frame as described in claim 5, wherein the size of the raster is equal to the size of the display screen. The method for displaying a stereoscopic photo in a digital photo frame according to claim 5, wherein an image processing module is stored in the digital photo frame, and the first image and the second image are processed by the image processing module. The group generates and processes a plane photo stored in the digital photo frame.