WO2013054974A1

WO2013054974A1 - 3d-image glasses having a remote control function

Info

Publication number: WO2013054974A1
Application number: PCT/KR2011/007972
Authority: WO
Inventors: 최호림
Original assignee: 주식회사 플렉스엘시디
Priority date: 2011-10-14
Filing date: 2011-10-25
Publication date: 2013-04-18
Also published as: KR20130040426A

Abstract

The present invention relates to 3D-image glasses having a remote control function, whereby the remote control function is included in the 3D-image glasses which a user wears to view 3D images. The glasses include: a lens unit lying adjacent to both eyes of a user; a frame supporting the lens unit; and arms connected to both sides of the frame and made to lie on both ears of the user, wherein the glasses include an operating unit including a plurality of buttons that are placed on/under the frame, on the sides of the frame connected to the arms, or on the outer sides of the arms; a controller installed in the frame or the arms, for detecting and analyzing operating signals applied from the operating unit, and producing carrier signals; a transmitting unit installed on the front part of the frame, for converting and transmitting the carrier signals applied from the controller into infrared signals; and a power supply unit installed on the frame or the arms and supplying power to the operating unit, the controller, and the transmitting unit.

Description

Stereoscopic glasses with remote control

The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image glasses equipped with a remote control function, and more particularly to a stereoscopic image glasses equipped with a remote control function to mount a remote control function to the stereoscopic image glasses to be worn for viewing stereoscopic images.

Recent developments in image technology have made it possible to watch stereoscopic images, that is, 3D images, through stereoscopic display devices (3D TVs) in homes as well as theaters. In order to watch a stereoscopic image as described above, three-dimensional image glasses must be provided.

Currently, stereoscopic glasses are divided into two types.

One of them is a passive type having a polarized lens that separates and displays a stereoscopic image on the screen at the same time and passes only the corresponding images at the left and right eye positions, and the other is the left image through the screen. There is an active type that alternately expresses the right and left images, and passes images corresponding to the left and right eye positions in synchronization with the reception of the corresponding signals, and blocks the other images.

Accordingly, the active type stereoscopic image glasses basically include a sensor that senses an image signal, a shutter lens that passes and blocks an image in synchronization with the sensed image signal, a battery that supplies power, and a controller that controls operation.

On the other hand, an image display device including a general stereoscopic image display device is provided with a remote control for controlling the image display device from a long distance. Of course, the video display device is provided with a keypad that is operated by the user, but in order to use it, it is necessary to watch at a certain distance and then move between the viewing position and the keypad operation position due to the need for operation, which is very cumbersome. .

In addition, the remote control has a variety of operation functions due to the development of technology, and adopts various kinds of operation keys and various operation methods.

However, the remote control also has some disadvantages in its use.

For example, the user needs to search for a remote control from a viewing position surrounding the viewing position or to confirm for selecting various operation keys for the operation of the image display apparatus.

At this time, even if the user spends a lot of time looking for the remote control or wants to change the volume a little, the user needs to move his / her eyes from the screen to watch. Have a problem.

Of course, a user skilled in remote control operation memorizes the position of the operation key of the remote control, but at this time, the user may feel unnatural or uncomfortable because he or she must possess the remote control.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, so that the volume control and channel change can be easily made in the range that does not interfere with viewing in the process of viewing the stereoscopic image to maintain the concentration of viewing on the stereoscopic image In this regard, the present invention provides a stereoscopic image glasses equipped with a remote control function to reduce the inconvenience of searching for a remote controller separately or checking a manipulation function key.

3D glasses equipped with a remote control function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the lens unit which is placed in both eyes of the user; An eyeglass frame for supporting the lens unit; In the three-dimensional image glasses made of a pair of eyeglasses connected to both sides of the eyeglass frame to cover the user's both ears, the upper and lower portions of the frame, the side portion connected to the eyeglasses or the outer side portion of the eyeglasses An operation unit having a plurality of operation buttons; A controller installed on the spectacle frame or a pair of spectacles to detect and analyze an identification signal applied from the operation unit to generate a carrier signal; A transmission unit installed at a front portion of the spectacle frame and converting a carrier signal applied from the controller into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal; And a power supply unit provided in the spectacle frame or the leg of the glasses to apply power to the operation unit, the controller, and the transmitter.

In addition, the controller may be further provided with a timer for oscillating a clock signal for subdividing the operation by time with respect to the operation signal of the operation unit to be applied.

And, the operation button of the operation unit is effective to configure a touch pad for detecting a change in capacitance from the touch of the user's finger.

In addition, it is preferable to further provide a position display portion formed of a protrusion or a groove indicating a reference position so that the position of each operation button can be measured by the user using the tactile position at a portion where the plurality of operation buttons are formed.

According to the present invention, it is easy to adjust the volume and change the channel in the range that does not interfere in the process of viewing the stereoscopic image by mounting a simple remote control function for volume control and channel change on the frame or the leg of the glasses glasses stereoscopic image In addition, the concentration of the viewing of the stereoscopic image is maintained, as well as reducing the trouble of finding a remote controller or checking a function key.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing stereoscopic image glasses equipped with a remote control function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a three-dimensional image glasses equipped with a remote control function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a remote control operation process through a stereoscopic image glasses equipped with a remote control function of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process for adjusting the volume of the remote control operation function of FIG. 4.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process for changing a channel among the remote control operation functions of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process for a mute function among the remote control operation functions of FIG. 4.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process for a previous channel function among the remote control operation functions of FIG. 4.

The terms used in the present specification and claims are not to be interpreted in a conventional or dictionary sense, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best describe their own invention. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, which can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b equipped with a remote control function according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. And a lens unit 12 facing the 3D TV), and which are eyepieceed to both eyes of the user.

The lens unit 12 is supported by the

spectacle frames

14a and 14b, and the

spectacle frames

14a and 14b are generally extended from both sides of the

spectacle frames

14a and 14b according to the user's wearing to both sides of the user's ears. It is connected to the

glasses legs

16a and 16b of extended shape.

1 or 2 illustrate a receiver 18 corresponding to an image output signal transmitted from a stereoscopic image display device (3D TV) on the front of the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b. Naturally, the present invention can be applied not only to the active type stereoscopic glasses, but also to the passive type stereoscopic glasses including the power supply unit 28, the controller 24, and the like.

On the other hand, the upper portion, the lower portion, the side portion connected to the

spectacles

16a, 16b or the outer side portions of the

spectacles

16a, 16b described above are shown in FIG. 1 or 2. As described above, the

touch pads

20, 40 ', and 40 "having the plurality of operation buttons 20a to 20f" are provided.

The installation positions of the

touch pads

20, 40 ', and 40 "will be described later in connection with the operation, but can be formed in a portion that does not interfere with the user's view through the lens unit 12 from the operation by the user. Location.

Each operation button 20a to 20f ″ of the above-described

touch pads

20, 40 ′ and 40 ″ is preferably configured to sense a user's contact with a specific position in a capacitive manner.

The use of the

touch pads

20, 40 ', and 40 "is performed when the user presses or pushes each operation button 20a to 20f" with a finger to push or push the user's nose and ears. The three-

dimensional image glasses

10a and 10b are selected to prevent a problem such as moving or shaking at a normal position.

The

touch pads

20, 40 ′ and 40 ″ may be configured in various sensing methods capable of preventing shaking or movement of the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b even when the capacitive type is not used as described above. Naturally, it can be replaced.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the positions of the plurality of operation buttons 20a to 20f ″ of the operation unit are provided so that the user can measure the position of each operation button 20a to 20f ″ using the tactile sense. It is preferable to form the position display part which consists of the

projections

32a, 32b, 32c which indicate the reference position, or the groove |

channel

34b, 34c.

Meanwhile, the

touch pads

20, 40 ′ and 40 ″ are connected to the touch sensor IC 22 installed on the

eyeglass frames

14a and 14b or the

leg legs

16a and 16b, and the touch sensor IC 22 is touched. The user's manipulation of each operation button 20a to 20f ″ of the

pads

20, 40 ′ and 40 ″, ie, the capacitance generated from the contact, is sensed to output a corresponding identification signal.

Here, the

touch pads

20, 40 'and 40 "having the plurality of operation buttons 20a to 20f" and the touch sensor IC 22 constitute an operation unit for identifying an operation intention by the user. The unique identification signal of the operation buttons 20a to 20f ″ selected by the operation intention is applied to the connected controller 24.

The controller 24 detects and analyzes the received identification signal, generates a carrier signal, and applies it to the connected transmitter 26.

When the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b to which the configuration of the present invention is applied are the active type, the above-described controller 24 corresponds to the lens unit 12 in response to the image signal received from the stereoscopic image display apparatus (3D TV). It can be configured as a controller to control the shutter function.

In addition, the transmitter 26 transmits the carrier signal received from the controller 24 as a corresponding infrared signal. At this time, the sending unit 26 is preferably to be installed on the front portion of the eyeglass frames (14a, 14b).

Here, when the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b to which the configuration of the present invention is applied are the active type, the transmitting unit 26 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an image transmitted from a stereoscopic image display apparatus (3D TV). Although it is represented in a separate configuration from the receiving unit 18 for receiving a signal, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be integrated with the receiving unit 18 described above.

In addition, when the three-dimensional image glasses (10a, 10b) is a passive type, the transmitting unit 26 may be independently installed in the center of the front surface of the eyeglass frames (14a, 14b).

The

spectacle frames

14a and 14b or the

leg legs

16a and 16b are provided with a power supply unit 28 for supplying power to the operation unit, the controller 24 and the power distributing unit 26 described above.

When the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b are the active type, the power supply unit 28 may be replaced by a battery embedded in the active type stereoscopic image glasses as in the controller 24 described above.

On the other hand, a timer 30 is connected to the controller 24 described above, and the timer 30 generates a clock signal and applies it to the controller 24, thereby causing the controller 24 to elapse an identification signal from the operation unit. The purpose is to subdivide the operation function into long and short scales.

The operation of the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b equipped with such a remote controller will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8.

First, when the user wants to adjust the volume or change the channel in the process of viewing a stereoscopic image display apparatus (3D TV) through the

stereoscopic glasses

10a and 10b, the

spectacle frame

14a or 14b or the leg of the leg 16a, It starts from touching a finger in the position of the button among the operation buttons 20a-20f "of the

touchpad

20, 40 ', 40" provided in 16b).

From this, the controller 24 receives the detection signal from the

touch pads

20, 40 ', and 40 "(ST10). Only one of the operation buttons 20a to 20f" is used as to whether or not the signal is intended by the user. It is determined whether or not is selected (ST20).

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, when more than two of the operation buttons 20a to 20f are in contact with the user's body, the controller 24 determines that the user does not intend and ignores them, and any one operation If it is detected that the buttons 20a to 20f "are selected, it is determined by the user's intention to generate a carrier signal to perform a corresponding function (ST30).

In the above process, the

operation buttons

20a, 20a ', 20a "for allowing the user to increase the volume among the operation buttons 20a-20f", or the

operation buttons

20a, 20a', 20b "for decreasing the volume. If is selected, the controller 24 determines the detection time when the corresponding button is selected as shown in FIG. 5 (ST300a).

At this time, the controller 24 preferentially operates the function indicated by the selected button (ST310a), and if the detection signal for the button is longer than 2 seconds, determines whether or not the state is maintained (ST320a). In this case, the function indicated by the corresponding button is repeatedly operated at an interval of 0.5 seconds (ST330a). When the detection signal for the corresponding button is finished, the operation of the corresponding function is no longer performed.

On the other hand, when the user selects the

operation buttons

20c, 20c ', 20c "for raising the channel or the

operation buttons

20d, 20d', 20d" for decreasing the channel among the operation buttons 20a to 20f ", the controller As shown in FIG. 6, 24 determines the detection time at which the corresponding button is selected (ST300b).

At this time, the controller 24 preferentially operates the function indicated by the selected button (ST310b), and if the detection signal for the button is longer than 2 seconds, determines whether the state is maintained (ST320b) and continues to be maintained. In the case of 0.5 second intervals, the function indicated by the corresponding button is repeatedly operated (ST330b). When the detection signal for the corresponding button is finished, the operation of the corresponding function is no longer performed.

The above channel change process has the same process as the above-described volume control process. However, in the channel change process, the controller 24 further determines whether the last changed channel is maintained for 5 seconds or longer (ST340), and stores the channel maintained for 5 seconds or more as the last channel (ST350). do.

And, when the user selects the operation buttons (20e, 20e ', 20e ") for performing the mute function among the operation buttons (20a to 20f"), the controller 24 is muted, as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (ST300c).

At this time, the controller 24 to perform the operation to activate the volume in the mute state (ST310c), and if not in the mute state to perform the mute operation (ST320c).

Here, in the case of the passive type stereoscopic image glasses, the above-described mute operation is limited to a carrier signal instructing any operation by the controller 24, and the stereoscopic image display device (3D TV) which receives the carrier signal. In the process of determining whether the signal is muted or not, and the process of converting it to the opposite state can be made.

Finally, when the user selects the

operation buttons

20f, 20f ', and 20f "for performing the previous channel function among the operation buttons 20a to 20f", the controller 24 is connected to the controller 24 as shown in FIG. By sending a return signal of the corresponding operation instruction to perform the operation for the button (ST300d).

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the

stereoscopic image glasses

10a and 10b worn by the user to watch the image output from the stereoscopic image display apparatus (#D TV) simply related to volume control and channel change. By performing the remote control function, it is possible to maintain the concentration of the viewing even when performing the remote control function without disturbing the viewing of the stereoscopic image.

Although the above has been described as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, various modifications and modifications by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains within the technical scope of the present invention can be claimed. It is said to belong to the range.

Claims

A lens unit which is placed in both eyes of the user; An eyeglass frame for supporting the lens unit; In the stereoscopic image glasses made of a pair of eyeglasses connected to both sides of the eyeglass frame formed so as to span both ears of the user's ears,

An operation unit having a plurality of operation buttons on upper and lower portions of the spectacle frame, side portions connected to the spectacles, or outer side portions of the spectacles;

A controller installed on the spectacle frame or a pair of spectacles to detect and analyze an identification signal applied from the operation unit to generate a carrier signal;

A transmission unit installed at a front portion of the spectacle frame and converting a carrier signal applied from the controller into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal; And

The stereoscopic image glasses equipped with a remote control function, characterized in that it comprises a power supply unit for applying power to the operation unit, the controller and the transmitter unit provided on the spectacle frame or glasses legs.
The method of claim 1,

And the controller further comprises a timer for oscillating a clock signal for subdividing an operation by time with respect to an operation signal of the operation unit applied to the controller.
The method of claim 1,

The operation button of the operation unit is a stereoscopic image glasses equipped with the remote control function, characterized in that the touch pad for detecting a change in capacitance from the touch of the user's finger.
The method of claim 1,

Wherein the plurality of operation buttons of the operation unit is formed, the remote control function, characterized in that the position further comprises a projection or groove indicating the position to indicate the reference position so that the user can measure the position of each operation button using the tactile sense Mounted stereoscopic glasses.