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US 2014/0192033 A1Published application
3d image apparatus and method for displaying images
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsChing-Ming Hsu, Yi-Yuan Hsieh, Po-Chang Ho
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) image apparatus is provided. The 3D image apparatus includes a display unit, a front camera, and a processor. The front camera captures an image of the eyes of the user. The processor is coupled to the display unit and the front camera. The processor determines the position of the eyes of the user based on the image of the eyes of the user, and determines whether to display a 3D image or a two-dimensional (2D) image on the display based on the position of the eyes of the user.
Claims20
A three-dimensional (3D) image apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit, configured to support a 3D display mode and a 2D display mode;
- a front camera, for capturing an image of eyes of a user;
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- a processor, coupled to the display unit and the front camera, and for determining an eye position of the user based on the image of the eyes of the user, and determining whether to provide at least one image to be displayed on the display unit in the 3D mode or the 2D mode based on the eye position of the user.
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A method for displaying images, comprising:
- capturing an image of a user;
- determining a viewing position of the user based on the image of the user;
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- determining whether to display a three-dimensional (3D) image or a two-dimensional (2D) image on a display unit based on the viewing position of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.