Orientation-based 3D image display

A host controller device configured to control a display to present a three-dimensional (3D) image, the device comprising:

• a first communication module;
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• an image processing module configured to:
• receive first image data that corresponds to a left image of a three dimensional (3D) image;
• receive second image data that corresponds to a right image of the 3D image;
• combine the first image data and the second image data in a first interleaved format to generate a first combined image data;
• send, via the first communication module, the first combined image data to a second communication module of a control module of a display to present the 3D image at the display consistent with a first orientation for the display, wherein for the first interleaved format and for the first orientation for the display, lines of a left image of the first combined image data and lines of a right image of the first combined image data are perpendicular to a pixel scan direction for the first orientation and parallel to a line scan direction for the first orientation;
• receive an indication of a second orientation for the display;
• combine the first image data and the second image data in a second interleaved format different than the first interleaved format to generate second combined image data in response to the indication of the second orientation for the display, wherein for the second interleaved format and for the second orientation for the display, lines of a left image for the second combined image data and lines of a right image of the second combined image data are parallel to a pixel scan direction for the second orientation and perpendicular to a line scan direction for the first orientation;
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• send the second combined image data to the control module of the display to present the 3D image at the display consistent with the second orientation for the display.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions configured to cause a computing device to:

• receive, by a host controller, first image data that corresponds to a left image of a three dimensional (3D) image;
• receive, by the host controller, second image data that corresponds to a right image of the 3D image;
• combine, by the host controller, the first image data and the second image data in a first interleaved format to generate a first combined image data;
• send, by a communication module of the host controller, the first combined image data to a communication module of a control module of a display to present the 3D image at the display consistent with a first orientation for the display, wherein for the first interleaved format and for the first orientation for the display, lines of a left image of the first combined image data and lines of a right image of the first combined image data are perpendicular to a pixel scan direction for the first orientation and parallel to a line scan direction for the first orientation;
• receive, by the host controller, an indication of a second orientation for the display;
• combine, by the host controller, the first image data and the second image data in a second interleaved format different than the first interleaved format to generate second combined image data in response to the indication of the second orientation for the display, wherein for the second interleaved format and for the second orientation for the display, lines of a left image for the second combined image data and lines of a right image of the second combined image data are parallel to a pixel scan direction for the second orientation and perpendicular to a line scan direction for the first orientation;
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• send, by the host controller, the second combined image data to the control module of the display to present the 3D image at the display consistent with the second orientation for the display.

A host controller device configured to control a display to present a three-dimensional (3D) image, comprising:

• means for receiving first image data that corresponds to a left image of a three-dimensional (3D) image;
• means for receiving second image data that corresponds to a right image of the 3D image;
• means for combining the first image data and the second image data in a first interleaved format to generate a first combined image data;
• means for sending, via a communication module of the host controller, the first combined image data to a communication module of a control module of a display to present the 3D image at the display consistent with a first orientation for the display, wherein for the first interleaved format and for the first orientation for the display, lines of a left image of the first combined image data and lines of a right image of the first combined image data are perpendicular to a pixel scan direction for the first orientation and parallel to a line scan direction for the first orientation;
• means for receiving an indication of a second orientation for the display;
• means for combining the first image data and the second image data in a second interleaved format different than the first interleaved format to generate second combined image data in response to the indication of the second orientation for the display, wherein for the second interleaved format and for the second orientation for the display, lines of a left image for the second combined image data and lines of a right image of the second combined image data are parallel to a pixel scan direction for the second orientation and perpendicular to a line scan direction for the first orientation;
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• means for sending the second combined image data to the control module of the display to present the 3D image at the display consistent with the second orientation for the display.