IP Library Granted Patent US 9,230,464
Granted Patent B2
US 9,230,464 · App. 13/242,154 · Granted Jan 5, 2016

Method of driving shutter glasses and display system for performing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,230,464
App. No.
13/242,154
Granted
Jan 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of driving shutter glasses of a display system includes generating a display panel driving signal which drives a display panel of the display system, where the display panel displays a left image and a right image, generating a second three-dimensional (“3D”) synchronizing signal based on a first 3D synchronizing signal and the display panel driving signal, generating a third 3D synchronizing signal by adjusting an intensity of the second 3D synchronizing signal, generating a shutter control signal, which controls a left shutter and a right shutter of the shutter glasses, based on the third 3D synchronizing signal, and outputting the shutter control signal to the shutter glasses.

Claims (56)

1. A method of driving shutter glasses of a display system, the method comprising:

generating a display panel driving signal which drives a display panel of the display system, wherein the display panel displays a left image and a right image;

generating a second three-dimensional (3D) synchronizing signal based on a first 3D synchronizing signal and the display panel driving signal;

generating a third 3D synchronizing signal by adjusting an intensity of the second 3D synchronizing signal;

generating a shutter control signal, which controls a left shutter and a right shutter of the shutter glasses, based on the third 3D synchronizing signal; and

outputting the shutter control signal to the shutter glasses.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the display panel driving signal includes a vertical start signal which controls a gate driver of the display system, and

the gate driver provides a gate signal to the display panel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the third 3D synchronizing signal is generated using an amplifying part of the display system, and

the amplifying part comprises a bipolar junction transistor.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the amplifying part further comprises:

a first resistor having a first end portion to which the second 3D synchronizing signal is inputted and a second end portion connected to a base electrode of the bipolar junction transistor; and

a variable resistor having a first end portion connected to an emitter electrode of the bipolar junction transistor and a second end portion connected to a ground,

wherein a source voltage is applied to a collector electrode of the bipolar junction transistor, and

wherein an emitter electrode of the bipolar junction transistor and the first end portion of the variable resistor are connected to a shutter control signal output part of the display system.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the third 3D synchronizing signal is generated using an amplifying part of the display system, and

the amplifying part comprises a field effect transistor.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the amplifying part further comprises:

a first resistor having a first end portion to which the second 3D synchronizing signal is inputted and a second end portion connected to a gate electrode of the field effect transistor;

a second resistor having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the first resistor and a second end portion connected to a ground; and

a variable resistor having a first end portion to which a source voltage is applied and a second end portion connected to a shutter control signal output part,

wherein a drain electrode of the field effect transistor is connected to a shutter control signal output part of the display system, and

wherein a source electrode of the field effect transistor is connected to a ground.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the first 3D synchronizing signal based on input image data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shutter control signal is an infrared ray signal.

9. A display system comprising:

a display panel which displays a left image and a right image;

a driving signal generating part which generates a display panel driving signal which drives the display panel;

a three-dimensional (3D) synchronizing signal generating part which generates a second 3D synchronizing signal based on a first 3D synchronizing signal received from an outside thereof and the display panel driving signal;

an amplifying part which generates a third 3D synchronizing signal by adjusting an intensity of the second 3D synchronizing signal; and

a shutter control signal output part which generates a shutter control signal based on the third 3D synchronizing signal, and outputs the shutter control signal to shutter glasses, wherein the shutter control signal controls a left shutter and a right shutter of the shutter glasses.

10. The display system of claim 9 , further comprising a gate driver which provides a gate signal to the display panel using the display panel driving signal, and

wherein the display panel driving signal includes a vertical start signal.

11. The display system of claim 9 , wherein the amplifying part comprises a bipolar junction transistor.

12. The display system of claim 11 , wherein the amplifying part further comprises:

a first resistor having a first end portion to which the second 3D synchronizing signal is inputted and a second end portion connected to a base electrode of the bipolar junction transistor; and

a variable resistor having a first end portion connected to an emitter electrode of the bipolar junction transistor and a second end portion connected to a ground,

wherein a source voltage is applied to a collector electrode of the bipolar junction transistor, and

wherein an emitter electrode of the bipolar junction transistor and the first end portion of the variable resistor are connected to a shutter control signal output part.

13. The display system of claim 9 , wherein the amplifying part comprises a field effect transistor.

14. The display system of claim 13 , wherein the amplifying part further comprises:

a first resistor having a first end portion to which the second 3D synchronizing signal is inputted and a second end portion connected to a gate electrode of the field effect transistor;

a second resistor having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the first resistor and a second end portion connected to a ground; and

a variable resistor having a first end portion to which a source voltage is applied and a second end portion connected to a shutter control signal output part,

wherein a drain electrode of the field effect transistor is connected to the shutter control signal output part, and

wherein a source electrode of the field effect transistor is connected to a ground.

15. The display system of claim 9 , wherein the 3D synchronizing signal generating part is disposed on a display panel control board, and

the amplifying part is disposed on the display panel control board.

16. The display system of claim 9 , further comprising a graphic processing unit which generates the first 3D synchronizing signal based on input image data.

17. The display system of claim 16 , wherein

the graphic processing unit is disposed on a set board, and

the amplifying part is disposed on the set board.

18. The display system of claim 9 , wherein the shutter control signal is an infrared ray signal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029151/0055 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: CHOI, JAE-HO; KIM, BO-RAM; LEE, BYOUNG-JUN; KIM, YUN-JAE; GOO, NAM-HEE; KIM, MYOUNG-CHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026958/0455 →