Two-dimensional supplementary information in a three-dimensional image
View Patent ↗What is disclosed is an apparatus, method, and system for integrating supplemental information into one image of a three-dimensional image such that the integrated information is generally more clearly visible when viewing the three-dimensional image with only one eye.
1. A method of operating a communication device, comprising:
integrating supplemental information into only one of at least two images of a three-dimensional image;
combining the at least two images to form a three-dimensional image; and
displaying the three-dimensional image via a display device, where the supplemental information is generally not identifiable when the three-dimensional image is viewed by two eyes, and wherein the supplemental information is generally more clearly visible when viewed by only one eye.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining if a user has only one eye open, and wherein the integrating is accomplished upon determination that the user has only one eye open.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising blending of colors in the general area of the integrated supplemental information in the other of the at least two images to cause the supplemental information to be less visible when the three-dimensional image is viewed with both eyes.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using image cancelling in the general area of the integrated supplemental information in the other of the at least two images to cause the supplemental information to be less visible when the three-dimensional image is viewed with both eyes.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising filtering, with a filter, the three-dimensional image such that the three-dimensional image appears to be three-dimensional to a viewer without the use of glasses.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the filter comprises a parallax barrier and/or a lenticular lens.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental information comprises a notification and/or textual information.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental information comprises supplemental information as a third image, and the integrating the supplemental information comprises combining the supplemental information and the at least two images.
9. A computer apparatus comprising:
user interface software that when executed by a processor directs the computer apparatus to determine if a user has only one eye open;
integration software to direct the processor to integrate supplemental information into only one of at least two images of a three-dimensional image, if it is determined that user has only one eye open; and
display software to direct the processor to combine the at least two images to form a three-dimensional image, where the supplemental information is generally not identifiable when the three-dimensional image is viewed by two eyes, and wherein the supplemental information is generally more clearly displayed when a user had only one eye open; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having the user interface software, the integration, and the display software stored thereon.
10. The computer apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the display software further comprises instructions to direct the processor to blend colors in at least a portion of the three-dimensional image in the general area of the integrated supplemental information to cause the supplemental information to be less visible when the three-dimensional image is viewed with both eyes.
11. The computer apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the display software further comprises instructions to direct the processor to use image cancelling in the general area of the integrated supplemental information in the three-dimensional image in the general area of the supplemental information to cause the supplemental information to be less visible when the three-dimensional image is viewed with both eyes.
12. The computer apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a filter configured to filter the three-dimensional image such that the three-dimensional image appears to be three-dimensional to a viewer without the use of glasses.
13. The computer apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the filter comprises a parallax barrier and/or a lenticular lens.
14. The computer apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the supplemental information comprises a notification and/or textual information.
15. The computer apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the supplemental information comprises supplemental information as a third image, and the integrating the supplemental information comprises combining the supplemental information and the at least two images.
16. A wireless communication device having a plurality of applications available for use by a user, the wireless communication device comprising:
a processing system configured to integrate supplemental information into only one of at least two images of a three-dimensional image, and combine the at least two images to form a three-dimensional image, where the supplemental information is generally not identifiable when the three-dimensional image is viewed by two eyes, and wherein the supplemental information is generally more clearly visible when viewed by only one eye; and
a display configured to present to the user the three-dimensional image and the supplementary information.
17. The wireless communication device of claim 16 , wherein the processing system is further configured to blend of colors in at least a portion of the three-dimensional image in the general area of the integrated supplemental information to cause the supplemental information to be less visible when the three-dimensional image is viewed with both eyes.
18. The wireless communication device of claim 16 , further comprising a filter configured to filter the three-dimensional image such that the three-dimensional image appears to be three-dimensional to a viewer without the use of glasses.
19. The wireless communication device of claim 18 , wherein the filter comprises a parallax barrier and/or a lenticular lens.