Systems and methods for presenting three-dimensional content using photosensitive lenses
View Patent ↗Systems and methods are provided for presenting three-dimensional content on a display. An exemplary system for presenting a plurality of frames on a display comprises a first lens, a second lens, and an activation system. The activation system utilizes electromagnetic radiation to activate the first lens when a respective frame being presented on the display corresponds to the first lens, resulting in the first lens being substantially transparent and the second lens being substantially opaque, and to activate the second lens when a respective frame being presented on the display corresponds to the second lens, resulting in the second lens being substantially transparent and the first lens being substantially opaque.
1. A method of presenting three-dimensional content comprising a plurality of frames, the method comprising:
displaying the plurality of frames on a display;
activating a first photosensitive lens configured to be aligned with a first eye when a respective frame of the plurality of frames displayed on the display corresponds to the first eye by emitting electromagnetic radiation, the first photosensitive lens being substantially transparent in response to the electromagnetic radiation; and
activating a second photosensitive lens configured to be aligned with a second eye when a respective frame of the plurality of frames displayed on the display corresponds to the second eye.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the second photosensitive lens comprises ceasing emitting the electromagnetic radiation, the second photosensitive lens being substantially opaque in response to the electromagnetic radiation and substantially transparent in response to an absence of the electromagnetic radiation.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to the absence of the electromagnetic radiation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to the electromagnetic radiation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
activating the first photosensitive lens comprises emitting the electromagnetic radiation over a first portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; and
activating the second photosensitive lens comprises emitting second electromagnetic radiation over a second portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second photosensitive lens is substantially transparent in response to the second electromagnetic radiation.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to an absence of the second electromagnetic radiation.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to the second electromagnetic radiation.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to an absence of the second electromagnetic radiation.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to an absence of the electromagnetic radiation over the first portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second photosensitive lens is substantially opaque in response to an absence of the second electromagnetic radiation.
12. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are mutually exclusive.
13. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second portion comprises a different portion of the electromagnetic spectrum than the first portion.
14. A system comprising:
a processor configured to present a plurality of frames for viewing;
a first source configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation over a first portion of the electromagnetic spectrum;
a second source configured to emit second electromagnetic radiation over a second portion of the electromagnetic spectrum different from the first electromagnetic radiation; and
a synchronization unit coupled to the first source and the second source, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to signal the first source to emit the first electromagnetic radiation such that the first electromagnetic radiation is emitted in sync with a respective frame of the plurality of frames being presented that corresponds to a first eye, and signal the second source to emit the second electromagnetic radiation such that the second electromagnetic radiation is emitted in sync with a respective frame of the plurality of frames being presented that corresponds to a second eye, wherein:
the first electromagnetic radiation is configured to activate a first lens configured to be aligned with the first eye;
the second electromagnetic radiation is configured to activate a second lens configured to be aligned with the second eye; and
the first lens is substantially transparent in response to the first electromagnetic radiation.
15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a display coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to present the plurality of frames on the display.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are mutually exclusive.
17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the second source does not emit the second electromagnetic radiation having a same wavelength or frequency as the first electromagnetic radiation.
18. A set-top box comprising:
a processor configured to present a plurality of frames for viewing;
a first source configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation over a first portion of the electromagnetic spectrum;
a second source configured to emit second electromagnetic radiation over a second portion of the electromagnetic spectrum different from the first electromagnetic radiation; and
a synchronization unit coupled to the first source and the second source, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to signal the first source to emit the first electromagnetic radiation such that the first electromagnetic radiation is emitted in sync with a respective frame of the plurality of frames being presented that corresponds to a first eye, and signal the second source to emit the second electromagnetic radiation such that the second electromagnetic radiation is emitted in sync with a respective frame of the plurality of frames being presented that corresponds to a second eye, wherein:
the first electromagnetic radiation is configured to activate a first lens configured to be aligned with the first eye;
the second electromagnetic radiation is configured to activate a second lens configured to be aligned with the second eye; and
the first lens is substantially transparent in response to the first electromagnetic radiation.
19. The set-top box of claim 18 , further comprising a receiver system to receive the frame from a content source, wherein the processor is coupled to the receiver system and configured to present the frame on a display.