Mobile terminal and image display method thereof
A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal may include a display unit and a controller. The display unit may display a plurality of content items. The controller may display the plurality of content items on the display unit as a two-dimensional image and may convert the two-dimensional image corresponding to at least one content item among the plurality of content items into a three-dimensional stereoscopic image to display the three-dimensional stereoscopic image on the display unit when a predetermined event is generated.
1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a display configured to display a plurality of content items;
a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; and
a controller configured to:
receive first two-dimensional image information from the external apparatus via the communication unit, wherein the first two-dimensional image information corresponds to one of a left-eye image or a right-eye image of a combined three-dimensional image;
cause the display to display a two-dimensional screen image comprising the plurality of content items displayed two-dimensionally based on the received first two-dimensional image information;
receive second two-dimensional image information from the external apparatus via the communication unit in response to a predetermined event comprising a communication speed between the external apparatus and the communication unit exceeding a threshold speed, wherein the second two-dimensional image information corresponds to another of the left-eye image or the right-eye image opposite the first two-dimensional image information;
cause the display to convert the two-dimensional screen image to the combined three-dimensional image based on a combination of the first two-dimensional image information and the second two-dimensional image information, the combined three-dimensional image comprising the plurality of content items displayed three-dimensionally; and
cause the communication unit to cease receiving the second two-dimensional image information and cause the display to convert the combined three-dimensional image to the two-dimensional screen image when the communication speed decreases to less than the threshold speed.
2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of content items comprises a web page.
3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the display comprises a touch screen; and
the predetermined event further comprises a touch operation performed on a region of the touch screen corresponding to one of the plurality of content items.
4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the predetermined event further comprises an expiration of a threshold length of time after the communication unit first communicates with the external apparatus.
5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the threshold length of time is determined based on the communication speed between the external apparatus and the communication unit.
6. The mobile terminal claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display:
the plurality of content items of the displayed two-dimensional screen image in a first size; and
the plurality of content items of the combined three-dimensional image in a second size,
wherein the second size is larger than the first size.
7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to
cause the display to convert the two-dimensional screen image to the combined three-dimensional image in response to the predetermined event and when an image processing speed of the mobile terminal exceeds a threshold value.
8. A method of displaying an image in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
receiving first two-dimensional image information from an external apparatus via a communication unit, wherein the first two-dimensional image information corresponds to one of a left-eye image or a right-eye image of a combined three-dimensional image;
displaying a two-dimensional screen image comprising a plurality of content items displayed two-dimensionally based on the received first two-dimensional image information;
receiving second two-dimensional image information from the external apparatus via the communication unit in response to a predetermined event comprising a communication speed between the external apparatus and the communication unit exceeding a threshold speed, wherein the second two-dimensional image information corresponds to another of the left-eye image or the right-eye image opposite the first two-dimensional image information;
converting the two-dimensional screen image to the combined three-dimensional image based on a combination of the first two-dimensional image information and the second two-dimensional image information, the combined three-dimensional image comprising the plurality content items displayed three-dimensionally; and
ceasing receiving the second two-dimensional image information and converting the combined three-dimensional image to the two-dimensional screen image when the communication speed decreases to less than the threshold speed.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the predetermined event further comprises a touch operation performed on a region of the touch screen corresponding to one of the plurality of content items.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined event further comprises an expiration of a threshold length of time after the communication unit first communicates with the external apparatus.