Patent ID: 9071820
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for displaying an image, comprising: a display unit configured to display a perceived three-dimensional (3D) image; a first camera device to capture a first image of the object from a first viewpoint; a second camera device to capture a second image of the object from a second viewpoint, and to capture the third image of the object from a third viewpoint, wherein the second camera device includes a multi-step retractable pipe member and a camera attached to an end point of the multi-step retractable pipe member, wherein the second viewpoint is based on the pipe member being at a first position relative to a body of the apparatus, and the third viewpoint is based on the pipe member being at a second position that is extended from the first position; a memory unit configured to store the first image of the object from the first viewpoint, the second image of the object from the second viewpoint and the third image of the object from the third viewpoint; an interface unit to connect via a wire or to wirelessly connect to an external display device for displaying the perceived 3D image; and a controller configured to control the interface unit to display the perceived 3D image on the external display device by using a combination of two images from among the obtained first, second and third images, wherein the combination of two images is based on a size of the external display device.