Patent ID: 8044881
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G02B,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for driving a stereoscopic image display device including a display panel having a first display cell and a second display cell and concurrently displaying a first image at a first recognizable viewing angle and a second image at a second recognizable viewing angle different from the first recognizable viewing angle, and a barrier arranged in a location corresponding to the display panel for intercepting or transmitting light, the method comprising: during a first period wherein no image is displayed, writing a first data signal corresponding to the first image on the first display cell and writing a second data signal corresponding to the second image on the second display cell; during a second period, displaying the first image and the second image by driving the barrier to become a first format to transmit light; during a third period in which no image is displayed, writing the second data signal on the first display cell and writing the first data signal on the second display cell; and during a fourth period, displaying the first and second images by driving the barrier to become a second format to transmit light, wherein the barrier intercepts and transmits light at different angles in the first format than in the second format, and wherein the barrier is driven to intercept light at both the first recognizable viewing angle and the second recognizable viewing angle concurrently, so that no image is displayed during the first period and the third period.