Patent ID: 8953027
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G02B,G03B,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A stereoscopic-image display apparatus that displays a stereoscopic image or a planar image on a screen which is a front portion of a display unit, comprising: an image processing unit that outputs an image signal regarding a stereoscopic image or a planar image to the display unit; a detecting unit that detects a viewer who views an image displayed on the screen and detects a stereoscopic eyewear which is arranged in front of the screen for viewing a stereoscopic image displayed on the screen; a database in which a viewer viewing an image displayed on the screen and an attribute information of the viewer including a display selection between a planar image and a stereoscopic image are registered in association with each other, and a stereoscopic eyewear utilized for viewing a stereoscopic image displayed on the screen and an attribute information of the stereoscopic eyewear are registered in association with each other; a verifying unit that verifies the viewer or the stereoscopic eyewear detected by the detecting unit and the viewer or the stereoscopic eyewear registered in the database; and a sending unit that sends a synchronizing signal, based on a result verified by the verifying unit, which is utilized for viewing the image displayed on the screen as a stereoscopic image, in order to generate a display condition associated with a viewer's attribute information stored in the database.