Patent Publication Number: US-9407905-B2

Title: Stereoscopic image display device, frame alternation driving method thereof, and data driving apparatus and shutter glasses for stereoscopic image display device

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     Embodiments relate to a stereoscopic image display device, a driving method thereof, a data driving apparatus for a stereoscopic image display device, and shutter spectacles. More particularly, embodiments relate to a stereoscopic image display device capable of decreasing driving speed of a data driver and increasing luminance, a driving method thereof, a data driving apparatus for a stereoscopic image display device, and shutter spectacles. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     A stereoscopic image display device realizes a 3D stereoscopic effect from a 2D image by using binocular disparity in which a disparity of both eyes is increased if an observer is close to an object, and the disparity of both eyes is decreased if the observer is far from the object. For example, if left and right images on a screen are adjusted to correspond to each other, it is perceived that the object is disposed on the screen, however if the left-eye image is disposed on the left side and the right-eye image is disposed on the right side, it is perceived that the object is disposed behind the screen, and if the left-eye image is disposed on the right side and the right-eye image is disposed on the left side, it is perceived that the object is disposed in front of the screen. Here, depth perception of the object is determined by an interval between the right and left images that are disposed on the screen. 
     A well-known method to display the stereoscopic image is a method of dividing and selecting a left-eye image and a right-eye image that are displayed with a red color and a blue color by color spectacles using color filters that have a relationship of complementary colors. Also, there is a method in which the left-eye image and the right-eye image are displayed through different polarization, and they are divided and selected by polarizing spectacles. The method using the color spectacles has a drawback that the object is not displayed with a natural color, and the method using the polarizing spectacles has the drawback that the left-eye image is recognized through the right eye or the right-eye image is recognized through the left eye according to the polarization capacity such that the stereoscopic effect is deteriorated. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments provide a stereoscopic image display device capable of decreasing driving speed of a stereoscopic image display device of a time-division type using shutter spectacles and increasing luminance, a driving method thereof, a data driving apparatus for a stereoscopic image display device, and shutter spectacles. 
     A stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels; and a data driver inputting first image data for a first view point to a plurality of pixels and second image data for a second view point to a plurality of pixels after the input of the first image data, third image data for the second view point to a plurality of pixels after the input of the second image data, and fourth image data for the first view point to a plurality of pixels after the input of the third image data. 
     The first image data and the second image data may be image data to display one frame of the stereoscopic image, and the third image data and the fourth image data may be image data to display one frame of a following stereoscopic image. 
     The data driver may input black data to a plurality of pixels after the input of the first image data and before the input of the second image data. 
     The data driver may input black data to a plurality of pixels after the input of the third image data and before the input of the fourth image data. 
     The first stereoscopic image of one frame may be displayed according to the first image data and the second image data, and the second stereoscopic image of one frame following the first stereoscopic image is displayed according to the third image data and the fourth image data. 
     The plurality of pixels may be arranged in a matrix format of the display unit, and the first image data, the second image data, the third image data, the fourth image data, and the black data may be sequentially input to the plurality of pixels. 
     A method for driving a stereoscopic image display device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying a first image for a first view point to a display unit; displaying a second image for a second view point to the display unit after displaying the first image; displaying a third image for the second view point to the display unit after displaying the second image; and displaying a fourth image for the first view point to the display unit after displaying the third image. 
     The display unit may include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix format, and the data for the display of the image is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels. 
     Black data may be input to a plurality of pixels after the first image data for the display of the first image is input to the plurality of pixels before the second image data for the display of the second image is input to the plurality of pixels. 
     Black data may be input to a plurality of pixels after the third image data for the display of the third image is input to the plurality of pixels before the fourth image data for the display of the fourth image is input to the plurality of pixels. 
     The first image data and the second image data may be image data to display one frame of the stereoscopic image, and the third image data and the fourth image data may be image data to display one frame of a following stereoscopic image. 
     A data driving apparatus driving a display unit including a plurality of pixels according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first data driver outputting first image data for a first view point to a plurality of pixels, and second image data for the first view point after the output of the first image data; and a second data driver outputting third image data for the second view point to a plurality of pixels after the output of the second image data, and fourth image data for the second view point after the output of the third image data. 
     A black data driver outputting black data to a plurality of pixels after the second image data is output before the third image data is output may be further included. 
     Second image data and third image data that may be divided by the black data are image data to display one frame of the stereoscopic image. 
     Shutter spectacles according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention include: a first shutter opened/closed for an image for a first view point displayed in a stereoscopic image display device to be visualized; a second shutter opened/closed for an image for a second view point displayed in a stereoscopic image display device to be visualized; and a shutter driver driving the first shutter and the second shutter in synchronization with the stereoscopic image display device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram showing a pixel according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a view showing an example of a driving operation of a stereoscopic image display device of an image unit alternation type. 
         FIG. 4  is a view showing a driving operation of a stereoscopic image display device of a frame unit alternation type according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing a driving method of a stereoscopic image display device of a frame unit alternation type according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a view comparing a frame unit alternation type and an image unit alternation type according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram schematically showing shutter spectacles for a stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a view showing an operation of shutter spectacles for a stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0109834 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Nov. 5, 2010, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     Hereinafter, some exemplary embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order for those skilled in the art to be able to readily practice the exemplary embodiments. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. 
     Furthermore, in some exemplary embodiments, constituent elements having the same construction are assigned the same reference numerals and are described in connection with a first exemplary embodiment as a representative example. In the remaining exemplary embodiments, only constituent elements different from those of the first exemplary embodiment are described. 
     In order to clarify a description of the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. 
     Throughout this specification and the claims that follow, when it is described that an element is “coupled” to another element, the element may be “directly coupled” to the other element or “electrically coupled” to the other element through a third element. In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word “comprise” and variations such as “comprises” or “comprising” will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. 
     A stereoscopic image display device according to the present invention may be realized as various flat panel displays such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a field emission display (FED), a plasma display panel (PDP), and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. Hereafter, for better understanding and ease of description, the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is described as one example, however the stereoscopic image display device according to the present invention is not limited thereto. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 1 , a stereoscopic image display device includes a display unit  400 , a scan driver  200 , a data driver  300 , and a signal controller  100  controlling the drivers  200  and  300 . 
     The signal controller  100  receives video signals R, G, and B from an external device and an input control signal that controls displaying thereof. The video signals R, G, and B include luminance of each pixel PX, and the luminance has a grayscale having a predetermined number, for example, 1024=2 10 , 256=2 8 , or 64=2 6 . Examples of the input control signal include a vertical synchronization signal Vsync, a horizontal synchronization signal Hsync, a main clock signal MCLK, and a data enable signal DE. 
     The signal controller  100  appropriately processes the input video signals R, G, and B according to the operation condition of the display unit  400  and the data driver  300  on the basis of the input video signals R, G, and B and the input control signal, and generates a scan control signal CONT 1 , a data control signal CONT 2 , and an image data signal DAT. The signal controller  100  transmits the scan control signal CONT 1  to the scan driver  200 . The signal controller  100  transmits the data control signal CONT 2  and the image data signal DAT to the data driver  300 . The image data signal DAT includes a left eye image data signal and a right eye image data signal. 
     The display unit  400  includes a plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn, a plurality of data lines D 1 -Dm, and a plurality of pixels PX connected to the plurality of signal lines S 1 -Sn and D 1 -Dm and arranged in an approximate matrix form. The plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn are extended in a row direction and are in parallel with each other, and the plurality of data lines D 1 -Dm are extended in a column direction and are in parallel with each other. The plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn are connected to the scan driver  200 , and the plurality of data lines D 1 -Dm are connected to the data driver  300 . The plurality of pixels PX of the display unit  400  receive a first power source voltage ELVDD and a second power source voltage ELVSS from the outside. 
     The scan driver  200  is connected to the plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn, and applies scan signals that include a combination of a gate-on voltage Von that turns on the switching transistor (referring to M 1  of  FIG. 2 ) and a gate-off voltage Voff that turns it off to the plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn according to the scan control signal CONT 1 . The scan driver  200  applies the scan signal to the plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn such that the data signal is applied to the plurality of pixels PX. 
     The data driver  300  is connected to the plurality of data lines D 1 -Dm, and selects a data voltage according to the image data signal DAT. The data driver  300  applies the selected data voltage as the data signal to the plurality of data lines D 1 -Dm according to the data control signal CONT 2 . The data signal includes a left eye image data to display the left-eye image and a right eye image data to display the right-eye image. The data driver  300  applies the left eye image data to display the left-eye image and the right eye image data to display the right-eye image to the plurality of data lines D 1 -Dm as a frame unit alternation type. The frame unit alternation type will be described later. 
     The above-described drivers  100 ,  200 , and  300  can be directly installed as integrated circuit chips on the display unit  400 , can be installed on a flexible printed circuit film (not shown), can be adhered as a tape carrier package (TCP) to the display unit  400 , or can be installed on an additional printed circuit board (not shown). Further, the driversa  100 ,  200 , and  300  can be integrated on the display unit  400  together with the signal lines S 1 -Sn and D 1 -Dm. 
       FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram showing a pixel according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to  FIG. 2 , a pixel PX of the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and a pixel circuit  10  to control the organic light emitting diode (OLED). The pixel circuit  10  includes a switching transistor M 1 , a driving transistor M 2 , and a sustain capacitor Cst. 
     Here, the pixel circuit  10  includes two transistors and one capacitor, however the pixel circuit of the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display may be various configured and operated, and the stereoscopic image display device according to embodiments is not limited to the particular configuration of the pixel circuit. 
     The switching transistor M 1  includes a gate electrode connected to the scan line S 1 , a first terminal connected to the data line Dj, and a second terminal connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor M 2 . 
     The driving transistor M 2  includes a gate electrode connected to the second terminal of the switching transistor M 1 , a first terminal connected to the first power source ELVDD, and a second terminal connected to the anode of the organic light emitting diode OLED. 
     The sustain capacitor Cst includes a first terminal connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor M 2  and a second terminal connected to one terminal of the driving transistor M 2 . The sustain capacitor Cst charges the data voltage applied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor M 2  and maintains it after the switching transistor M 1  is turned off. 
     The organic light emitting diode (OLED) includes an anode connected to the second terminal of the driving transistor M 2  and a cathode connected to the second power source ELVSS. 
     The switching transistor M 1  and the driving transistor M 2  may be p-channel field effect transistors. Here, the gate-on voltage turning on the switching transistor M 1  and the driving transistor M 2  is a logic low level voltage, and the gate off voltage turning them off is a logic high level voltage. 
     Here, the switching transistor M 1  and the driving transistor M 2  are the p-channel field effect transistors, however at least one of the switching transistor M 1  and the driving transistor M 2  may be an n-channel field effect transistor, and the gate-on voltage for turning on the n-channel electric field effect transistor is the logic high voltage, and the gate-off voltage for turning it off is the logic low voltage. 
     When the gate-on voltage Von is applied to the scan line S 1 , the switching transistor M 1  is turned on, and a data signal applied to the data line Dj is applied to one terminal of the storage capacitor Cst through the turned on switching transistor M 1  to charge the sustain capacitor Cst. The driving transistor M 2  controls the amount of current flowing from the ELVDD power source to the organic light emitting diode OLED corresponding to a voltage value charged in the storage capacitor Cst. The current flowing through the driving transistor M 2  from the first power source ELVDD flows to the organic light emitting diode OLED. The organic light emitting diode OLED generates light corresponding to the amount of current flowing through the driving transistor M 2 . 
     The organic light emitting diode OLED may emit light of one of primary colors. The primary colors include, for example, three primary colors of red, green, and blue, and a desired color is displayed with a spatial or temporal sum of the three primary colors. In this case, the organic light emitting diode (OLED) may partially emit white light, and accordingly luminance is increased. Alternatively, the organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) of all pixels PX may emit white light, and some of the pixels PX may further include a color filter (not shown) that changes white light emitted from the organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) to light of one of the primary colors. 
     In the stereoscopic image display device, a process that one of the left eye image data, the right eye image data, and black data is input to a plurality of pixels included in the display unit  400  is performed as follows. 
     The scan driver  200  sequentially applies the scan signal of the gate-on voltage to a plurality of scan lines S 1 -Sn according to the scan control signal CONT 1  transmitted from the signal controller  100 . The scan signal of the gate-on voltage turns on the switching transistor M 1 . Here, the data driver  300  applies the data signal (one of the left eye image data, the right eye image data, and the black data) to a plurality of pixels connected to the scan line applied with the gate-on voltage. The data signal flows to the one terminal of the storage capacitor Cst through the turned on switching transistor M 1  to charge the storage capacitor Cst. The driving transistor M 2  controls the amount of current flowing from the ELVDD power source to the organic light emitting diode OLED corresponding to a voltage value charged in the storage capacitor Cst. The organic light emitting diode OLED generates light corresponding to the amount of current flowing through the driving transistor M 2 . 
     By this method, the data signal (one of the left eye image data, the right eye image data, and the black data) is sequentially input to the plurality of pixels connected to the n-th scan line Sn from the first scan line S 1 . 
     Now, a driving operation of a stereoscopic image display device of a time-division type using the shutter spectacles will be described. 
     One frame is a unit dividing the images displayed in the stereoscopic image display device. To display the stereoscopic image, the left-eye image and the right-eye image must be divided temporally or spatially. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the left-eye image and the right-eye image are temporally divided to display the stereoscopic image. A type in which the right-eye image is temporally divided to display the stereoscopic image is referred to as the time-division type. In the time-division type, one frame of the stereoscopic image means a unit image of the stereoscopic image in which the left-eye image and the right-eye image are temporally divided and displayed on the whole screen. The left-eye image and the right-eye image that correspond under one frame are recognized as the stereoscopic image to a viewer. 
       FIG. 3  is a view showing an example of a driving operation of a stereoscopic image display device of an image unit alternation type. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , a right and left image display type in the stereoscopic image display device of a time-division type using the shutter spectacles includes an image unit alternation type. The image unit alternation type is a type that alternately displays the left-eye image and the right-eye image. Here, the black data to divide the right and left images is input to the plurality of pixels between the left eye image data and the right eye image data and between the right eye image data and the left eye image data. The left-eye image is recognized by the right eye and the right-eye image is recognized by the left eye such that deterioration of the stereoscopic effect may be generated, but the black data is input to prevent this deterioration. 
     For example, as shown, the left eye image data Ln is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels in the n-th frame and the black data B is input to the plurality of pixels. After the black data B is input, the right eye image data Rn is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels at a view point that does not overlap the left eye image data Ln. After the right eye image data Rn is input, the black data B is input. That is, in the n-th frame, the left eye image data Ln, the black data B, the right eye image data Rn, and the black data B are sequentially input to a plurality of pixels. In the (n+1)-th frame, the left eye image data Ln+1, the black data B, the right eye image data Rn+1, and the black data B are sequentially input to a plurality of pixels in the same sequence as the n-th frame. 
     In other words, the image unit alternation type is the type in which the image for the first view point and the image for the second view point are alternately displayed in the same sequence in all frames. 
     Hereafter, the first view point indicates one of left eye and right eye, and the second view point indicates the other. The image for the first view point is referred to as the first view point image, and the image for the second view point is referred to as the second view point image. The data for the first view point is referred to as the first view point data, and the data for the second view point is referred to as the second view point data. 
     In the image unit alternation type, four data inputs are performed in the sequence of the first view point image data, black data, the second view point image data, and the black data in one frame to display one stereoscopic image. Accordingly, the stereoscopic image display device must supply the data to a plurality of pixels with a faster, e.g., four times faster, driving speed than the 2D display device. For example, the image that is displayed at 60 Hz in the 2D display device must be displayed at 240 Hz in the stereoscopic image display device. Also, the stereoscopic image display device may have half the luminance of the image compared with the 2D display device due to the insertion of the black data. To compensate this, the stereoscopic image display device must output the image with two times the luminance. Accordingly, power consumption amount may be increased. 
     Next, the proposed frame unit alternation type will be described. 
       FIG. 4  is a view showing a driving operation of a stereoscopic image display device of a frame unit alternation type according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing a driving method of a stereoscopic image display device of a frame unit alternation type according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the right/left image display method includes the frame unit alternation type in the stereoscopic image display device of a time-division type using the shutter spectacles. The frame unit alternation type is one in which the first view point image and the second view point image that correspond to each other are alternately displayed, and the sequence of the first view point image and the second view point image is changed by the frame unit. 
     The stereoscopic image display device displays the first image for the first view point to the display unit  400  (S 110 ). That is, the first image data for the first view point is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels included in the display unit  400  to display the first image. 
     After displaying the first image, the stereoscopic image display device displays the second image for the second view point to the display unit  400  (S 120 ). That is, the second image data for the second view point is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels included in the display unit  400  to display the second image. For the display of the stereoscopic image, as the first image as the image corresponds to the second image, the user recognizes one stereoscopic image by the first image and the second image. That is, the first image data and the second image data are the image data display of one frame of the stereoscopic image. 
     After the first image data is input, the black data is input to a plurality of pixels before the second image data is input. The black data may be sequentially input to a plurality of pixels. 
     After displaying the second image, the stereoscopic image display device displays the third image for the second view point to the display unit  400  (S 130 ). That is, the third image data for the second view point is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels included in the display unit  400  to display the third image. 
     After displaying the third image, the stereoscopic image display device displays the fourth image for the first view point to the display unit  400  (S 140 ). That is, the fourth image data for the first view point is sequentially input to a plurality of pixels included in the display unit  400  to display the fourth image. To display the stereoscopic image, as the third image as the image corresponds to the fourth image, the user recognizes the other stereoscopic image by the third image and the fourth image. That is, the third image data and the fourth image data are the image data to display one frame of the stereoscopic image by the first image data and the second image data and one frame of the other stereoscopic image. 
     After the third image data is input, the black data is input to a plurality of pixels before the fourth image data is input. 
     As described above, the stereoscopic image display device according to the frame unit alternation type sequentially inputs the first view point image data, black data, and the second view point image data with the sequence thereof in the n-th frame to a plurality of pixels, and sequentially inputs the second view point image data, black data, and the first view point image data with the sequence thereof in the (n+1)-th frame to a plurality of pixels. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the black data B is input after the left eye image data Ln is input to a plurality of pixels in the n-th frame, and the right eye image data Rn corresponding to the left eye image data Ln is input after the black data B is input. Also, in the (n+1)-th frame, the black data B is input after the right eye image data Rn+1 is input to a plurality of pixels, and the left eye image data Ln+1 corresponding to the right eye image data Rn+1 is input after the black data B is input. In the (n+2)-th frame, the black data B is input after the left eye image data Ln+2 is input to a plurality of pixels, and the right eye image data Rn+2 corresponding to the left eye image data Ln+2 is input after the black data B is input. 
     The black data is input one by one between the left eye image data and the right eye image data that correspond to each other in each frame for the stereoscopic image display. After the right eye image data Rn is input to a plurality of pixels in the n-th frame, the right eye image data Rn+1 is input to a plurality of pixels in the (n+1)-th frame, such that there is no right/left image requiring black data there between. Also, after the left eye image data Ln+1 is input to a plurality of pixels in the (n+1)-th frame, the left eye image data Ln+2 is input to a plurality of pixels in the (n+2)-th frame such that there is no left/right image requiring black data there between. That is, the image data of the same view point is input to a plurality of pixels between the frames, the black data is not needed there between. Accordingly, each frame includes three data inputs, i.e., the first view point image data, the black data, and the second view point image data, to display the stereoscopic image. 
     The data driver  300  supplying the left eye image data and the right eye image data to a plurality of pixels included in the display unit  400  with the frame unit alternation type may include a first data driver  301  supplying data for the first view point, a second data driver  302  supplying data for the second view point, and a black data driver  303  supplying black data between outputs of the first data driver  301  and the second data driver  302 . 
     The first data driver  301  outputs the first image data for the first view point to a plurality of pixels, and outputs the second image data for the first view point after the output of the first image data. The second data driver  302  outputs the third image data for the second view point to a plurality of pixels after the second image data is output in the first data driver  301 , and outputs the fourth image data for the second view point after the output of the third image data. The black data driver  303  outputs the black data to a plurality of pixels after the second image data is output in the first data driver  301  before the third data is output in the second data driver  302 . The image data to display one frame of the stereoscopic image is the second image data and the third image data that are divided by the black data. 
       FIG. 6  is a view comparing an image unit alternation type and a frame unit alternation type according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the left eye image data, the right eye image data, and two black data are input to a plurality of pixels in the image unit alternation type during one frame. In the frame unit alternation type, the left eye image data, the right eye image data, and one black data are input to a plurality of pixels during one frame. 
     The stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type performs four data inputs during one frame. In contrast, the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type performs three data inputs during one frame. 
     Accordingly, the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type may decrease the driving speed of inputting the data to a plurality of pixels compared with the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type. For example, while the image that is displayed at 60 Hz in the 2D display device is displayed at 240 Hz in the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type, the image may be displayed at 180 Hz in the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type. 
     Also, black data is displayed twice within one frame by the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type, decreasing luminance by half. In contrast, black data is displayed only once within a frame by the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type, such that the luminance is decreased by ⅓. That is, the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type may reduce the decrease of the luminance compared with the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type. The decrease of the luminance is reduced such that the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type may reduce the output of the image for the compensation of the decreasing of the luminance compared with the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type, and thereby the power consumption may be reduced. 
       FIG. 7  is a block diagram schematically showing shutter spectacles for a stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 8  is a view showing an operation of shutter spectacles for a stereoscopic image display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the stereoscopic image display device  30  displays the first view point image and the second view point image through the time-division type, and transmits a synchronization signal indicating the time of the display of the first view point image and the second view point image to shutter spectacles  20 . The shutter spectacles  20  receive the synchronization signal from the stereoscopic image display device  30 , and visualize the first view point image to the first view point of the user and the second view point image to the second view point of the user according to the synchronization signal. 
     For this, the shutter spectacles  20  includes a first shutter  21  that is opened and closed for the first view point image displayed in the stereoscopic image display device  30  to be visualized, a second shutter  22  that is opened and closed for the second view point image to be visualized, and a shutter driver  25  synchronized to the stereoscopic image display device  30  to drive the first shutter  21  and the second shutter  22 . The shutter driver  25  transmits the opening/closing signal alternately opening and closing the first shutter  21  and the second shutter  22  to the first shutter  21  and the second shutter  22  according to the synchronization signal, and the first shutter  21  and the second shutter  22  are alternately opened and closed according to the opening/closing signal. 
     It is assumed that the first view point image and the second view point image are displayed by the frame unit alternation type in the stereoscopic image display device  30 , and that the synchronization signal indicating the display is transmitted to the shutter spectacles  20 . According to the frame unit alternation type, the shutter driver  25  opens the first shutter  21  for the first image for the first view point to be visualized, and then opens the second shutter  22  for the second image for the second view point to be visualized after the first image is opened. Also, the shutter driver  25  opens the second shutter  22  for the third image for the second view point to be visualized after the second image is visualized, and opens the first shutter  21  for the fourth image for the first view point to be visualized after the third image is visualized. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the left shutter L through which the left-eye image Ln is displayed is opened to the view point t 1  in the n-th frame. The right shutter R is opened when the right-eye image Rn is displayed after the view point t 1  and is opened to the view point t 2  in which the right-eye image Rn+1 is continuously displayed in the (n+1)-th frame. The left shutter L is opened when the left-eye image Ln+1 is displayed in the (n+1)-th frame after the view point t 2 , and is opened to the view point t 3  in which the left-eye image Ln+2 that is continuously displayed in the (n+2)-th frame is displayed. 
     In the case of the shutter spectacles opening both shutters in synchronization to the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type, both shutters must be opened one time per one frame. However, the shutter spectacles  20  alternately opening the first shutter  21  and the second shutter  22  in synchronization to the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type opens/closes one of the first shutter  21  and the second shutter  22  per one frame. 
     That is, the shutter spectacles  20  of the stereoscopic image display device driven by the frame unit alternation type may decrease the driving speed needed for opening/closing of the shutter compared with the stereoscopic image display device driven by the image unit alternation type. 
     By way of summation and review, the stereoscopic image display device using a time-division type scheme according to embodiments may decrease driving speed needed to display the stereoscopic image, may decrease reduction of luminance by reducing an amount of black data, and may decrease power consumption. Further, use of a time-division type scheme according to embodiments may decrease driving speed needed to open/close shutters in shutter spectacles. 
     The drawings and the detailed description described above are examples for the present invention and are provided to explain the present invention, but the scope of the present invention described in the claims is not limited thereto. Therefore, it will be appreciated to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made and other equivalent embodiments are available. Accordingly, the actual scope of the present invention must be determined by the spirit of the appended claims. 
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               100 : signal controller 
               200 : scan driver 
               300 : data driver 
               400 : display unit 
               20 : shutter spectacles 
               21 : first shutter 
               22 : second shutter 
               25 : shutter driver 
               30 : stereoscopic image display device