Patent ID: 8139024

Claim:
A method of driving a display apparatus that includes a display panel, first and second light emitting elements, and a light guide plate for guiding lights emitted from the first and second light emitting elements toward the display panel, the method comprising: outputting image data for three-dimensional display to the display panel such that a right eye component and a left eye component of the image data are switched in a time division manner; controlling the first light emitting element to be in a light-emitting state and controlling the second light emitting element to be in a non-light-emitting state, in synchronization with a timing of switching to the right eye component, the first light emitting element being disposed at a first position of one light entrance end surface of the light guide plate, and light emitted from the first light emitting element being emitted from the light guide plate toward the display panel with a directivity in a first direction; and controlling the second light emitting element to be in a light-emitting state and controlling the first light emitting element to be in a non-light-emitting state, in synchronization with a timing of switching to the left eye component, the second light emitting element being disposed at a second position of the one light entrance end surface of the light guide plate, and light emitted from the second light emitting element being emitted from the light guide plate toward the display panel with a directivity in a second direction that is different from the first direction.