Stereoscopic-image display apparatus and stereoscopic eyewear

Abstract

In the case of plural viewers viewing the 3D image, it is difficult to implement the display condition requested by the individual viewer without the viewer's burden for manipulating to change to the image requested by the viewer. A stereoscopic-image display apparatus is provided with a viewer detecting unit that identifies the viewer, and a viewer/stereoscopic eyewear database that stores and manages individual data for each of the viewers and stereoscopic eyewears. The stereoscopic-image display apparatus automatically instructs the stereoscopic eyewear utilized by the viewer to implement the display condition requested by the viewer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stereoscopic eyewear that has a right eye's shutter and a left eye's shutter both of which are opened or closed and a frame which trims both of the shutters and that is utilized for viewing a stereoscopic image with a binocular parallax technology, comprising:
 a receiving unit that receives a synchronizing signal sent in a synchronous manner with display timings of a right eye's image and a left eye's image;   a synchronizing circuit that controls opening and closing the right eye's shutter and left eye's shutter based on the synchronizing signal received by the receiving unit; and   individual selection mark portion that can be utilized for distinguishing from another stereoscopic eyewear.   
     
     
         2 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the receiving unit is configured to receive a control signal sent with being superimposed on the synchronizing signal, and separate into the received synchronizing signal and the received control signals, and   the synchronizing circuit comprises a changing unit that changes an open/close timing for the left eye's shutter and right eye's shutter to be any one of display timings for the right eye's image or left eye's image when the control signal received by the receiving unit instructs to display a planar image.   
     
     
         3 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 1 , wherein
 during a period in which the receiving unit is receiving the control signal, the synchronizing circuit is configured to be self-propelled in synchronization with the synchronizing signal that is before the control signal is received.   
     
     
         4 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the individual selection mark portion is arranged on a front surface side.   
     
     
         5 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the individual selection mark portion is arranged on a side surface portion of the frame to make the stereoscopic eyewear become distinguishable from another stereoscopic eyewear with a shape of the frame.   
     
     
         6 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a wear/non-wear detecting unit that is utilized for detecting a worn or not worn condition; and   a power off unit that turns off powers for components other than the wear/non-wear detecting unit, when is the wear/non-wear detecting unit detects the not worn condition.   
     
     
         7 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the wear/non-wear detecting unit is arranged on a nosepiece.   
     
     
         8 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the wear/non-wear detecting unit is arranged on a portion positioning inside the frame and contacting viewer's skin in the worn condition.   
     
     
         9 . The stereoscopic eyewear according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the wear/non-wear detecting unit is arranged on a portion of the frame included in the stereoscopic eyewear resting on a viewer's ear in the worn condition.