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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Wilbert Ijzerman, Eindhoven, NL;
Peter-andre Redert, Eindhoven, NL;
Wilbert Ijzerman, Eindhoven, NL;
Peter-Andre Redert, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A switchable display device which is arranged to switch a portion of the display device between a single-view mode and a multi-view mode is disclosed. The display device includes: a processor to receive an information signal, the information signal having a format comprising structured elements corresponding to pixels, having respective luminance values and corresponding distance indicators; light generating unit to generate using of the information signal; optical unit to transfer the generated light in dependence of an actual view mode of the portion of the display device, the actual view mode being either the single-view mode or the multi-view mode; and wherein the processor detects the actual view mode of the portion of the display device using the respective distance indicators, and wherein the distance indicators are used for switching between the single-view and multi-view mode.