Electronic device including display unit and method of operating the same

Abstract

An electronic device includes a display configured to display a three-dimensional image, a camera configured to photograph a real image, and a controller configured to generate an image signal based on the real image and augmented reality (AR) image data and to provide the image signal to the display, the controller including a multi-view image generator configured to convert the AR image data into multi-view AR images, a graphics processor configured to compose each of the multi-view AR images with the real image to generate multi-view composition images, and a processor configured to control a multi-view virtual camera and the graphics processor, to convert the multi-view composition images into the image signal, and to provide the image signal to the display.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a display configured to display a three-dimensional image;   a camera configured to photograph a real image; and   a controller configured to generate an image signal based on the real image and augmented reality (AR) image data and to provide the image signal to the display, the controller comprising:
 a multi-view image generator configured to convert the AR image data into multi-view AR images; 
 a graphics processor configured to compose each of the multi-view AR images with the real image to generate multi-view composition images; and 
 a processor configured to control a multi-view virtual camera and the graphics processor, to convert the multi-view composition images into the image signal, and to provide the image signal to the display, 
   wherein the display comprises a light-field display, and the light-field display comprises:
 a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; and 
 a micro-lens array on the display panel and comprising a plurality of micro-lenses.