Have you ever noticed kids when watching a television? They tend to watch closer against from the required distance. Because of today’s amazing innovations, 3D televisions by Sony has made a way to resolve the issue of watching television too close for kids.
It can be tiring for most parents to educate their children sitting too close to the television for a hundred of times. With Sony’s 3D television, it will never be a problem for parents.
At the television’s bottom bezel, a camera sensor is built inside, just below the Sony Logo. It detects if a child comes within one meter, or about 40 inches. After a couple of seconds, it will trigger the alarm and the screen will go dark. A message will then be displayed telling the child to back away.
But what of it is an adult who is near the television? Sony’s 3D television can tell the difference between a child and the child’s nearsighted grandfather who moving closer for a better look.
The technology behind the sensor is very the same to one used in the company’s cyber shot digital cameras. The sensor is able to determine whether it’s a child or adult standing in front of the TV, using an algorithm and geometrical data.
Intelligent Presence Sensor is the name of this feature. It will only be available in Sony’s 3D television and the feature works in both 2D and 3D mode.
It’s not the first time Sony has included sensors into its televisions. Preceding LCD televisions have come with an energy-saving feature using an infrared sensor to automatically turn off the TV if there was no motion or body heat in the TV’s vicinity after a period of time set by the user.
Sony has taken that feature one step further with this new sensor.
The sensor detects when a viewer is not looking at the screen. If after 10 minutes (or whatever pre-set time the user decides), the person is still not looking at the screen, the television screen goes darker to save on energy.
After an additional 30 minutes of the person not looking at the screen, the TV will turn itself off. However, if at any point during this time, the person starts looking at the screen again, the TV returns to its regular illumination.
One more thing this sensor does is find out where people are sitting in relation to the television. For example, if a viewer is not sitting directly in front of the set and is off to the side, the television detects that and funnels the audio in that direction.
