Abstract: Method for filling a hole-region and a three-dimensional (3D) video system using the same. In order to synthesize an image, a plurality of images each having a different viewpoint may be obtained. By using depth maps of the obtained plurality of images, an intermediate virtual viewpoint image may be synthesized. After synthesizing, a hole-region in the intermediate virtual viewpoint image may be filled using a color image of the intermediate virtual viewpoint image, a mask image indicating the hole-region in the intermediate virtual viewpoint image, and a depth image of the intermediate virtual viewpoint image.

Abstract: Remote collaboration of a subject and a graphics object in a same view of a 3D scene. In one embodiment, one or more cameras of a collaboration system may be configured to capture images of a subject and track the subject (e.g., head of a user, other physical object). The images may be processed and provided to another collaboration system along with a determined viewpoint of the user. The other collaboration system may be configured to render and display the captured images and a graphics object in the same view of a 3D scene.

Abstract: A correction unit corrects gradation of pixels of a processing-target image signal for the right eye or the left eye. A writing unit writes the corrected image signal into display pixels of an image displaying unit. A reached level calculation unit calculates a reached gradation which is a gradation to be reached by each display pixel after one sub-frame period after the corrected image signal is written into the display pixel, on the basis of response characteristics of the display pixel, respectively. A timing controlling unit controls opening/closing timing of the glasses according to writing timing of the writing unit. The correction unit corrects the gradation of the pixels of the processing-target image signal, respectively, on the basis of a difference between the writing timing of the writing unit and the opening/closing timing of the glasses, and the reached gradation of the pixels in an immediately previous sub-frame.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display includes a display panel, which displays first to nth view images produced by separating cameras from one another by a general distance between both eyes and photographing images of an object, where n is a natural number, a liquid crystal (LC) lens cell, which moves LC molecules existing in an LC layer between a lower substrate and an upper substrate of the display panel based on a voltage difference between a common electrode and each of electrodes to form an LC lens, an LC lens cell controller controlling a voltage supplied to each of the common electrode and the electrodes, and an LC lens cell driver supplying the voltage to each of the common electrode and the electrodes.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a sharpening processing circuit configured to perform processing of sharpening a multiple parallax video concerning an input video signal; a viewing zone boundary improvement processing circuit configured to perform processing of improving a viewing zone boundary of the multiple parallax video subjected to the sharpening processing; and a viewing zone expansion processing circuit configured to perform processing of expanding a viewing zone on the multiple parallax video subjected to the viewing zone boundary improvement processing.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for processing an image thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes an image input unit which receives an image, an image processing unit which generates a left eye image and a right eye image corresponding to the input image, a control unit which generates a virtual obstacle corresponding to an obstacle interrupting viewing of the input image, and adds the virtual obstacle to the left eye image and the right eye image, and a display unit which outputs a left eye image and a right eye image, to which the virtual obstacle has been added, alternately. Accordingly, collision of recognition regarding depth information due to an obstacle may be prevented and thus, a user may enjoy a stereoscopic 3D image.

Abstract: A method of displaying a stereoscopic image provides first light having a first wavelength and second light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength to the a display panel according to left-eye and right-eye images displayed on the display panel. Color correcting data are generated by correcting at least one of left-eye color data corresponding to the left-eye image and right-eye color data corresponding to the right-eye image such that a first color coordinate according to the first light and a second color coordinate according to the second light coincide with each other with respect to the same color. The left-eye and right-eye images are displayed using light having wavelengths different from each other, so that a display quality of the stereoscopic image may be enhanced.

Abstract: A display apparatus for real-time radiation pattern visualization comprises a positioning module, a radiation pattern measuring module and an image processing module. The positioning module is used to measure a distance of an object from the positioning module and locate the orientation of the object. The radiation pattern measuring module is used to receive radiation of the object. The image processing module is coupled with the positioning module and the radiation pattern measuring module, and processes the radiation to generate a stereoscopic radiation pattern signal. According to the distance and orientation of the object, the stereoscopic radiation pattern signal is displayed in the display interface for engineers in the workplace to estimate the calibration of the real-time radiation pattern.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of a mobile terminal generates a three-dimensional (3D) image based on images captured by a camera, and transmit and/or display the generated 3D image to allow a user to easily, conveniently view the 3D image, and a method thereof are provided. The image processing apparatus of a mobile terminal receives images captured by at least a pair of cameras installed in the mobile terminal, converts the received images into a 3D image, and transmit the 3D image.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus of a glasses-less type displays video that is perceived as original stereoscopic video when observed from the predetermined range of the viewing position and as defective stereoscopic video when observed from a position different from the predetermined range of the viewing position. A 3D related controller may insert an information signal that displays a figure, character, mark, or symbol indicating that the viewing position is different from the predetermined range of the viewing position into a signal of the defective stereoscopic video.

Abstract: A control method applied to a video display apparatus collaborating with three-dimensional glasses for presenting stereoscopic images includes sequentially transmitting a first video driving signal and a second video driving signal corresponding to a first video frame to a display screen for respectively driving a first display region and a second display region of the display screen; after transmitting the first video driving signal to the display screen is accomplished, activating a first backlight source of a scanning backlight module during a first period to provide backlight to the first display region driven by the first video driving signal for image display; and after transmitting the second video driving signal to the display screen is accomplished, activating a second backlight source of the scanning backlight module during a second period in order to provide backlight to the second display region driven by the second video driving signal for image display.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus and a driving method of the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a resolution enhancer that calculates an average brightness of first left-eye image data included in an nth (n is a natural number) line of the 3D image data and second left-eye image data included in an n+2th line of the 3D image data to obtain left-eye average data, calculates an average brightness of first right-eye image data included in an n+1th line of the 3D image data and second right-eye image data included in an n+4th line of the 3D image data to obtain right-eye average data, and converts the brightness of the left-eye average data and the right-eye average data into grayscale values.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic image includes an illuminator, a display unit, and an image control element. The illuminator includes a plurality of illumination units. Each illumination unit is configured to emit a plurality of luminous fluxes. Each luminous flux is emitted along one direction differently. The display unit is oppositely located to the illuminator, on which a plurality of sub pixels is arranged. Each sub pixel is configured to display a parallax image corresponding to the luminous flux in one direction. The image control element is oppositely located to the illuminator via the display unit, on which a plurality of apertures is arranged. Each aperture is configured to control a direction of the parallax image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention that displays a stereoscopic image to a viewer, includes an input unit that inputs image data related to the stereoscopic image, a detection unit that detects a change of a projection amount of the stereoscopic image from the image data input by the input unit, a generation unit that generates the image obtained by suppressing high-frequency components from the stereoscopic image when the change of the projection amount is detected by the detection unit, and a display control unit that displays a video image generated by the generation unit in a display apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing method in an image processing device includes causing an image input unit to input a two-dimensional image signal, causing an image conversion unit to input an image signal output from the image input unit and to generate and output a left eye image and a right eye image used for realizing binocular stereoscopic viewing, and causing an image output unit to output the left eye image and the right eye image output from the image conversion unit, wherein in the image conversion, the amount of spatial characteristic of the input image signal is extracted and the image generation of at least one of the left eye image and the right eye image is performed on the basis of image conversion processing in which enhancement processing to which the amount of characteristic is applied is performed on the input image signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image output method for a display device which outputs three-dimensional contents, and to a display device employing the method, and more specifically, relates to: an image output method for a display device, wherein a judgment is made as to whether an image signal contains three-dimensional image data, the image signal is then subjected to image processing in accordance with whether or not it contains three-dimensional image data, and any three-dimensional image data contained in the image signal is output in 3D format; and to a display device employing the method.

Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) glasses for viewing a 3D display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The 3D glasses include: a glass unit including a left eye glass and a right eye glass; a driving unit which drives the glass unit; a mode setting unit which sets an operation mode of the glass unit between a 3D viewing mode or a 2D viewing mode; and a control unit which controls the driving unit to change an opening and closing shutter setting or a rotational direction of the glass unit according to the set operation mode set by the mode setting unit. Accordingly, a user convenience is improved.

Abstract: A signal processing method is provided. The signal processing method includes extracting three-dimensional effect adjustment information from a memory in a video image reproducing apparatus, and adjusting a three-dimensional effect of a video image according to the three-dimensional effect adjustment information, and outputting the video image.

Abstract: A method for reducing crosstalk is stereoscopic displays comprises providing a first first-eye image, a compensated image of the first first-eye image, a first other-eye image, and a compensated image of the first other-eye image; displaying each of the images at least once during a single frame flash sequence, wherein the first first-eye image is displayed to a first eye, the compensated image of the first first-eye image is displayed to another eye, the first other-eye image is displayed to the another eye, and compensated image of the first other-eye image is displayed to the first eye; wherein the compensated images can be displayed simultaneously and/or at least one of the compensated images or eye images can be displayed more than one time during a single frame flash sequence.

Abstract: An immersive video system includes a display, a sensor that provides information about a user's location relative to the display, a projector capable of projecting images onto the user, and a processor in communication with the display, the sensor, and the projector. The processor manipulates the images projected onto the user based on user location data from the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video display apparatus and an operating method therefor. The operating method for a video display apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving video information on an incoming video from outside or on a broadcast video; detecting conversion information between a 2D video and a 3D video within 3D video information, when the received video information is 3D video information; performing a 2D signal processing or a 3D signal processing on either the incoming video from outside or the broadcast video, according to the conversion information. In this way, it becomes easier to find out whether an incoming video from an external device is a 2D video or a 3D video.

Abstract: A see-through head-mounted display (HMD) device, e.g., in the form of augmented reality glasses, allows a user to view a video display device and an associated augmented reality image. In one approach, the augmented reality image is aligned with edges of the video display device to provide a larger, augmented viewing region. The HMD can include a camera which identifies the edges. The augmented reality image can be synchronized in time with content of the video display device. In another approach, the augmented reality image video provides a virtual audience which accompanies a user in watching the video display device. In another approach, the augmented reality image includes a 3-D which appears to emerge from the video display device, and which is rendered from a perspective of a user's location. In another approach, the augmented reality image can be rendered on a vertical or horizontal surface in a static location.

Abstract: Active shutter 3D glasses with multiple optical detectors, such as photodiodes, are described that detect a frame rate of a 3D television or other 3D display by using independent component analysis. The detected frame rate is used to update a clock onboard the 3D glasses that times the active shutters, thereby synchronizing the shutters to the 3D display. A switch can reverse the shutters in case the left eye/right eye images are shown oppositely.

Abstract: A method for displaying 3D image is provided in the present invention.

Abstract: A three dimensional [3D] video signal (41) is provided for transferring to a 3D destination device (50). Depth metadata is determined indicative of depths occurring in the 3D video data, which depth metadata includes a near value indicative of depths of video data nearest to a user. The 3D video signal, which comprises the 3D video data, now also includes the depth metadata. The 3D destination device (50) is enabled to retrieve the depth metadata, to provide auxiliary data, and to position the auxiliary data at an auxiliary depth in dependence of the retrieved metadata for displaying the auxiliary data in combination with the 3D video data such that obscuring the auxiliary data by said nearest video data, and/or disturbing effects at the boundary of the auxiliary data, is avoided.

Abstract: A receiver to receive 2D and 3D content from a content distributor, including a content list obtaining unit obtaining a list screen of content receivable from the content distributor, a content obtaining unit obtaining 2D or 3D content from the content distributor, a display unit displaying the list screen and reproduced screen of the content on an external or built-in monitor, and a function determining unit determining a function for viewing/listening to 3D and 2D content, wherein the content list obtaining unit determines if 3D content is visible/listenable and obtains a content list of only 2D content or both 2D and 3D content, in accordance with a result of determination, from the content distributor, and the display unit displays the content list obtained through the content list obtaining unit, thereby enabling the receiver of content to receive, memorize and/or output outside the content, being distributed from various networks.

Abstract: 3D glasses, 3D glasses systems, and related methods are disclosed for determining an orientation of the 3D glasses, and at least one of: indicating such to a user or adjusting disparity of the 3D content for optimizing a 3D video content viewing experience. The orientation of 3D glasses is determined by a tilt sensor or an infrared camera. A notification according to the orientation of the 3D glasses is provided to a user in the form of a visual indicator on a display, a vibration of the 3D glasses, or an audible sound. A video content device may be programmed to switch from a 3D presentation mode to a 2D presentation mode according to an orientation of the 3D glasses. Additionally, the system may be adapted to adjust image disparity to compensate for tilt.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels and a data driver supplying first image data for a first view point to the plurality of pixels, second image data for a second view point to the plurality of pixels after supply of the first image data, third image data for the second view point to the plurality of pixels after supply of the second image data, and fourth image data for the first view point to the plurality of pixels after the input of the third image data. The stereoscopic image display device using such a time-division type scheme may decrease driving speed needed to display the stereoscopic image, may decrease reduction of luminance by reducing an amount of black data, and may decrease power consumption.

Abstract: An image display system and image display method thereof. The image display system includes a multimedia receiving port, a 3D content detection engine, a format converter and an image display device. The multimedia receiving port is operative to receive a video signal. The 3D content detection engine analyzes one image of the video signal to determine whether the video signal includes 3D content. When the 3D content detection engine determines that the video signal includes 3D content, the format converter is enabled to convert the video signal into a 3D format, to display 3D video on the image display device. When no 3D content is contained in the received video signal, the format converter is not enabled, and the image display device displays the non-format converted video signal.

Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a target output image generating portion that generates a target output image by changing a depth of field of a target input image by image processing, a monitor that displays on a display screen a distance histogram indicating a distribution of distance between an object at each position in the target input image and an apparatus that photographed the target input image, and displays on the display screen a selection index that is movable along a distance axis in the distance histogram, and a depth of field setting portion that sets a depth of field of the target output image based on a position of the selection index determined by an operation for moving the selection index along the distance axis.

Abstract: A controller for a display device includes a formatter and a processor. The formatter generates a predetermined arrangement of left and right image data included in a three-dimensional (3D) video signal. The processor controls operation of one or more backlight lamps of a display device based on the predetermined arrangement of left and right image data and a detected temperature.

Abstract: A stereoscopic display device includes a scan driver, a data driver, a light emission driver, a display unit including a first region and a second region with pixel lines, and a controller. The light emission driver is configured to transmit a plurality of first light emission control signals to pixels to emit light in the first region and a plurality of second light emission control signals to pixels to emit light in the second region after corresponding scan signals are transmitted to respective pixels in the first and second regions, the first light emission control signals being separated from corresponding scan signals by respective first periods, and the second light emission control signals overlapping in time with corresponding scan signals.

Abstract: Ocular strain is reduced for the viewer by reducing extreme changes of depth value occurring at stereoscopic scene jumps, dimension switches from 2D to 3D video, and the like. A playback device includes a video plane and a depth value memory for storing depth values of a plurality of stereoscopic video frames. The depth value memory stores the depth values of a plurality of frames, at least including a destination frame, and of a starting frame. When a request to switch from 2D to 3D video or to switch scenes within 3D video is received, switch timing control or destination frame depth value adjustment is performed so as to reduce the occurrence of extreme depth value changes and provide smooth switching.

Abstract: Techniques for rendering at least one object into a stereoscopic image for a display device are provided. Perceptual depth data as a fraction of viewer distance for the object is received. This perceptual depth data can be normalized. A pixel separation offset for a particular display device is calculated from the perceptual depth data. Left and right eye images of the object are respectively inserted into the stereoscopic image with the pixel separation offset. For a specific embodiment, the object includes captioning to be inserted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an 3D motion picture adaption system (1) comprising a 3D motion picture device (10, 11) for displaying 3D motion pictures (13, 14), a sensor device (40) for detecting the position of the viewer's eyes; and an adaption device (50, 56, 60) for adapting the position of the displayed 3D motion pictures (13, 14) to the detected position of the 3D glasses (20, 21).

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) image display apparatus is provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives a transport stream (TS) including a content image and an additional image, an information detecting unit which detects 3D depth information for the content image, an additional image processing unit which applies the 3D depth information detected by the information detecting unit to the additional image, and an output unit which displays the additional image, to which the 3D depth information is applied, along with the content image.

Abstract: Modifying images for a 3-dimensional display mode includes receiving a third image encoded for a 3-dimensional display mode, receiving a first image not encoded for the 3-dimensional display mode, modifying the first image to generate a second image encoded for the 3-dimensional display mode, and displaying the third image and the second image in the 3-dimensional display mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereoscopic content service system and method, and more particularly to a stereoscopic content service system and method which defines a Scene Descriptor (SD) including information required for stereoscopic contents, displays the stereoscopic contents based on the information of the defined SD, and thereby may perform a two-dimension (2D)/three-dimension (3D) display conversion through user interaction and display a stereoscopic text based on information about a left and right text and disparity information.

Abstract: At least a method and a system are described for providing frame rate conversion using parallax information. In a representative embodiment, the method comprises receiving a frame of stereoscopic video. The stereoscopic video comprises frames for displaying to a left eye and to a right eye. The method comprises computing displacements for a plurality of groups of pixels, wherein each of the groups corresponds to an object of a plurality of objects. The method further comprises using the plurality of displacements to position the plurality of groups within an interpolated frame.

Abstract: A remote controller, a display apparatus, 3D glasses and a control method thereof are provided. The remote controller includes a first communication unit which communicates with a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus, a user input unit which allows a user to input a selection for controlling the 3D display apparatus, a signal processor which selects one of a two-dimensional (2D) mode and a 3D mode and processes a video signal to be displayed in the selected mode, a display unit which displays the processed video signal in the selected mode, and a controller which controls the first communication unit to send the 3D display apparatus a control signal corresponding to a user's selection input through the user input unit, and the signal processor to select one of the 2D mode and the 3D mode based on the display mode of the 3D display apparatus.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit that composes p (here, p is an integer equal to or greater than two) viewpoint videos that are spatially divided within one screen by sequentially displaying q (here, q is an integer that is equal to or greater than two and is equal to or less than p) display patterns that are divided in time; and an optical separation device that optically separates the p viewpoint videos configuring each one of the q display patterns displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: A non-real time stereoscopic video service method and apparatus are provided. The non-real time stereoscopic video service method performed by a reception apparatus, including: extracting a program association table (PAT) from a received transport stream (TS) and analyzing the same; extracting a program map table (PMT) corresponding to a program selected by a user from the PAT and analyzing the same; extracting a stereoscopic video service descriptor from the PMT and analyzing the same; generating frame and/or time information of an image to be reproduced according to the analysis of the stereoscopic video service descriptor; and reproducing an image by synchronizing a reference image and a supplementary image based on the generated frame and/or time information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a viewing range notification method for guiding a viewer to watch TV within an optimal viewing range by providing a guide message for advising the viewer to change his/her position if the viewer is out of the optimal viewing range and a TV receiver appropriate for implementing the guiding method. According to the present invention, the viewing range guiding method can be implemented by a three-dimensional TV receiver. The three-dimensional TV receiver determines whether the viewing range of the user is farther than a predetermined distance, and whether the viewing angle is within the predetermined angular range. Then, if the viewing range is nearer than the predetermined distance or the viewing angle is not within the predetermined angular range, the three-dimensional TV receiver provides a guide message for changing the viewing position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus, including: a projection section adapted to alternately project an image for a right eye and another image for a left eye; a separation section adapted to separate a projected image of the right eye image and another projected image of the left eye image from each other; a gaze detection section adapted to detect a gaze direction of an observer to which the right eye image and the left eye image are to be given; and a luminance adjustment section adapted to set a range with respect to the gaze direction to the right eye image and the left eye image and adjust a luminance value of pixels so that a portion of the right and left eye images other than the set range exhibits an invisible state.

Abstract: An image display method includes increasing a horizontal blanking interval (HBI) data included in a scan line data corresponding to at least a scan line and accordingly generating an adjusted HBI data; and transmitting a non-HBI data included in the scan line data and the adjusted HBI data to a display screen. An image display system includes a display screen, an adjusting circuit, and an output circuit. The adjusting circuit is arranged for increasing an HBI data included in a scan line data corresponding to at least a scan line and accordingly generating an adjusted HBI data. The output circuit is arranged for transmitting a non-HBI data included in the scan line data and the adjusted HBI data to the display screen.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for displaying images are provided. In the method, first and second set of image pre-compensation parameters are read from a memory. An image is loaded, the image including at least one of sub-image pair, each pair including a sub-image intended to the left eye and a sub-image intended to the right eye. The first set of parameters is applied to the at least one sub-image of each pair intended to the left eye and the second set of parameters is applied to the at least one sub-image of each pair intended for right eye. The image is displayed on a stereoscopic display.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to notify an observer who is wearing shutter glasses of information related to the remaining battery capacity or the like of the shutter glasses, through display of a stereoscopic image. To that end, shutter glasses (20) transmit internal information such as the remaining capacity of a battery (22) to a display apparatus (10). On the display apparatus (10) side, notification or warning of the remaining capacity is displayed on the screen by a display section (11). Of course, this notification or warning can be also presented as a time-division stereoscopic image. In such a case, the observer can check a state such as exhaustion of the battery (22) while keeping wearing the shutter glasses (20), that is, while viewing a stereoscopic image.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor including a controller to obtain three-dimensional media content, obtain position information associated with at least one viewer of a display device that is operably coupled to the media processor, adjust convergence of the three-dimensional media content based on the position information, and provide the three-dimensional media content with the adjusted convergence to the display device for presentation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A 2D/3D compatible display system includes an image source and a 3D viewing device. When a viewer is wearing the 3D viewing device 230, the 3D viewing device 230 automatically instructs the image source 210 to operate in 3D mode. When the 3D viewing device 230 is not in use, the 3D viewing device 230 automatically instructs the image source 210 to operate in 2D mode.

Abstract: Provided are a device and method for providing a three-dimensional PIP image, for combining and outputting a main image with a PIP image. A device for providing a three-dimensional PIP image according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an image acquisition unit for acquiring a main three-dimensional image and a two-dimensional or three-dimensional PIP image from a broadcast signal, external device, or recording medium; a PIP-combining unit for combining the main image and the PIP image; and a three-dimensional formatter for formatting the combined image of the main image and the PIP image into a format that can be stereoscopically displayed. Accordingly, an image may be provided with a main three-dimensional image and a two-dimensional PIP image or a main three-dimensional image and a three-dimensional PIP image which are overlaid.