Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods enabling a user to view 3D video using shutter glasses. The shutter glasses can wirelessly receive a video synchronization signal to synchronize the timing of a shutter operation with the timing of displayed video. A self-timing signal can be generated based on a measured period of the video synchronization signal. A low-power mode of operation can be entered for a period of time in which reception of the video synchronization signal is disabled and the shutter operation is controlled based on the self-timing signal.

Abstract: Shutter glasses for allowing a user to perceive 3D video includes: a shutter for a right eye and a shutter for a left eye performing open and close operations of shutters in accordance with a timing signal synchronized with 2D video displayed on a display; a detection means for detecting light intensity of linear polarized light; and a shutter control means for controlling ON/OFF for driving the shutter for the right eye and the shutter for the left eye in accordance with the detected light intensity of the linear polarized light.

Abstract: A transmitter is provided. When a three-dimensional image signal including a two-dimensional image signal and depth information of the two-dimensional image signal is transmitted to a receiver using a two signal transmission lines, the three-dimensional image signal including the two-dimensional image signal and the depth information of the two-dimensional image signal is input. Also, signal separation of the two-dimensional image signal is performed. In addition, one signal-separated part of the two-dimensional image signal is transmitted to a first signal transmission line and the other signal-separated part of the two-dimensional image signal is combined with the depth information and then transmitted to a second signal transmission line.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image correction device includes when a displacement amount which is a difference between a convergence angle on a display surface and a convergence angle on a perceived three-dimensional surface based on image information for a three-dimensional image is set as a disparity amount, a width of a depth amount represented by pop-up and pull-in of the three-dimensional image is set as a dynamic range, and display device specification information is set as display device information, a disparity amount detection unit for inputting the image information to detect the disparity amount from the image information, a correction computation unit for adjusting the detected disparity amount on the basis of the display device information to correct the dynamic range, and a disparity amount correction unit for correcting the disparity amount in the corrected dynamic range while corresponding to the display device information.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image correction device includes when a displacement amount which is a difference between a convergence angle on a display surface and a convergence angle on a perceived three-dimensional surface based on image information for a three-dimensional image is set as a disparity amount, a width of a depth amount represented by pop-up and pull-in of the three-dimensional image is set as a dynamic range, and display device specification information is set as display device information, a disparity amount detection unit for inputting the image information to detect the disparity amount from the image information, a correction computation unit for adjusting the detected disparity amount on the basis of the display device information to correct the dynamic range, and a disparity amount correction unit for correcting the disparity amount in the corrected dynamic range while corresponding to the display device information.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image display device having a two-dimensional array of pixels each formed by a plurality of sub-pixels and displaying a plurality of view point images in a composite manner by allocating the images to the sub-pixels; and a parallax device spatially separating the view point images displayed on the image display device, wherein the image display device displays each view point image using a first combination format and a second combination format as formats for combining a plurality of sub-pixels for forming each pixel, the combination formats having shapes which are the inverse of each other when viewed in the vertical direction, the image being displayed such that a first pixel arrangement pattern formed using the first combination format and a second pixel arrangement pattern formed using the second combination format alternately appear in the vertical direction.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a display unit which periodically arranges and displays a plurality of images and a parallax barrier which is disposed in front of a pixel plane of the display unit and separates light from the display unit. The display device includes a disparity extraction unit which extracts information on a distribution of disparities between the view images, a parameter calculation unit which calculates a shift amount based on the disparity distribution information, a shift processing unit which performs shift processing on at least one of the view images based on the calculated shift amount, and a mapping processing unit which rearranges the at least one shift-processed view image on the display unit.

Abstract: There is provided a display including a display unit which periodically arranges and displays a plurality of view images, an acquisition unit which acquires information on a position of an observer, a calculation unit which sets a target viewing zone based on the information on the position of the observer, and a control unit which selects an arrangement of the view images that gives a viewing zone similar to the target viewing zone.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a viewer position information acquisition unit configured to determine positions of a plurality of viewers and a display configured to display an image indicating whether one or more of the plurality of viewers is within a viewing zone. A display method includes determining positions of a plurality of viewers and displaying an image indicating whether one or more of the plurality of viewers is within a viewing zone.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a depth information extraction means for extracting depth information from an input 3D image; a luminance extraction means for extracting luminance components of the 3D image; a contrast extraction means for extracting contrast components of the 3D image based on the luminance components; a storage means for storing a performance function indicating relation between the contrast components and depth amounts subjectively perceived, which is determined based on visual sense characteristics of human beings; and a contrast adjustment means for calculating present depth amounts of the inputted 3D image from the contrast components based on the performance function with respect to at least one of a near side region and a deep side region of the inputted 3D image which are determined from the depth information and adjusting contrast components of the inputted 3D image based on the calculated present depth amounts and a set depth adjustment amount.

Abstract: A signal generation apparatus includes: a bit-clock extraction section configured to receive a digital audio signal output by an apparatus for displaying a 2-d video image used for sensing a 3-d stereoscopic video image on a screen determined in advance and to extract a bit clock signal from the digital audio signal; and a timing-signal generation section configured to generate a timing signal having the same period as a vertical synchronization signal of the 2-d video image from the bit clock signal extracted by the bit-clock extraction section.

Abstract: Shutter glasses for allowing a user to perceive 3D video includes: a shutter for a right eye and a shutter for a left eye performing open and close operations of shutters in accordance with a timing signal synchronized with 2D video displayed on a display; a detection means for detecting light intensity of linear polarized light; and a shutter control means for controlling ON/OFF for driving the shutter for the right eye and the shutter for the left eye in accordance with the detected light intensity of the linear polarized light.

Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods enabling a user to view 3D video using shutter glasses. The shutter glasses can wirelessly receive a video synchronization signal to synchronize the timing of a shutter operation with the timing of displayed video. A self-timing signal can be generated based on a measured period of the video synchronization signal. A low-power mode of operation can be entered for a period of time in which reception of the video synchronization signal is disabled and the shutter operation is controlled based on the self-timing signal.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an adjustment amount setting section to set an adjustment amount of a parallax amount with respect to a two-dimensional image for left eye and a two-dimensional image for right eye; a difference calculation section to calculate a difference between brightness values of the two-dimensional image for left eye and the two-dimensional image for right eye in which the parallax amount is changed using the adjustment amount set by the adjustment amount setting section; a smallest value judgment section to determine an optimum adjustment amount by judging the adjustment amount at which a calculation amount using the difference between brightness values is smallest; and a parallax amount adjustment section to adjust the parallax amount of the two-dimensional image for left eye and the two-dimensional image for right eye, based on the optimum adjustment amount determined by the smallest value judgment section.

Abstract: An imaging method, a recording medium, and a program which are capable of processing imaging data of a high rate in a manner similar to that of a normal frame rate. Image data captured by a solid-state imaging element capable of performing imaging at a high resolution and a high frame rate is supplied to a memory control unit. The memory control unit, at the same time as writing the imaging data input from the imaging element in a frame memory, reads preceding frames of imaging data that are recorded on the frame memory, and sequentially respectively outputs them in parallel, as video image data items for each frame, to respective camera signal processing units. Then, in the camera signal processing units, a video output unit, a viewfinder output unit, codec units, and recording units, processing similar to that in the case of a frame rate that is ¼ the imaging frame rate is executed.

Abstract: A transmitter is provided. When a three-dimensional image signal including a two-dimensional image signal and depth information of the two-dimensional image signal is transmitted to a receiver using a two signal transmission lines, the three-dimensional image signal including the two-dimensional image signal and the depth information of the two-dimensional image signal is input. Also, signal separation of the two-dimensional image signal is performed. In addition, one signal-separated part of the two-dimensional image signal is transmitted to a first signal transmission line and the other signal-separated part of the two-dimensional image signal is combined with the depth information and then transmitted to a second signal transmission line.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a video display unit that converts a video signal containing information indicating the magnitude of disparity between left-eye and right-eye video images into video images and displays the video images on a screen; a projection distance detector that detects a projection distance that is the distance between the video display unit and the screen; a display size calculator that calculates the size of the video images displayed on the screen using the projection distance detected by the projection distance detector; a disparity magnitude detector that detects the information indicating the magnitude of disparity from the video signal; and a disparity magnitude adjuster that adjusts the magnitude of disparity using the size of the video images displayed on the screen and the information indicating the magnitude of disparity detected by the disparity magnitude detector.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image correction device includes when a displacement amount which is a difference between a convergence angle on a display surface and a convergence angle on a perceived three-dimensional surface based on image information for a three-dimensional image is set as a disparity amount, a width of a depth amount represented by pop-up and pull-in of the three-dimensional image is set as a dynamic range, and display device specification information is set as display device information, a disparity amount detection unit for inputting the image information to detect the disparity amount from the image information, a correction computation unit for adjusting the detected disparity amount on the basis of the display device information to correct the dynamic range, and a disparity amount correction unit for correcting the disparity amount in the corrected dynamic range while corresponding to the display device information.

Abstract: Bobbin case containing a lower thread bobbin mounted in a rotary hook of a sewing machine is exchanged for a new bobbin case by the bobbin case being transferred between the rotary hook and a bobbin stock section provided apart from the rotary hook. Transfer mechanism reciprocatively transfers a bobbin grasping device, grasping a bobbin case at a distal end portion of a chuck section, between the rotary hook and the bobbin stock section. In a predetermined position of a transfer stroke of the bobbin grasping device, an orientation change mechanism changes the orientation of the chuck section, being transferred toward the rotary hook, so that the chuck section faces toward the rotary hook, and changes the orientation of the chuck section of the bobbin grasping device, being transferred toward the bobbin stock section, so that the chuck section faces toward the bobbin stock section.

Abstract: Bobbin case containing a lower thread bobbin mounted in a rotary hook of a sewing machine is exchanged for a new bobbin case by the bobbin case being transferred between the rotary hook and a bobbin stock section provided apart from the rotary hook. Transfer mechanism reciprocatively transfers a bobbin grasping device, grasping a bobbin case at a distal end portion of a chuck section, between the rotary hook and the bobbin stock section. In a predetermined position of a transfer stroke of the bobbin grasping device, an orientation change mechanism changes the orientation of the chuck section, being transferred toward the rotary hook, so that the chuck section faces toward the rotary hook, and changes the orientation of the chuck section of the bobbin grasping device, being transferred toward the bobbin stock section, so that the chuck section faces toward the bobbin stock section.