Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device comprises a display (103) having an array of display pixels (105) and a view forming arrangement (109) of elongate elements which have a long axis which is slanted at an angle ? to the column pixel direction, and the elements have a pitch of P times the width between pixels of the same color in different columns. The pitch P is selected to be: P=0.5·k·(1+S2) in which S=tan ?, and k is a positive integer. This arrangement enables the resulting image projected in respect of each view to have a uniform and regular distribution of pixels across the image. This improves the visual appearance of the views.

Abstract: A multi-view display is switchable between single view and multi-view modes, and uses lenticular means (9) arranged over the display panel which comprise birefringent electro-optic material (62) adjacent a non-switchable optically transparent layer (60). The non-switchable optically transparent layer (60) has a refractive index (n) substantially equal to the extra ordinary refractive index of the birefringent electro-optic material (62). In the single view mode, the birefringent electro-optic material (62) defines a non-switched state, and the polarization (64) of the light output from the display panel and incident on the lenticular means is linear and aligned with the optical axis of the birefringent electro-optic material (62) at the surface where the display output light is received. In the multi-view mode, the birefringent electro-optic material (62) defines a switched state in which the optical axis is aligned perpendicularly to the display output surface.

Abstract: A switchable autostereoscopic display device comprises a display panel (60) and an imaging arrangement (620 for directing the output from different pixels to different spatial positions to enable a stereoscopic image to be viewed. The imaging arrangement comprises a blue phase LC material. A controller switches the blue phase material to an isotropic state for the 2D mode and to a birefringent state for the 3D mode. This arrangement enables a switchable lens arrangement to be formed without alignment layers. This can give a high angle performance thin switchable arrangement.

Abstract: There is disclosed an optical beam deflection arrangement which may be used in an autostereoscopic display device. The arrangement comprises a substrate; a first layer, for example formed of an optically isotropic solid and having a curved surface facing towards the substrate; and a second layer, for example formed of a liquid crystal material confined between the substrate and the first layer. An interface between the first and second layers may, for example, define an array of parallel lenticulars. A refractive index of the second layer, for light of a predetermined polarization, maybe switchable between a first value matching the refractive index of the first layer and a second value different to the refractive index of the first layer, to thereby selectably provide a beam deflection function.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device has the display output provided over at least two sub-frames, with different pixel elements operated in the different sub-frames. In this way, a higher resolution or increased number of views is built up in a time-sequential manner.

Abstract: A switchable autostereoscopic display device comprises a display panel (60) and an imaging arrangement (620 for directing the output from different pixels to different spatial positions to enable a stereoscopic image to be viewed. The imaging arrangement comprises a blue phase LC material. A controller switches the blue phase material to an isotropic state for the 2D mode and to a birefringent state for the 3D mode. This arrangement enables a switchable lens arrangement to be formed without alignment layers. This can give a high angle performance thin switchable arrangement.

Abstract: A method of driving a display uses first (4) and second (5) illumination cycles of the display. In each cycle, a first set of pixels (1?) is illuminated with a first color (R, G) and a second set of pixels (2?) is illuminated with a second color (G, B). The first and second colors of the two cycles together include at least three colors (R, G, B) for forming an image. This method provides a sequential drive scheme, in that at least two cycles are used with different color properties. However, each cycle uses at least two different colors, so that each cycle is not a single color across the whole display area. In this way, the color sequence is alternated spatially as well as temporally.

Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-view autostereoscopic display device comprising an image forming means arranged over and in registration with a view forming module. The image forming means has a planar array of light emissive display pixels arranged in rows and columns for producing a display, the display pixels being spatially defined by an opaque matrix. The image forming means may, for example, be a LCD display panel. The view forming module is configurable to function as a plurality of view forming elements arranged in the width direction of the display device, each view forming element focusing the light output from an adjacent group of the display pixels into a plurality of views for projection towards a user in respective different directions. The view forming module may, for example, be an array of lenticular lenses.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device comprises a display (103) having an array of display pixels (105) and a view forming arrangement (109) of elongate elements which have a long axis which is slanted at an angle ? to the column pixel direction, and the elements have a pitch of P times the width between pixels of the same colour in different columns. The pitch P is selected to be: P=0.5·k·(1+S2) in which S=tan ?, and k is a positive integer. This arrangement enables the resulting image projected in respect of each view to have a uniform and regular distribution of pixels across the image. This improves the visual appearance of the views.

Abstract: In a method for encoding and an encoder for a 3D video signal, a principal data layer, a depth map for the principal data layers and further data layers are encoded. Several data layers are combined in one or more common data layers by moving data segments such as data blocks from data layers of origin into common data layers and keeping record of the shift in an additional data stream.