Abstract: A screen for autostereoscopic display includes a panel of pixels arranged by rows and by columns, each pixel being composed of a plurality of P active sub-pixels of different colors, and an ordered array of cylindrical lenses inclined with respect to the columns of the screen by an angle equal to arctan (1/12). The array has a pitch of N/2 pixels in width so as to be able to differentiate the even and odd lenses of the array by distinct distributions of the active zones and black zones of the pixels arranged under the lenses, and to decode each of the M×N viewpoints distributed within N vertical blocks 6 pixels in height from M viewpoints every 12 rows if the sub-pixels of the panel are horizontal, and distributed within P×N vertical blocks 6/P sub-pixels in height, from M/P viewpoints every 12/P rows if the sub-pixels of the panel are vertical.

Abstract: A display screen with P screen points-of-view, P being an integer greater than or equal to 6, displays an autostereoscopic image at I image points-of-view, I being an integer greater than or equal to 2, less than or equal to P/3. The screen includes a matrix (10) of pixels arranged by rows and by columns; an optical array configured so that the P points-of-view of the screen can be perceived successively in lobes, each covering I times the average inter-pupillary distance of an observer (8), so that the screen points-of-view of each pair of points-of-view visible to the observer are separated by at least T buffer points-of-view, T being greater than or equal to 2, so that it is possible to display successively for each lobe, each of the I image points-of-view, each repeated P/I times, and that each point-of-view visible to the observer can be surrounded by at least 2 buffer points-of-view each displaying this same image point-of-view.

Abstract: A display screen with P screen points-of-view, P being an integer greater than or equal to 6, displays an autostereoscopic image at I image points-of-view, I being an integer greater than or equal to 2, less than or equal to P/3. The screen includes a matrix (10) of pixels arranged by rows and by columns; an optical array configured so that the P points-of-view of the screen can be perceived successively in lobes, each covering I times the average inter-pupillary distance of an observer (8), so that the screen points-of-view of each pair of points-of-view visible to the observer are separated by at least T buffer points-of-view, T being greater than or equal to 2, so that it is possible to display successively for each lobe, each of the I image points-of-view, each repeated P/I times, and that each point-of-view visible to the observer can be surrounded by at least 2 buffer points-of-view each displaying this same image point-of-view.

Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing method for a screen for displaying an autostereoscopic image, including the steps of: selecting (E10) a block of pixels which are arranged in rows and columns, each pixel being composed of a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors; selecting (E11) a polarization film; manufacturing (E12, E13, E14) a lenticular array directly on the polarization film in order to form a composite film, called optical film; bonding (E15) the optical film to the block of pixels. The invention also relates to a method for converting a screen for displaying a two-dimensional image into a screen for autostereoscopic display.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for the dematerialised aerial projection of a digital image (31) comprising: a housing (10) in which an opening is provided forming a viewing window (15) for viewing a dematerialised aerial image (32) of said digital image (31); an optical system comprising at least one concave spherical mirror (24), said optical system being arranged in said housing (10) such that it can direct at least some of the received incident light towards said observation window (15) in order to form a dematerialised aerial image (32) of the digital image (31) there; a display screen (23) for displaying said digital image (31) to be projected, housed in said housing (10) facing said spherical mirror (24) at a distance equal to double the focal length of the spherical mirror, and separated from said optical axis (20) of said spherical mirror (24), perpendicularly to this optical axis (20), by a distance at least equal to half the height of the display screen (23).

Abstract: The invention relates to displaying an autostereoscopic image of two viewpoints, each formed of strips of subpixels, called image strips, on an autostereoscopic display screen configured to display N viewpoints, N being greater than or equal to 3. The method includes detecting the position of a privileged observer relative to the screen; determining, for each eye of the observer, strips of the screen visible by the eye at the detected position; determining, for each eye of the observer, strips that are not visible by either of the two eyes at the position; an assignment to the subpixels, of the visible strips of the screen for each eye, of subpixels corresponding to the image strip of the corresponding eye; an assignment to the subpixels, of the non-visible strips of the screen, of subpixels corresponding to safety viewpoints constructed from subpixels of the image strips.

Abstract: A method for displaying an N-view autostereoscopic image formed of N elementary images interlaced according to a predetermined mixing scheme on a mobile display screen includes pivoting the screen; detecting a pivot angle ? of the screen; rotating the N elementary images by an inverse angle of the detected pivot angle ?, interlacing the N elementary images rotated according to the mixing scheme of the N elementary images in an initial direction, and displaying the N elementary images rotated on the display screen.

Abstract: A method for displaying an N-view autostereoscopic image formed of N elementary images interlaced according to a predetermined mixing scheme on a mobile display screen includes pivoting the screen; detecting a pivot angle ? of the screen; rotating the N elementary images by an inverse angle of the detected pivot angle ?, interlacing the N elementary images rotated according to the mixing scheme of the N elementary images in an initial direction, and displaying the N elementary images rotated on the display screen.

Abstract: The invention relates to displaying an autostereoscopic image of two viewpoints, each formed of strips of subpixels, called image strips, on an autostereoscopic display screen configured to display N viewpoints, N being greater than or equal to 3. The method includes detecting the position of a privileged observer relative to the screen; determining, for each eye of the observer, strips of the screen visible by the eye at the detected position; determining, for each eye of the observer, strips that are not visible by either of the two eyes at the position; an assignment to the subpixels, of the visible strips of the screen for each eye, of subpixels corresponding to the image strip of the corresponding eye; an assignment to the subpixels, of the non-visible strips of the screen, of subpixels corresponding to safety viewpoints constructed from subpixels of the image strips.

Abstract: A display screen (E), advantageously of the flat type, comprising a matrix of pixels (P) arranged in rows and columns perpendicular to said rows, each pixel comprising three or more sub-pixels (SP) of different colors (RGB), in alignment in the direction of said rows and presenting a shape that is elongate, the screen being characterized in that each said sub-pixel presents a main dimension forming a non-zero angle ? relative to the direction of said columns. The screen may advantageously be fitted with an angle selection array for autostereoscopic display having main axes forming an angle ? relative to the direction of said columns and at a pitch that enables M?2 sub-pixels to be covered.

Abstract: A method for autostereoscopic display of an autostereoscopic image with N points of view of rank between 1 and N—in an ascending order from right to left—on a screen having pixels arranged in rows and in columns, said pixels consisting of a plurality of subpixels of different colors (R, G, B), wherein said screen is arranged with its largest dimension in the vertical direction so that the subpixels forming each pixel are arranged in said vertical direction, and each column of the screen is filled with blocks of at least three subpixels corresponding to a set of subpixels of one of the points of view of the image to be displayed, separated by blocks of one or more subpixels that are off or darkened.

Abstract: A display screen (E), advantageously of the flat type, comprising a matrix of pixels (P) arranged in rows and columns perpendicular to said rows, each pixel comprising three or more sub-pixels (SP) of different colors (RGB), in alignment in the direction of said rows and presenting a shape that is elongate, the screen being characterized in that each said sub-pixel presents a main dimension forming a non-zero angle ? relative to the direction of said columns. The screen may advantageously be fitted with an angle selection array for autostereoscopic display having main axes forming an angle ? relative to the direction of said columns and at a pitch that enables M?2 sub-pixels to be covered.

Abstract: A method for autostereoscopic display of an autostereoscopic image with N points of view of rank between 1 and N—in an ascending order from right to left—on a screen having pixels arranged in rows and in columns, said pixels consisting of a plurality of subpixels of different colors (R, G, B), wherein said screen is arranged with its largest dimension in the vertical direction so that the subpixels forming each pixel are arranged in said vertical direction, and each column of the screen is filled with blocks of at least three subpixels corresponding to a set of subpixels of one of the points of view of the image to be displayed, separated by blocks of one or more subpixels that are off or darkened.

Abstract: Method of displaying an autostereoscopic image having N viewpoints in which at least one group of three successive screen rows having first, second, and third rows, the second row is identical to the first row, and for the third row, the spatial distribution of the three sub-pixels of the autostereoscopic image is offset relative to the second row by a pitch corresponding to one sub-pixel, the offsetting being in an elementary sequence AB, where A designates the fact that a row is identical to the preceding row, and B designates applying to a row of the image relative to the preceding row a said offset of the sub-pixels of the autostereoscopic image through a pitch corresponding to one sub-pixel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lenticular array intended to be placed in front of a screen so as to carry out autostereoscopic viewing and comprising lenticules separated by a spacing P and extending in a longitudinal direction and which are joined together via a longitudinal principal join line, characterized in that each micro-lens is comprised of at least N? contiguous plane faces which are joined together via a longitudinal secondary join line with N? greater than or equal to 2, each plane face defining in cross-section perpendicular to the said longitudinal direction a straight segment, and in that the ends of the said straight segments are situated on a circular arc centred on a point O situated in the mid-plane of the said micro-lens, or else on a portion of parabola, hyperbola or ellipse with focus (F) situated in the said mid-plane (MP).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for displaying an autostereoscopic image having N viewpoints on at least a portion of a screen containing display pixels arranged in lines and columns, each display pixel containing a first, a second and a third color point aligned on the same line and each being of a different color (R.V.B.). The first display pixel of one line is constituted of color points of row 1 to 3, the second display pixel of one line is constituted of color points of row 4 to 6, the display pixel of row q of a line is constituted of color points of row (3q 2) to 3q. According to the inventive method, N is greater than 1 and the pixels of an autostereoscopic image to be displayed are displayed in such a manner that the 3 color points of each display pixel display 3 homologous color component color points of pixels of the autostereoscopic image coming from at least two pixels of the same row of at least two different viewpoints.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for displaying an autostereoscopic image having N viewpoints on at least a portion of a screen containing display pixels arranged in lines and columns, each display pixel containing a first, a second and a third color point aligned on the same line and each being of a different color (R.V.B.). The first display pixel of one line is constituted of color points of row 1 to 3, the second display pixel of one line is constituted of color points of row 4 to 6, the display pixel of row q of a line is constituted of color points of row (3q 2) to 3q. According to the inventive method, N is greater than 1 and the pixels of an autostereoscopic image to be displayed are displayed in such a manner that the 3 color points of each display pixel display 3 homologous color component color points of pixels of the autostereoscopic image coming from at least two pixels of the same row of at least two different viewpoints.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of autostereoscopically displaying an N-viewpoint image on a screen having display pixels disposed in rows and columns, each display pixel presenting p>1 color points, corresponding to first, second, . . . , and pth color components, in which method the pixels of an autostereoscopic image to be displayed are displayed by distributing in space the p color points of each pixel amongst the color points of corresponding color components in p different display pixels, the method of the invention starting from a “high definition” autostereoscopic image presenting at least as many pixels having p color points as the N viewpoint image has color points to generate a said autostereoscopic image to be displayed in which each pixel is a color point of the corresponding color component of p different pixels in the high definition autostereoscopic image.

Abstract: A device for forming an autostereoscopic image having n viewpoints, the device including a lens array (RL1) comprising cylindrical lens (10) having longitudinal axes parallel to a direction (zz′) perpendicular to an optical axis (x′x) of the device. The device includes a cylindrical optical assembly whose longitudinal axis is perpendicular to zz′ and to xx′. The lens array (RL1) comprises n cylindrical lens (10). The lens array (RL1) and the cylindrical optical assembly (LC1) share a common focusing plane (P) corresponding to a focusing distance &Dgr;. The absolute value of the ratio between the focal length of the cylindrical optical assembly and that of the lens array is substantially equal to n. Also provided is projection device implementing said image-forming device, and a projector projecting n flat elementary images, and a screen fitted with at least a projection array.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for forming an autostereoscopic image having n viewpoints, the device including a lens array (RL1) comprising cylindrical lens (10) having longitudinal axes parallel to a direction (zz′) perpendicular to an optical axis (x′x) of the device. The device includes a cylindrical optical assembly whose longitudinal axis is perpendicular to zz′ and to xx′. The lens array (RL1) comprises n cylindrical lens (10). The lens array (RL1) and the cylindrical optical assembly (LC1) share a common focusing plane (P) corresponding to a focusing distance &Dgr;. The absolute value of the ratio between the focal length of the cylindrical optical assembly and that of the lens array is substantially equal to n. The invention also provides a projection device implementing said image-forming device, and a projector projecting n flat elementary images, and a screen fitted with at least a projection array.