Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. The method includes receiving a left-eye image and a right-eye image, estimating an overlap region of the left-eye image and right-eye image; generating an overlap image based on the estimated overlap region; and controlling the left-eye image, the right-eye image and the overlap image to be output.

Abstract: Shutter glasses for viewing a stereoscopic image and a display system including the same are provided. The shutter glasses include a left eye shutter; a right eye shutter; a light receiving part which receives a control signal emitted from a display apparatus; an optical element which is disposed to face the light receiving part and changes a traveling path of light incident on the optical element such that light emitted from the display apparatus is incident on the light receiving part and light emitted from a source other than the display apparatus is not incident on the light receiving part; and a control part which controls opening/closing of the left eye shutter and the right eye shutter based on the control signal received by the light receiving part.

Abstract: A receiver and transmitter in a multi-view stereo imaging system and a compression method applied thereto are provided for increasing a compression rate of an image. A first, second, and third image is captured at the same time by a first, second, and third camera consecutively located at certain intervals. Data is encoded and transmitted for one of the first and third image, data regarding non-transmission of a residual image created, when the residual image is lower than the threshold value, and the residual image, when the residual image is higher than the threshold value. Thus, the compression rate is increased since data compressed for the second image is not transmitted at the time when a difference between an intermediate image and the second image is lower than the threshold value.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of driving the same for performing local dimming that is suitable for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image. The display apparatus receives a video signal containing a left-eye image and a right-eye image, processes the video signal, displays a three-dimensional (3D) image on the basis of the processed video signal, emits light to a display unit by local dimming, and controls the light source unit to be driven based on dimming information about at least one of the left-eye image and the right-eye image.

Abstract: A 3D display apparatus, a method for setting a display mode thereof, and a 3D image providing system are provided. The method for setting a display mode in a 3D display apparatus which displays a 3D image in association with at least one 3D glasses include obtaining information regarding an age of a user who is wearing the 3D glasses and adjusting stereoscopic sense of the 3D image according to the age information. Since the 3D image display apparatus determines the age of a user and adjusts 3D image display environment according to the age of a user, the user may feel less fatigued while viewing the 3D image.

Abstract: Methods of controlling three-dimensional (3D) glasses, a display apparatus, and a control terminal for controlling brightness of a 3D image, and the 3D glasses, the display apparatus, the control terminal, and a 3D display system related to the same are provided. The method of controlling the 3D glasses includes: obtaining a control signal related to controlling brightness of an image; and controlling a shutter of the 3D glasses according to the obtained control signal.

Abstract: Provided are a three dimensional (3D) display apparatus, a method of setting up a graphic user interface (GUI) thereof, and 3D glasses. The method of providing a GUI of the 3D display apparatus operating in association with the 3D glasses includes receiving a signal including battery information from the 3D glasses, generating a GUI related to the battery information of the 3D glasses, using the battery information contained in the received signal, and displaying the generated GUI on a screen of the 3D display apparatus.

Abstract: A display apparatus and method of controlling the same are disclosed, the display apparatus including: a display unit; an image processor configured to process an image and display the processed image on the display unit; and a controller configured to control the image processor to adjust a brightness of an inattentive area of the image displayed on the display unit depending on whether a user is able to recognize a corresponding brightness change, determined based on image information, such that the controller controls the image processor to adjust the brightness of the inattentive area if the controller determines, based on the image information, that the user is not able to recognize the corresponding brightness change.

Abstract: Apparatus, method, and system for synchronization and a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus using the same are provided. The 3D display apparatus includes: a power generator which generates power based on a received alternating current (AC) power signal, a detector which detects zero crossing points of time of the received AC power signal, and a controller which generates a reference signal based on the detected zero crossing points of time and transmits the reference signal to at least one other 3D display apparatus.

Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) eyeglasses, method for driving 3D glasses, and a 3D image providing system are provided. 3D glasses which interwork with the 3D display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a power unit which supplies power to the 3D eyeglasses; a sensing unit which detects whether or not a user is wearing the 3D eyeglasses; and a controlling unit which controls the power unit to supply power when the sensing unit detects that the user is wearing the 3D eyeglasses.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting disparity in a 3D image and a 3D imaging device thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a disparity estimator which estimates disparity in an input 3D image and determines a disparity histogram pixel-wise; a disparity adjustor which analyzes energy of a parallax range of the disparity histogram and determines a disparity adjustment amount; and a 3D image reproducer which reproduces the 3D image based on the disparity adjustment amount. Accordingly, the disparity adjustment amount is determined by analyzing disparity energy of the disparity histogram, so a viewer may feel visual comfort and an optimal stereoscopic effect may be provided.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a signal receiving unit which receives an image signal including a left image and a right image; a signal processing unit which processes the image signal received by the signal receiving unit; a display unit which displays a three-dimensional image based on the image signal processed by the signal processing unit; a user input unit which receives user input regarding an operation mode of the three-dimensional glasses; a synchronizing signal output unit which outputs a synchronizing signal to open and close the left shutter and the right shutter of the three-dimensional glasses corresponding to the left image and the right image, respectively; and a controller which controls the synchronizing signal output unit to output the synchronizing signal based on the operation mode of the three-dimensional glasses obtained from the received user input.

Abstract: The shutter glasses for the display apparatus include a shutter-glasses communication unit which receives a first sync signal from the display apparatus displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image; and a shutter-glasses controller which generates an ON/OFF driving signal for a left-eye lens unit and a right-eye lens unit of the shutter glasses based on the first sync signal, the first sync signal including a pattern, based on which at least one sync pulse is periodically omitted in a second sync signal used in displaying the 3D image according to a frame driving frequency of the 3D image. The shutter-glasses controller generates an ON/OFF driving signal in sync with the first sync signal, so that the ON/OFF driving signal includes the sync pulse in a section corresponding to the omitted sync pulse of the second sync signal according to a time period of the first sync signal.

Abstract: Provided are shutter glasses for stereoscopic image and a display system having the same. The display system includes: a display apparatus including a display part which displays a stereoscopic image including a left eye image and a right eye image and a signal transceiving part which transmits a synchronization signal and receives a control signal; and shutter glasses including: a signal receiving part which receives the synchronization signal; a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter; a first attenuating part which attenuates an intensity of light incident onto the signal receiving part below a threshold of signal sensitivity of the signal receiving part; and a control part which controls the opening and closing of the left eye shutter and the right eye shutter based on the synchronization signal received from the signal receiving part.

Abstract: A method of generating a stereoscopic image signal and scaling the same includes receiving a left-eye image signal and a right-eye image signal, generating a progressive stereoscopic image signal by multiplexing the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal, and scaling up or down the progressive stereoscopic image signal. Accordingly, it is possible to simplify a structure of an apparatus to generate the stereoscopic image signal and reduce manufacturing costs of the apparatus to generate the stereoscopic image signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus. The display apparatus including: an image receiver receiving an image signal; an image processor processing an image signal received by the image receiver; a display panel displaying an image signal processed by the image processor into an image; a plurality of light guide plates disposed corresponding to divided display regions of the display panel respectively and providing light to the display regions respectively; and a light source module selectively disposed between adjacent light guide plates and radiating light to a lateral side of the light guide plates, if the light source module is not disposed between a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate which are adjacent each other among the plurality of light guide plates, light being radiated to the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate in opposite directions.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image processing apparatus and method are provided for use with a 3D image divided into a left-eye image and a right-eye image. The apparatus includes a disparity estimation unit estimating disparities between the left-eye image and the right-eye image; a horizontal movement determination unit determining a horizontal movement value for the left-eye image and the right-eye image using the estimated disparities; and a horizontal movement unit horizontally moving the left-eye image and the right-eye image based on the determined horizontal movement value. In the method and apparatus, a receiving end which receives and displays a 3D image can enhance 3D effects and reduce eye fatigue by adjusting the disparity of the 3D image.

Abstract: A display apparatus and an image processing method thereof are disclosed. A display apparatus includes a display unit; a signal processor which classifies an image comprising a left eye image and a right image into one of a first image and a second image according to a predetermined brightness level, generates at least two sub frames including a white frame if the image is classified into a first image, generates at least two sub frames comprising a black frame if the image is classified into a second image, and outputs the generated sub frames to the display unit. A signal transmitter outputs, to external shutter glasses, a control signal corresponding to the left eye image and the right eye image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for motion estimation in which the amount of computation can be reduced are provided. The method for motion estimation includes storing an interblock match difference calculated for a previous matching block to be motion estimated, calculating an interblock match difference for a current matching block to be motion estimated using the stored interblock match difference, and performing motion estimation on the current matching block using the interblock match difference calculated for the current matching block.

Abstract: A motion compensated interpolating method of adaptively generating a frame to be obtained by interpolating two frames according to features of a motion vector and an apparatus therefor. The adaptive motion compensated interpolating method includes estimating motion vectors (MV) by performing block-based motion estimation (ME) between adjacent frames, calculating gradients of the estimated MVs, classifying pixels of the adjacent frames into a plurality of image regions according to the gradients of the estimated MVs, and determining pixel values to be obtained by interpolating the adjacent frames by adaptively selecting pixels matched between the adjacent frames or the MV estimated between the adjacent frames for each classified image region.