Abstract: Coordinate values of an object located in a coordinate space are stored in a memory. The coordinate space is represented by a first direction, a second direction and a third direction each different. The coordinate values include first coordinate values along the first direction, second coordinate values along the second direction and third coordinate values along the third direction. A stereoscopic image of the object having a parallax along one of the first direction and the second direction is displayed. A direction of the parallax is detected. When the direction of the parallax is the first direction, the first coordinate values are subjected to a parallel projection. When the direction of the parallax is the second direction, the second coordinate values are subjected to the parallel projection.

Abstract: An image processing system according to an embodiment includes a stereoscopic display device, a transform unit, an image generating unit, and a display control unit. The transform unit reduces or enlarges volume data which is three-dimensional (3D) image data such that among scales of a stereoscopic image assumed to be displayed on the stereoscopic display device using a parallax image group obtained from the volume data, a scale in a depth direction on a display surface of the stereoscopic display device is substantially the same as a scale in another direction which is a direction other than the depth direction. The image generating unit generates a parallax image group by performing a rendering process on transformed volume data. The display control unit causes the parallax image group to be displayed on the stereoscopic display device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional video display apparatus includes a display, a calculator and a generator. The display displays a plurality of images with different viewpoints by using a plurality of light beam control elements to control light beams from pixels. The calculator calculates a quality of view for each of viewing positions with respect to the display based on a number of the light beam control elements causing pseudoscopy at each of the viewing positions. The generator generates a map indicating the quality of view for each of the viewing positions.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a displaying device, a receiver, a calculator, and a controller. The displaying device can display a stereoscopic image. The receiver receives a start signal used for starting setting a viewing zone in which the stereoscopic image can be viewed by a viewer. The calculator calculates, on the basis of position information of the viewer, viewing zone information representing a position of the viewing zone when the start signal is received. The controller controls the displaying device so as to set the viewing zone corresponding to the viewing zone information.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes a segment setter configured to analyze outline data and to set a straight line segment for drawing a straight line portion and a curved line segment for drawing a curved line portion, in the outline data; a first stencil generator configured to generate stencil data of the straight line segment; a second stencil generator configured to obtain a basic texture in which transparency is allocated for each of a plurality of regions in an image, pasting a portion of the basic texture to the curved line segment in accordance with a shape of the curved line segment, and thereafter to generate stencil data of the curved line segment; and a drawer configured to draw a character image corresponding to the outline data, based on the stencil data of the straight line segment and the stencil data of the curved line segment.

Abstract: In a stereoscopic image imaging method which captures an image of an object to be displayed as a stereoscopic image, a three-dimensional image is generated in real time from multi-viewpoint images captured by a multi-camera, and is displayed on a viewer provided to the multi-camera, thus allowing a photographer to adjust an imaging condition. The photographer is informed of parameters, which implements a display state adjusted by an observer of a three-dimensional display while observing the three-dimensional image, via the viewer, and the photographer can capture appropriate multi-viewpoint images.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a stereoscopic image displaying apparatus is configured to display a multi-viewpoint image. An acquirer acquires person data including a position of each of at least one person viewing a stereoscopic image, a calculator calculates a weight from (1) the person data and (2) display parameters, the weight representing a stereoscopic degree inferred, for each of the at least one person, from a multi-viewpoint image to be displayed in accordance with the display parameters, a determiner selects the display parameter based on the weights, and generates a multi-viewpoint image that accords with the display parameters selected, and a displaying device displays the generated image.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a multi-view image generating method includes synthesizing images having a same depth value into a single image from among a plurality of images, based on depth values each being associated with one of the plurality of images and indicating image position in the depth direction of the image; shifting, with respect to each of a plurality of viewpoints each giving a different disparity, a synthesized image obtained at the synthesizing, according to a shift vector corresponding to the viewpoint and the depth value of the synthesized image in a direction and with an amount indicated in the shift vector, so as to generate an image having disparity given thereto; and generating a multi-view image in which the images that are shifted and that are given disparity at the shifting are arranged in a predetermined format.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a plane display device comprising pixels arranged in a matrix form; an optical plate configured to control light rays illuminated by the plane display device; and a drive circuit including an image processing unit to perform image processing on an input image signal and drive the plane display device based on an image signal processed by the image processing unit. The image processing unit is configured to perform at least one of rearrangement processing for three-dimensional image display on the image signal and filter processing on the image signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an input unit inputs text data. An existence rank database stores an existence rank of each character included in the text data. The existence rank is a statistical rank of the number of each character among the number of all characters included in the text data. A decision unit decides whether the existence rank of each character of the text data is higher than a predetermined rank, by referring to the existence rank database. A texture generation unit generates a texture of a character having the existence rank higher than the predetermined rank, by using outline data of the character. A texture rendering unit renders the texture. A polygon generation unit generates a polygon mesh of a character having the existence rank lower than the predetermined rank, by using outline data of the character. A polygon rendering unit renders the polygon mesh.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a display apparatus including: a selection unit configured to make a selection as to which image in images shot by which virtual cameras should be displayed on which subpixel based on the viewing position and the number of parallaxes which can be displayed; a generation unit configured to dispose the virtual camera on the coordinates of the virtual cameras in the CG space, shoot a drawing object in the CG space, and generate an elemental image based on a shot multiple viewpoint image and the selection result in the selection unit; a display unit configured to display a stereoscopic image based on the elemental image; and an optical plate configured to control light rays illuminated from the display unit to make it possible for the viewer to conduct stereoscopic viewing with a light ray interval which is wider than the shooting interval.

Abstract: An image processing circuit includes a first memory, a second memory, a write unit and a read unit. The first and second memories alternately store sub pixels of an input image including a plurality of parallax images corresponding to different view point directions. The write unit writes the sub pixels to one of the first and second memories. The read unit reads the sub pixels as an output image from the other of the first and second memories. Each of the first and second memories stores sub pixels for a plurality of successive lines. While the write unit writes the sub pixels of the input image to one of the first and second memories, the read unit reads the sub pixels of the output image from the other of the first and second memories. The first and the second memories are alternately changed.

Abstract: It is made possible to mitigate appearance of the strap-shaped disturbance image and shift to the side lobe naturally. The sense of incongruity for an image viewed in a transitional zone is reduced by performing interpolation processing between parallax information pieces displayed on pixels associated with adjacent exit pupils.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes, a first data generation unit configured to generate triangular data by analyzing straight line contours and curved contours with respect to vector format graphic data and making the straight line contours and the curved contours triangles, a second data generation unit configured to generate stencil data from the triangular data on the basis of a drawing order of vertices of the triangular data generated from straight line contours and curved contours, and a third data generation unit configured to generate raster format graphic data with reference to the stencil data.

Abstract: A image processing apparatus has a first data generation unit which generates triangular data by making straight line contours and curved contours triangles by analyzing the straight line contours and the curved contours with respect to vector format graphic data, a second data generation unit which generates stencil data from the triangular data, and a third data generation unit which generates raster format graphic data with reference to the stencil data.

Abstract: It is made possible to prevent picture quality degradation in both the distant view and the close view. According to an aspect of the present invention, a multiple viewpoint image is synthesized from two single viewpoint images of the distant view and close view generated beforehand.

Abstract: An object detecting apparatus includes a plurality of feature value calculating units that are provided for respective different features of an image and perform a process of extracting the features from an attention region in parallel; a plurality of combining units detecting combinations of the features in parallel, the plurality of combining units are provided for the respective combinations of the features included in the attention region, the plurality of combining units detect the combinations from a outputted features from the plurality of feature value calculating units; and a plurality of identifying units that are provided corresponding to the plurality of combining units and perform in parallel a process of identifying an object based on the combinations detected by the combining units.

Abstract: Coordinate values of an object located in a coordinate space are stored in a memory. The coordinate space is represented by a first direction, a second direction and a third direction each different. The coordinate values include first coordinate values along the first direction, second coordinate values along the second direction and third coordinate values along the third direction. A stereoscopic image of the object having a parallax along one of the first direction and the second direction is displayed. A direction of the parallax is detected. When the direction of the parallax is the first direction, the first coordinate values are subjected to a parallel projection. When the direction of the parallax is the second direction, the second coordinate values are subjected to the parallel projection.

Abstract: The rendering parameters including the position coordinate, the color information and the transparency in a vector definition space are calculated for each pixel occupied by a curved surface model projected on a screen. Plural primitive data are generated and stored from the vector data. By judging whether the plural primitive data include the position coordinate or not, a rendering judgment variable is determined, and in the case where the rendering judgment variable is added an odd number of times, the raster data of the pixel corresponding to the position coordinate is generated based on the rendering parameters.

Abstract: An apparatus of drawing graphics includes an edge coefficient calculator calculating, from vertex data on vertices of a triangle, edge coefficients of edge functions used to determine whether a pixel is present in an inside region of the triangle, and a bounding box calculator calculating a bounding box of projected images of the triangle on a projection plane based on the edge coefficients. The apparatus also includes a starting point determiner and a traverser. The starting point determiner classifies the projected images of the triangle based on a combination of the edge coefficients for respective sides of the triangle, and determines a scan starting point from a corner of the bounding box based on classification of the projected images. The traverser generates pixel data used in rasterization by scanning the bounding box from the scan starting point.