Abstract: An image display apparatus and method. At least one of a left eye image and a right eye image may be formed on a pixel representation unit at a predetermined frame rate. A light, emitted from a backlight module, may be converted into a directional light having at least one direction through synchronization with the predetermined frame rate. The directional light may be guided to the pixel representation unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit generating a plurality of images at different visual points and a three-dimensional image processing unit extracting depth information using the plurality of images.

Abstract: A line interface unit in which a circuit to detect a calling line and a ring signal includes a connecting unit connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to individually detect the calling line and the ring signal and to commonly use an insulating circuit electrically insulated from PSTN. A circuit to detect the calling line and the ring signal is simply implemented so that economical burden can be reduced.

Abstract: A rendering apparatus and method in a light field display may determine positions of eyes of a user, may determine a subpixel emitting a ray that enters the eyes, based on the positions of the eyes, among a plurality of subpixels forming a three-dimensional (3D) pixel, and may display a stereoscopic image on the light field display based on a pixel value of the determined subpixel.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus including improved power supply lines which may sufficiently handle high current. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes power supply lines outside an encapsulation layer sealing the display unit to a substrate. Because the power supply lines are outside the encapsulation layer their thickness can be increased to increase the current conducting capacity of the power supply lines.

Abstract: A holographic three-dimensional (3D) image generating apparatus that may use a collimated directional blacklight unit (CD BLU) is provided. The CD BLU may output a collimated light of which an emitting light is adjusted. The convergent lens may enable the outputted collimated light to converge into a viewing area of a viewer and thus, a viewing window may be generated. A spatial light modulator (SLM) may perform spatially-varying modulation with respect to the collimated light converging into the viewing area to generate a focused beam.

Abstract: A two dimensional/three dimensional (2D/3D) switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method. The 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method may selectively display a 2D image and 3D image using two displays, control a display operated as backlight from among the two displays when displaying the 2D image, and thereby may increase a contrast. Also, the 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method may output a 2D object and a 3D background using two displays.

Abstract: A color conversion method and apparatus for a multi-primary display (MPD) are provided with analyzing an input image to determine a transformation parameter; interpolating at least two look-up tables for color conversion according to the transformation parameter, in order to calculate a look-up table for the input image; and applying the calculated look-up table to the input image to perform the color conversion. Accordingly, it is possible to provide good color reproduction and efficiently use a color gamut of an MPD having color coordinates that are different from those of primaries of an input image.

Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a light source unit to include at least one light source, an optical unit to generate a directional light using a light projected from the light source unit, a variable diffuser unit to control diffusion of the directional light, a pixel unit to selectively generate one of two-dimensional (2D) images and three-dimensional (3D) images to correspond to the control of the variable diffuser unit, and a vertical diffusion unit to diffuse the 3D images in a vertical direction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for outputting view images by tracking a gaze of a user are provided. The image processing apparatus estimates movement of a gaze of a user using a camera, and determines an output order of view images according to the gaze movement.

Abstract: Example embodiments of a display system and method using a hybrid user tracking sensor are described. The display system may determine a final location of a user based on information of a face or eyes of a user generated based on information received from a plurality of cameras and posture information generated based on information received from a plurality of sensors.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dithering for multi-toning are provided. The apparatus includes a mask-pattern-generating unit that generates a mask pattern on R channel, G channel and B channel by selecting pattern values constituting the mask pattern on the channels based on randomly-determined seed values; a spatial-weight-determining unit that determines the weight for spatial dithering by using the pattern values and K-bit LSB data of the high-tone input image; and an output unit that outputs an M-bit image by applying the weight to M-bit input image data, exempting the K-bit LSB data, in a dithering apparatus for expressing an M+K bit high-tone input image in an M-bit low-tone output device.

Abstract: A multi-view display system and method using color consistent selective sub-pixel rendering are provided. The multi-view display system may determine a pixel value based on a contribution level of a viewpoint varying based on a viewing position.

Abstract: A rendering system and method based on a weighted value of a sub-pixel region are provided. The rendering system may change a pixel value of a single sub-pixel using pixel values of sub-pixels that represent, as respective central viewpoints, a plurality of viewpoints represented by the single sub-pixel based on an inclined lens, and may perform rendering using the changed pixel value.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a driving chip mounting film in the display apparatus, capable of simplifying a manufacturing process and reducing a process time. The display apparatus includes an insulating substrate; a display device formed on the insulating substrate and for defining an image display unit; pads formed on the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the display device; a first circuit substrate disposed at and separate from a first side of the insulating substrate; and a number of driving chip mounting films including one-side ends electrically connected to the first circuit substrate, and other-side ends electrically connected to the pads. A number of driving chips are mounted on each of the number of driving chip mounting films.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for modulating sub-channel pixels in a multi grayscale monochrome output apparatus, more particularly, a method and apparatus for modulating sub-channel pixels in a multi grayscale monochrome output apparatus that can represent a high grayscale input image on a low grayscale output apparatus through sub-channel pixel modulation.

Abstract: A system and method of converting a red-green-blue (RGB) pixel to a red-green-blue-white (RGBW) pixel by using a W value extraction, the RGB-to-RGBW converting system including: a lookup table generator to generate an RGBW lookup table using one or more RGB lattice points; and an RGBW value computation unit to compute an RGBW value of an input pixel with respect to an RGB value of the input pixel based on the generated RGBW lookup table.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for selectively outputting image frames are provided. The apparatus includes a main topic frame extractor which extracts a main topic frame, which expresses a main topic selected by a user, from continuous image frames; a composite image frame creator which extracts a key object to realize the main topic from the main topic frames, and estimates a background object with respect to the key object to create a composite image frame using the key object and the background object; a wide-angle image frame creator which creates a wide-angle image frame, which includes the composite image frame and an image frame having common information to the composite image frame, among the continuous image frames; an attractive region setting unit which sets an attractive region with respect to the wide-angle image frame; and an output unit which outputs the attractive region.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image using a multi-channel filter. More particularly, provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image using a multi-channel filter, wherein images input into a plurality of image sensors are allowed to pass through different filters, each of which includes a plurality of channels, and segmented images passed through the filters are combined to produce a desired image. The apparatus includes a filter unit including a plurality of filters having different patterns with respect to a plurality of image channels and filtering images input into the filters, an image sensing unit including a plurality of image sensors sensing images filtered through the plurality of the filters, an interpolation unit calculating image channel values of pixels of the sensed images, and an image combination unit assigning the calculated image channel values to corresponding pixel positions to generate a single desired image.

Abstract: A gamut mapping apparatus includes a parameter calculating unit calculating parameters for segmenting a gamut of an output device using gamut information about first and second input color spaces; a gamut segmenting unit segmenting the gamut of the output device into a core gamut and a surround gamut using the parameters; and a gamut mapping unit performing gamut mapping on image data present into the first and second input color spaces to the core gamut and the surround gamut according to a predetermined mapping method. The gamut mapping apparatus and method enable accurate reproduction of image data having components having undergone total internal reflection falling outside the scRGB color space or high chroma components in the scRGB color space.