Stereoscopic Display Device Patents (Class 348/51)
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Patent number: 10212327Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing method, a control device, a recording device, an information processing system and a program which enable automatic control of a response sound of a recording device, with respect to an operation ordered by the control device. [Solution] Provided is an information processing method and an information processing system including establishing a connection, by a recording device, to a control device via communication, and determining a control mode of a response sound in the recording device with respect to an operation ordered by the control device depending on whether a plurality of recording devices are connected to the control device.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Keiji Okamoto
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Patent number: 10212416Abstract: A multi view image display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes an image inputter configured to receive an image, a display configured to display a multi view image that is generated based on the received image, and a processor configured to render views having different viewpoints based on a depth of the received image, expand a normal viewing area based on a cyclic mapping, adjust pixel values of the views so that a view jumping amount of a view jumping area occurring on a reverse viewing area due to the expansion of the normal viewing area is equal to a value, and generate the multi view image based on the adjusted pixel values.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-ryong Han, Jin-mo Kang, Ho-young Lee
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Patent number: 10203760Abstract: The present invention provides a display device and a control method thereof, a gesture recognition method and a head-mounted display device. The display device of the present invention comprises a display unit, an open type head-mounted display, an image acquisition unit and a gesture recognition unit. The control method thereof comprises steps of: providing, by the open type head-mounted display, a virtual 3D control picture to a user; acquiring, by the image acquisition unit, an image of action of touching the virtual 3D control picture by the user; judging, by the gesture recognition unit, a touch position of the user in the virtual 3D control picture according to the image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and sending a control instruction corresponding to the touch position to a corresponding execution unit. The present invention may be used for controlling a display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Changlin Leng
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Patent number: 10198871Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and facilitating access to a personalized augmented rendering of a user to be presented in an augmented reality environment are discussed herein. The augmented rendering of a user may be personalized by the user to comprise a desired representation of the user in an augmented reality environment. When a second user is detected within the field of view of a first user, the second user may be identified and virtual content (e.g., an augmented rendering) for the second user may be obtained. The virtual content obtained may differ based on one or more subscriptions of the first user and/or permissions associated with the virtual content of the second user. The virtual content obtained may be rendered and appear superimposed over or in conjunction with a view of the second in the augmented reality environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Inventor: Nicholas T. Hariton
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Patent number: 10182186Abstract: An image capturing apparatus reads out a signal from pixels of the image sensor, sets a region in which a plurality of signals having different viewpoints are read out from each pixel of an image sensor, acquires first depth information for detecting an object using a signal that has been read out from a first region, acquires second depth information for detecting a focus state of the object using a signal that has been read out from a second region, and variably controls a ratio of screens in which the first region is set and a ratio of screens in which the second region is set.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazunori Takayama, Toshihiro Mochizuki
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Patent number: 10182227Abstract: An autostereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) display device and a method for an autostereoscopic 3D display device is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: SUPERD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoming Li, Haiyu Fan, Lei Yang, Yang Liu
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Patent number: 10178376Abstract: A transparent LCD monitor can be layered with a custom optical element that covers a portion of the display surface to create a hybrid solution that is enabled to show 3D content (including both off-screen “pop” in front of the display and an immersive perception of depth behind the display) without the need for any special eyewear while maintaining a high degree of transparency in the unmodified portions of the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Inventors: Matthew E Ward, Michael Dorin, Thomas Zerega
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Patent number: 10173577Abstract: A projection method for a motor vehicle, for projecting at least one image onto a projection surface by means of a light module suitable for projecting a light beam, wherein the projection method includes the steps of detecting an observation position of an observer in a light module reference frame, calculating the observation position of the observer in an image reference frame, and projecting the image onto the projection surface according to the observation position of the observer in the image reference frame, the image being integrated into the light beam of the light module.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre Albou, Xavier Morel, Hafid El Idrissi, Stephan Sommerschuh
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Patent number: 10178379Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for testing a virtual reality head display device. The method includes: analyzing an acquired pair of images which corresponds to a test image to acquire sets of feature point positions; a left-eye feature point and a right-eye feature point for each set having the same preset color value which is a unique color value in the test image; determining a difference between a first relative position of the left-eye feature point in the left-eye image and a second relative position of the right-eye feature point in the right-eye image according to each set of feature point positions; and determining a result regarding whether the virtual reality head display device is capable to generate a stereoscopic image observable by human eyes according to the difference.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventors: Boxuan Wang, Lu Han, Lin Meng
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Patent number: 10176553Abstract: A system and method of operation of an image processing system includes: a get original image module for receiving an original image; a viewer detection module, coupled to the get original image module, for receiving a first position and a second position of a viewer; a crop image module, coupled to the position detector, for calculating a cropping offset for the original image based on the first position and the second position, and for calculating a cropped image by cropping the original image by the cropping offset; and a display image module, coupled to the crop image module, for displaying the cropped image on a display unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Wei Ji, Mohammad Gharavi-Alkhansari
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Patent number: 10171801Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a position information acquiring unit that acquires position information on a position of a viewer; a separation unit that changes a position of an image separator based on the position information; an illumination unit that changes a direction of an optical axis of illumination light based on the position information of the viewer in synchronization with a timing at which the position of the image separator is changed; and a display unit that modulates the illumination light and displays an image including plural parallax images.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yingbao Yang, Takeo Koito, Daichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10151930Abstract: Discussed is a stereoscopic image display device, which acquires design parameters based on the same aperture ratio and the same back distance regarding a single barrier cell when displaying different numbers of views using the barrier cell. The barrier cell, which includes first and second substrates opposite to each other, first electrodes arranged at an interval on the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, is driven to display different numbers of views. Assuming that a region of the barrier cell corresponding to a small view number is one unit, the number of unit drive regions divided in one unit is defined by K/A (where, ‘A’ is an aperture ratio of the barrier cell, and ‘K’ is {large view number/small view number}*n (‘n’ is a natural number between 1 and the small view number).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheung-Hwan An, Jae-Woo Lee, Sung-Min Jung
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Patent number: 10146110Abstract: A 3D floating image system including a first optical element, a first image source and a second image source is provided. The first optical element has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The first image source and the second image source are respectively located at the first side and the second side of the first optical element. A first image light provided by the first image source is reflected to the first side by the first optical element, and forms a first image at the second side. A second image light provided by the second image source is transmitted from the second side to the first side and passes through the first optical element, and forms a second image at the second side. The first image and the second image are spaced by a distance, and the distance is adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.Inventor: Chien-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 10140941Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for adjusting a screen refresh frequency and a display. The method comprises: acquiring and storing a current frame of picture signal; calculating a similarity value between the current frame of picture signal and a previous frame of picture signal; and acquiring a screen refresh frequency for the current frame of picture signal based on the similarity value according to a preset relationship between similarity values and screen refresh frequencies, so as to realize adjustment of the screen refresh frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mingchao Wang, Chunbing Zhang
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Patent number: 10140931Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a backlight control circuit for adjusting a current of an LED module of an electronic device including a driving chip having a feedback terminal and a reference voltage terminal, a feedback voltage regulating unit, and a power supply regulating unit; the feedback voltage regulating unit is also connected to the 2D/3D signal terminal, the feedback terminal voltage is controlled so that the feedback terminal voltage of the feedback terminal of the driving chip is lower than the reference voltage of the reference voltage terminal when receiving the three-dimensional signal generated at the 2D/3D signal terminal. The present application also provides an electronic device. With the scheme of the present application, the current of the LED module can be increased when the electronic device is in the three-dimensional mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Wendong Li
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Patent number: 10129536Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-view three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus including a display panel in which pixels (or subpixels) outputting an image are arranged and a parallax barrier disposed on a front surface of the display panel and including a plurality of apertures, wherein the apertures of the parallax barrier are set according to a Fresnel number.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Ki Hyuk Yoon
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Patent number: 10121450Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for eye protection based on a screen of a virtual reality headset, the method comprising: calculating, based on a plurality of weight areas divided on a screen of a virtual reality headset, a total cumulative amount of a blue component of pixels on the screen from a t0 moment to a t1 moment, wherein the plurality of weight areas is divided according to weights of impact of blue light on human eyes; determining, according to the total cumulative amount of the blue component from the t0 moment to the t1 moment, a blue light suppression factor at the t1 moment, and then obtaining a suppressed blue component value of each pixel of an image at a next frame; outputting the image of the next frame with the suppressed blue component value. In such a way, the present invention can strike a balance between eye protection and guarantee of display performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Rui Wang
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Patent number: 10108260Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle, and including a display configured to display image information associated with the vehicle; at least one light source configured to emit light so as to form at least one reflected light in one region of a pupil and eyeball of a user gazing at one region on the display; a memory configured to store coordinate information on each region within the vehicle and the at least one light source; at least one camera configured to obtain an image including the one region of the pupil and eyeball of the user; and a controller configured to calculate a first coordinate from a center of the pupil and calculate a second coordinate from the at least one reflected light included in the obtained image, calculate a coordinate of one point within the vehicle as a reference coordinate from prestored coordinate information of the at least one light source when a distance between the first coordinate and the second coordinate is less than a preset distance, and perform calibration on theType: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyungmin Park, Hyun Kim, Choil Lee, Joongrock Kim, Injun Park
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Patent number: 10108021Abstract: A system for stereoscopic visualization of image information includes a display device defining a display area for displaying a left and a right partial image. The display device displays the left partial image to a left eye of an observer focused on the display area in a first viewing direction using a left observation beam path and the right partial image to the right eye in a second viewing direction using a right observation beam path. The system includes a vision assist through which the left and right observation beam paths pass. The vision assist sets a beam course for the left and right viewing observation beam paths wherein, starting from the left and right eyes in a direction toward the display area, a perpendicular distance between the left and right observation beam paths decreases to a minimum at a finite distance from the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbHInventors: Peter Pacher, Rainer Sessner
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Patent number: 10101807Abstract: A distance adaptive holographic displaying method and device based on eyeball tracking are disclosed. The method includes: detecting a human face of a user and acquiring positions of eyes of the user, wherein the positions of the eyes of the user comprise a distance between the eyes and a displaying screen; adjusting the size of an object in a holographic scene along a z-axis direction in the holographic three-dimensional display according to the distance, and displaying the object in the displaying screen; adjusting an emergent direction of the light emitted by the displaying screen to the direction of the left eye and the right eye of the eyes so that the different individual holographic three-dimensional images of the left eye and the right eye are imaged into the left eye and the right eye respectively; and tracking the change of the positions of the eyes, and repeating the aforesaid steps to dynamically adjust viewpoints and the displayed content.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: SHENZHEN MAGIC EYE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Meihong Liu, Wei Gao, Wanliang Xu
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Patent number: 10097808Abstract: An apparatus and corresponding method are provided to match images and include assigning depth candidate values to a pixel in a first image, and reassigning third depth candidate values to a first pixel in the first image based on first depth candidate values assigned to the first pixel and second depth candidate values assigned to a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. The apparatus and method also include determining one of the third depth candidate values to be a depth value of the first pixel, and matching the first pixel and a third pixel in a second image corresponding to the determined depth value of the first pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hui Zhang, Yongjie Zhang, Fei Duan, Haoxing Wang, Jaejoon Han, Jungbae Kim, Meng Ye, Seon Min Rhee
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Patent number: 10097816Abstract: The proposed solution is a calibration process for a dynamic auto-stereoscopic 3D device using an image capture by the camera of the device of the auto-stereoscopic screen through a reflecting surface. The process may also compute the horizontal phase of the parallax barrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sebastien Guido, Janos Boudet, François-Xavier Pasquier
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Patent number: 10078135Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with identifying a physical distance using audio channels are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a microphone associated with a first audio channel of a plurality of audio channels and a radio receiver associated with a second different audio channel of the plurality of audio channels. The apparatus may include one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry to identify an amount of time between times of receipt of first and second representations of a signal received via the microphone over the first audio channel and via the radio receiver over the second audio channel, respectively. The amount of time may be usable to identify a physical distance between references associated with a remote source of the first and second representations and the apparatus, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Matias Almada, Xintian Eddie Lin, Songnan Yang
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Patent number: 10075728Abstract: The invention concerns a method for encoding a multi-view video stream comprising at least two video sequences, comprising a step of motion information prediction for a square or rectangular block of a current picture of a current view from a list of candidate motion information predictors, a motion information predictor including at least a motion vector, and a step of entropic encoding of an item of information representative of the position of a selected motion information predictor in the list.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignees: INRIA INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S)Inventors: Christine Guillemot, Laurent Guillo, Thomas Guionnet
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Patent number: 10063887Abstract: A method inducing video information required for decoding a current block by entropy-decoding a bitstream; inducing a first disparity vector based on a neighboring block of the current block in the same view by using the video information, inducing a second disparity vector by using the first disparity vector and a reference view depth, and inducing a third disparity vector using the difference between the first disparity vector and the second disparity vector; inducing a prediction sample of the current block by using one of the first disparity vector, the second disparity vector, or the third disparity vector; and applying filtering to a current picture which has been restored using the prediction sample.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Junghak Nam, Jungdong Seo, Sunmi Yoo, Sehoon Yea, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Moonmo Koo
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Patent number: 10037626Abstract: Motion and/or rotation of an input mechanism can be tracked and/or analyzed to determine limits on a user's range of motion and/or a user's range of rotation in three-dimensional space. The user's range of motion and/or the user's range of rotation in three-dimensional space may be limited by a personal restriction for the user (e.g., a broken arm). The user's range of motion and/or the user's range of rotation in three-dimensional space may additionally or alternatively be limited by an environmental restriction (e.g., a physical object in a room). Accordingly, the techniques described herein can take steps to accommodate the personal restriction and/or the environmental restriction thereby optimizing user interactions involving the input mechanism and a virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Adam Gabriel Poulos, Cameron Graeme Brown, Andrew Austin Jackson, Cheyne Rory Quin Mathey-Owens, Michael Robert Thomas, Arthur Tomlin
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Patent number: 10033990Abstract: A systematic approach to producing multi-dimensional photon images on a computer platform having applications to a plurality of input image(s) from various sources, and applications to coordinate and adjust numerous variables which determine the quality of the image, such as the size of the imported images, the output image size, the resolving power of the viewing screen and the width of the resolving elements, the dots per inch of the output device (or pixels per inch), the desired nearest object, the desired furthest object and the determination of the central or the “key subject”, rules of interphasing, the number of frames or layers, the minimum parallax, and the maximum parallax, and, thus, provide a digital multi-dimensional image without jumping images or fuzzy features or other visual distortions by creating high quality output images both in the form of a printed hardcopy or as a viewed image on an appropriate viewing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Inventors: Jerry Nims, William M. Karszes, Samuel Pol
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Patent number: 10009601Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada, Keiji Fukuhara
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Patent number: 10001834Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) console receives slow calibration data from an imaging device and fast calibration data from an inertial measurement unit on a VR headset including a front and a rear rigid body. The slow calibration data includes an image where only the locators on the rear rigid body are visible. An observed position is determined from the slow calibration data and a predicted position is determined from the fast calibration data. If a difference between the observed position and the predicted position is greater than a threshold value, the predicted position is adjusted by a temporary offset until the difference is less than the threshold value. The temporary offset is removed by re-calibrating the rear rigid body to the front rigid body once locators on both the front and rear rigid body are visible in an image in the slow calibration data.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Oculus VR, LLCInventors: Dov Katz, Jonathan Shine, Robin Michael Miller
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Patent number: 9998790Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for providing streamlined access to media assets of interest to a user. The method includes determining that a supplemental viewing device, through which a user views a field of view, is directed at a first field of view. The method further involves detecting that the supplemental viewing device is now directed at a second field of view, and determining that a media consumption device is within the second field of view. A first media asset of interest to the user that is available for consumption via the media consumption device is identified, and the supplemental viewing device generates a visual indication in the second field of view. The visual indication indicates that the first media asset is available for consumption via the media consumption device, and the visual indication tracks a location of the media consumption device in the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan A. Logan, Alexander W. Liston, William L. Thomas, Gabriel C. Dalbec, Margret B. Schmidt, Mathew C. Burns, Ajay Kumar Gupta
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Patent number: 9992419Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: an image acquisition section that acquires a captured image obtained by imaging an imaging range; and a display control section that controls a display section in such a way that a virtual object corresponding to an imaging subject reflecting on the captured image is displayed. The display control section displays the virtual object in such a way that a ratio of an amount of movement of the virtual object in a virtual image to an amount of movement of the imaging range in real space changes according to an imaging magnification of the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Frank Nielsen
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Patent number: 9967516Abstract: There are provided a stereo matching method capable of increasing a resolution and precision of an object and a device for performing the method. The method includes investigating a pattern according to a predetermined period; obtaining left and right stereo images in which the investigated pattern is included or not included; determining whether each of the stereo image obtained according to the predetermined period and a buffering image that is a previous frame image of the stereo image includes the pattern; and generating a final cost volume by performing different image processing according to whether each of the stereo image and the buffering image includes the pattern. Therefore, it is possible to increase precision of a disparity of a thin object and increase accuracy and precision of an object at a long distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ji Ho Chang, Jae Chan Jeong, Ho Chul Shin, Dae Hwan Hwang, Seung Min Choi, Eul Gyoon Lim, Jae Il Cho, Kuk Jin Yoon
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Patent number: 9947288Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device, a display driving method and a display system, wherein the display device includes a display panel and a polarizer disposed on the light outgoing side of the display panel. The polarizer comprises a first polarizing region and a second polarizing region having different polarizing directions from each other. The display device further includes an image processor configured to cause only a region of the display panel corresponding to the first polarizing region to display an image to be displayed if a first anti-peep mode is selected by a user; and to cause only a region of the display panel corresponding to the second polarizing region to display the image to be displayed if a second anti-peep mode is selected by a user. The display device according to the present disclosure has a significantly improved applicability.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Haiqin Huang, Junwei Wang, Haifeng Yu
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Patent number: 9930317Abstract: A method for applying power in a plurality of pulses to the projection source to control the projection source to emit coherent light during an exposure interval comprising at least two sub-intervals, the applied power causing the projection source to have different temperatures during first and second sub-intervals of the at least two sub-intervals; and emitting light from the projection source, wherein the projection source emits light having different wavelengths during the first and second sub-intervals in accordance with the different temperatures of the projection source.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Aquifi, Inc.Inventors: Aryan Hazeghi, Abbas Rafii
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Patent number: 9915773Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source component and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes at least one micro-structure on a bottom surface of the light guide plate, and the micro-structure includes a plane reflective surface. The light source component includes light source groups, a first cylindrical lens array and a second cylindrical lens. Each of the light source groups includes a first light source and a second light source arranged along an X direction. The first cylindrical lens array is optically coupled between the light source groups and the light guide plate, and includes first cylindrical lenses having lens power along the X direction and disposed corresponding to each of the light source groups. The second cylindrical lens is optically coupled between the light source groups and the light guide plate, and has lens power along a Z direction orthogonal to the X direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: June-Jei Huang
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Patent number: 9912968Abstract: A decoding apparatus has an arithmetic decoder and a controller. A counter logic of the controller generates a first statistics result according to a first syntax element decoding result. A control logic of the controller instructs the arithmetic decoder to perform a first scan procedure at least once to generate the first syntax element decoding result of transform coefficients of a transform coefficient block, controls a repetition number of a second scan procedure based at least partly on the first statistics result, and instructs the arithmetic decoder to perform the second scan procedure at least once to generate a second syntax element decoding result of the transform coefficients. The first scan procedure decodes a first coded syntax element of one transform coefficient when performed by the arithmetic decoder once. The second scan procedure decodes a second coded syntax element of one transform coefficient when performed by the arithmetic decoder once.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Chia-Yun Cheng, Chi-Cheng Ju, Yung-Chang Chang, Chih-Ming Wang
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Patent number: 9911388Abstract: The present application discloses a pixel structure, an array substrate and a display device comprising the same. The pixel structure comprises a pixel array comprising a first array section and a second array section alternatively arranged along a first direction; the first array section comprises at least one first pixel sequence extending along a second direction and at least one second pixel sequence extending along the second direction; the second array section comprises at least one third pixel sequence extending along the second direction and at least one fourth pixel sequence extending along the second direction. According to the present application, the brightness centers are uniformly distributed in the pixel array, thereby resulting in a more uniform brightness and a reduction of the sub-pixels' dark state light leakage when an image is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Chunping Xiang
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Patent number: 9906780Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for creating an ambient experience for a person, particularly for a patient to be examined in a medical imaging device having a bore into which a patient table can be moved. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises a display (30) for displaying an image content such as a video for the relaxation of a patient, and an illumination device (40) for illuminating the surroundings with polarized light. Moreover, it comprises a viewing aid, particularly a pair of glasses (20), that is designed to at least partially block light from the illumination device (40) while letting light from the display (30) pass. The viewing aid (20) may for example comprise a polarization filter (23) that lets linearly polarized light (4) from the display (30) pass while blocking light from the illumination device (40) that is polarized in a perpendicular direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Laura Klaming, Murray Fulton Gillies, Juergen Vogt
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Patent number: 9900588Abstract: A display panel includes sub-pixel pairs arranged laterally at a predetermined pitch, the sub-pixel pair including two sub pixels displaying images for right and left eyes respectively. A parallax-barrier shutter panel includes sub apertures switching light-transmitting and light-blocking states by driving a liquid crystal layer held between two transparent substrates with transparent electrodes extending vertically. The sub apertures are arranged laterally at a pitch obtained by dividing a reference parallax-barrier pitch by N (N being an even number equal to or greater than four), the reference parallax-barrier pitch being determined on the basis of a predetermined design observation distance and the pitch of the sub-pixel pairs. The parallax-barrier shutter panel includes common driving areas obtained by dividing a display area laterally.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akimasa Yuuki, Tetsuya Satake, Yasunori Niwano, Toshiaki Fujino, Shuichi Kira, Kazunori Okumoto, Shingo Nagano, Yoshimitsu Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Ishiguchi
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Patent number: 9892499Abstract: An objective assessment method for a stereoscopic image quality combined with manifold characteristics and binocular characteristics trains a matrix after dimensionality reduction and whitening obtained from natural scene plane images through an orthogonal locality preserving projection algorithm, for obtaining a best mapping matrix. Image blocks, not important for visual perception, are removed. After finishing selecting the image blocks, through the best mapping matrix, manifold characteristic vectors of the image blocks are extracted, and a structural distortion of a distorted image is measured according to a manifold characteristic similarity. Considering influences of an image luminance variation on human eyes, a luminance distortion of the distorted image is calculated according to a mean value of the image blocks.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Ningbo UniversityInventors: Mei Yu, Zhaoyun Wang, Fen Chen, Meiling He
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Patent number: 9892546Abstract: A method of pursuit path camera model navigation includes, providing, via processing circuitry of one server, a future viewpoint located at a first location and a current viewpoint located at a second location and calculating a first prefetch region including one or more viewcells and one or more visibility even packets, the first prefetch region corresponding to the first location of the future viewpoint and the second location of the current viewpoint. The method further includes receiving commands to modify the first location of the future viewpoint to a third location at a first velocity, calculating a navigational intent of the future viewpoint based on the commands, and calculating a second prefetch region including the viewcells and the visibility event packets by collapsing the calculated first prefetch region into the second prefetch region, the second prefetch region corresponding to a predicted pursuit path based on the calculated navigational intent.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: PRIMAL SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Barry L. Jenkins
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Patent number: 9888233Abstract: The present invention provides a 3D display system, which includes an OLED display panel and 3D shutter glasses. The OLED display panel includes a plurality of data lines for transmitting data signals, a plurality of scan lines for transmitting scan signals and a plurality of pixel units. When the pixel unit displays the left-eye image data signal and the right-eye image data signal, the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter of the 3D shutter glasses are both closed. When the pixel unit displays the left-eye blank data signal, the left-eye shutter of the 3D shutter glasses is open. When the pixel unit displays the right-eye blank data signal, the right-eye shutter of the 3D shutter glasses is open.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yufeng Jin
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Patent number: 9886933Abstract: Discloses is a brightness adjustment system and method, and a mobile terminal. The brightness adjustment system is used for a display device, and comprises: a distance measurement module configured to measure a perpendicular viewing distance from user's eyes to a display surface of the display device; and a brightness adjustment module configured to adjust the brightness of the display device to desired brightness based on the measured perpendicular viewing distance. The brightness adjustment system renders the display device, such as mobile terminal, etc., to automatically adjust the brightness based on the perpendicular viewing distance between the user's eyes and the display surface of the display device, satisfying requirements for display brightness.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Xin Li
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Patent number: 9877017Abstract: A method of driving an auto-stereoscopic display apparatus includes detecting a position of a user to determine a target visible distance, determining at least one original pixel unit having a first unit width based on the target visible distance, wherein the pixel unit includes a plurality of pixel sets in a row, each pixel set including N pixels, comparing the target visible distance to a predetermined reference visible distance of the auto-stereoscopic display apparatus, and converting the original pixel unit to a compensated pixel unit having a second unit width different from the first unit width to project viewpoint sets through the N pixels to a viewing zone at the target visible distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryota Odake, Seonki Kim, Jinhwan Kim, Haeyoung Yun, Kyungho Jung
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Patent number: 9862077Abstract: A system is provided that includes a laser projection apparatus and a fastener installation apparatus. The laser projection apparatus is configured to project an identifier of an instruction set including one or more instructions for installing a fastener or fastener collar on a structure, with the laser projection apparatus being configured to project the identifier onto the structure about a location at which the respective fastener or fastener collar is to be installed. The fastener installation apparatus is configured to capture an image of the projected identifier from the structure, determine the identifier from the captured image, and retrieve the instruction set based on the determined identifier. The fastener installation apparatus includes a tool for installing the respective fastener or fastener collar, and the fastener installation apparatus is configured to program the tool according to the retrieved instruction set.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventor: Raymond J. Slesinski
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Patent number: 9865187Abstract: A TFT array substrate is disclosed. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, and a first gate drive circuit, where the first gate drive circuit includes m levels of first repeat units. Each level of first repeat unit includes a first shift register. The substrate also includes a second gate drive circuit, where the second gate drive circuit includes n levels of second repeat units. Each level of second repeat unit includes a second shift register. The substrate also includes a first start signal line and a first start transistor, where a drain of the first start transistor is electrically connected with the first start signal line. The substrate also includes a second start transistor, where a drain of the second start transistor is electrically connected with the first start signal line.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin Wen, Lei Li, Fen Wan
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Patent number: 9864191Abstract: A viewer includes a varifocal lens and a lens controller that adjusts a focal length of the varifocal lens, and can adjust a focal point in accordance with eye movement of the user. When a 3D image viewing detector detects 3D image viewing by the user, a focal length fixing section instructs a lens controller to fix a focal length of the varifocal lens irrespective of eye movement of the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yumiko Kato, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Jun Ozawa
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Patent number: 9866824Abstract: A device 120 for processing three-dimensional [3D] image data 122 for display on a 3D display 160, the 3D display being arranged for adjacently emitting, in a viewing cone 180, a series of views 100 of the 3D image data, the series of views enabling autostereoscopic viewing of the 3D image data at multiple viewing positions 182, 184 in the viewing cone by a viewer perceiving two different ones of the series of views, and the device comprising an indicator generator 140 arranged for establishing a graphical shape in the 3D image data for, when being displayed on the 3D display, providing to the viewer a position indicator graphically representing a relative position of the two different ones of the series of views within the series of views.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls
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Patent number: 9858855Abstract: A wearable display device comprises: a set of position sensors, wherein the position sensors provide positioning data that describe a physical three-dimensional orientation of the wearable display device in real time; an exterior display surface that comprises a continuous display with a dynamically adjusted display region; and a video display controller, wherein the video display controller displays a video content on the region directed to the user's eyes on the dynamically adjusted display region based on the physical three-dimensional orientation of the wearable display device.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, James L. Lentz
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Patent number: RE46755Abstract: A 3D image playback method includes utilizing a detecting module to detect a visual angle included between a display device and a shutter glasses, playing a plurality of 3D image sets with different visual angles at a specific frequency by the display device, transmitting a synchronization signal corresponding to the visual angle to the shutter glasses by the detecting module, and controlling a switching frequency of the shutter glasses so as to make the shutter glasses capable of receiving one of the plurality of 3D image sets corresponding to the visual angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Ching-An Lin