Separation By Time Division Patents (Class 348/55)
  • Patent number: 11483541
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device capable of reducing grid visual effect includes a flat display unit, a light source unit disposed on a side of the flat display unit, and a lens array unit disposed on another side of the flat display unit. A light source provided by the light source unit satisfies an optical characteristic as follows: an attenuation amplitude of a luminance of the light source before entering the lens array unit being not greater than 65% within a divergence angle of a light field system of the stereoscopic image display device, thereby reducing the grid visual effect of a stereo image generated by the stereoscopic image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Lixel Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang Yang, Chih-Hung Ting, Kai-Chieh Chang, Hsin-You Hou, Wei-An Chen, Kuan-Yu Chen, Chih-Wei Shih
  • Patent number: 11081068
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that displays an input video signal according to a present disclosure comprises: a first liquid crystal display panel and a second liquid crystal display panel disposed to be laminated; a first video signal generator that generates a first video signal for the first liquid crystal display panel by performing stereoscopic vision suppression processing of suppressing stereoscopic vision due to parallax on the video signal; and a second video signal generator that generates a second video signal for the second liquid crystal display panel using the first video signal, wherein when the video signal indicates a black spot, the first video signal generator performs the stereoscopic vision suppression processing with intensity different from that in a case where the video signal indicates a bright spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PASONA KNOWLEDGE PARTNER INC.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Koudo, Hideyuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11081071
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that displays an input video signal, the liquid crystal display device comprising: a first liquid crystal display panel and a second liquid crystal display panel disposed to be laminated; a gamma corrector that generates a corrected video signal by performing gamma correction decided depending on a first control signal input from an outside with respect to the video signal; a first video signal generator that generates a first video signal for the first liquid crystal display panel using the corrected video signal; and a second video signal generator that generates a second video signal for the second liquid crystal display panel using the first video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PASONA KNOWLEDGE PARTNER INC.
    Inventor: Toshikazu Koudo
  • Patent number: 10885313
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to methods for controlling a display device. In one such example, data representing a result of an eyewear detection operation is obtained. Dependent on the obtained data, a control signal is outputted to adjust a display parameter of the display device. Performing the eyewear detection operation comprises receiving image data representing a user of the display device, and processing the image data using object recognition to determine whether or not the user is wearing eyewear of a predetermined type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: Apical Ltd., Arm Limited
    Inventors: Daren Croxford, Simon John Craske
  • Patent number: 10321121
    Abstract: The present specification provides a stereoscopic image display apparatus of which a barrier pattern arrangement can be modified according to the movement of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventor: Seong Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 10241545
    Abstract: A distortion calibration system generates a distortion map for a head-mounted display (HMD). The system includes a camera that takes pictures of a test pattern displayed by the HMD. The images are taken at different camera positions and/or states of the HMD. The system determines a distortion map using the captured images, and uploads it to the HMD as part of, e.g., an optical model. The HMD comprises an electronic display, an eye tracking unit, an optics block, and a module. The module estimates distortion values based on eye tracking information from the eye tracking unit, an optical model, and a state of the HMD (e.g., a distance between the optics block and the electronic display). The module determines an adjusted state of the HMD using the estimated distortion values, the eye tracking information, and the optical model, and adjusts the state of the HMD to the adjusted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Evan M. Richards, Brant Carlton Lewis, Youngshik Yoon, Shizhe Shen
  • Patent number: 10242646
    Abstract: A conversion method includes: obtaining two R's, two G's and two B's sub-pixel values having interleaved positions from four pixels of the RGB format; obtaining four Y-luminance value, one U-chrominance value and one V-chrominance value of the YUV format according to the obtained sub-pixel values. The Y-luminance values of the first, second, third and fourth pixels in the YUV format are calculated from R's of the first pixel, G's of the second pixel, G's of the third pixel and B's sub-pixel value of the fourth pixel respectively. The U-chrominance value of the first pixel is calculated from B's of the first pixel, R's of the first pixel and the G's sub-pixel value of the third pixel. The V-chrominance value of the first pixel is calculated from the R of the fourth pixel, G of the second pixel and B of the fourth pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Jar-Ferr Yang
  • Patent number: 9986227
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying three dimensional (3D) images to a viewer without the need for 3D glasses. The apparatus includes a display element with a lenticular display surface that is supported to be horizontal and face upward into a viewing space. The apparatus includes a location tracking element tracking a location of a viewer in the viewing space relative to the lenticular display surface. The apparatus includes a display controller generating reprojected content for operating the display element to display 3D images via the lenticular display surface. The reprojected content is generated by determining for each pixel of the display element the content or images passing through tracked and/or determined eye locations and then remapping content delivered to each of the pixels of the display element to achieve a predefined pattern of content in viewpoints of fixed camera positions for the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Quinn Y. Smithwick, Christopher Stuart Gabriel
  • Patent number: 9667950
    Abstract: An image projecting system and a synchronization method for use in the image projecting system are provided. The image projecting system comprises a projector, a pair of stereoscopic glasses and a light meter. The projector projects a left-right eye test image according to a timing, and generates a plurality of left-right eye synchronization signals according to the timing. The light meter, electrically connected to the projector, measures a plurality of left-lens brightness values and a plurality of right-lens brightness values through a left lens and a right lens of the pair of stereoscopic glasses, respectively. The projector calculates a plurality of left-lens light leakage values and a plurality of right-lens light leakage values corresponding to the left-right eye synchronization signals according to the left-lens brightness values and the right-lens brightness values, respectively, so as to choose one of the left-right eye synchronization signals as an adjusted left-right eye synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Chung-Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 9667840
    Abstract: A video output device includes: a drawing portion drawing successively images corresponding to image information at a first frequency; and an output portion outputting to a three-dimensional television receiver two pieces of image information based on the images corresponding to the image information successively drawn by the drawing portion with the two pieces of image information being packed as first image information and second image information in a form of three-dimensional image information containing therein the first image information and the second image information which are to be transmitted to the three-dimensional television receiver adapted to perform three-dimensional display at a second frequency approximately half of the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Yasunari Hatasawa
  • Patent number: 9600714
    Abstract: An apparatus for calculating spatial coordinates is disclosed. The apparatus may extract a plurality of feature points from an input image, calculate a direction vector associated with the feature points, and calculate spatial coordinates the feature points based on a distance between the feature points and the direction vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
  • Patent number: 9429766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a 3D display method, which comprises: obtaining an interference value of a display unit displaying at least one pair of images with parallax; adjusting the display unit based on the interference value; and the adjusted display unit displaying the at least one pair of images with parallax. The present invention also provides a 3D display device. Through the technical solution of the present invention, the crosstalk phenomenon during the 3D display process can be relieved to optimize the 3D display result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SuperD CO. LTD
    Inventor: Dongfang Li
  • Patent number: 9191655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a video-image processing apparatus including: a video-image processing section configured to execute output control on video-image streams each including unitary video images appearing along the time axis so as to output every unitary video image pertaining to each of the video-image streams repeatedly a plurality of times by sequentially switching the video-image streams to be output on a time-division basis; a frame memory for temporarily storing an immediately preceding unitary video image as it is or after replacing the luminance gradation of the immediately preceding unitary video image with a post-replacement luminance gradation where the immediately preceding unitary video image is defined as a unitary video image which immediately leads ahead of a current unitary video image being output by the video-image processing section and is selected; and an overdrive processing section configured to carry out overdrive processing on the current unitary video image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Nakagawa, Yuji Nakahata
  • Patent number: 9158183
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image generating device includes: a brightness calculation unit that, on an image that is photographed using a stereo adapter, obtains the brightness representative value of the first area where neither of two beams from the object is incident; a threshold value determining unit that obtains a threshold value based on the brightness representative value; and an object area extracting unit that extracts two sets of pixels having brightness value higher than the threshold value on the image, as a second area where one of the two beams is incident and a third area where the another of the two beams is incident, and produces a stereoscopic image by a pair of a first partial image that is cut out from the second area, and a second partial image that is cut out from the third area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Norihiro Kakuko, Teruyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20150145972
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device with which it is possible to suppress degradation of image quality during video display or three-dimensional display without causing gradational luminance irregularities. Writing of an image to be displayed is sequentially performed from one side of a panel to the other side thereof during each frame period, and writing of a black image is sequentially performed from the one side of the panel to the other side thereof during the vertical blanking period in each frame period. A plurality of LEDs composing a backlight are divided into a plurality of segments so that a group of LEDs arrayed in a line in the direction in which scanning signal lines extend belong to the same segment. A segment lighting control circuit in a backlight control circuit controls emission intensities of the LEDs segment by segment so that the intensity of light irradiating the panel increases gradually from the one side of the panel to the other side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaroh Irie, Masae Kawabata, Shinji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9042014
    Abstract: A method and system for autostereoscopic display of stereoscopic images may include: illuminating at least one light source; configuring a lightguide to direct light from at least one light source to a first focal point; configuring a transmissive optical display according to a first stereoscopic image of a stereoscopic image pair; configuring the lightguide to direct light from at least one light source to a second focal point; and configuring the transmissive optical display according to a second stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay M. Sethna, Tracy J. Barnidge, Bruce D. Hufnagel, Joseph L. Tchon, Birendra Bahadur
  • Patent number: 9036847
    Abstract: A glasses apparatus which works in conjunction with a display apparatus which operates in a multi-view mode to combine and output a plurality of contents. The glasses apparatus includes: a first interface module which receives a synchronization signal in a first wireless communication method; first and second glasses mounted on a glasses frame and which are driven in synchronization with one of the plurality of contents based on the synchronization signal; a second interface module which receives an audio signal of at least said one content in a second wireless communication method; a controller which selects an audio signal of said one content from among audio signals corresponding to the plurality of contents, and an audio outputter which outputs the audio signal of the selected content, and which is integrally formed with the glasses frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jea-hee Han, Je-hwan Seo, Ju-won Cho
  • Publication number: 20150130915
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are provided for adjusting the depth of stereoscopic video content. The apparatus comprises a frame that supports a first lens and a second lens. The first lens is associated with a first image in a stereoscopic image pair and the second lens is associated with a second image in the stereoscopic image pair. An interface for controlling a parameter associated with the stereoscopic image pair is integrated into the frame of the apparatus. The system includes a display device configured to display stereoscopic video content and coupled to the apparatus for controlling the stereoscopic video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Nilesh Angadrao More, Harsha Kumar CC, Saurabh Kumar
  • Publication number: 20150130914
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including an analysis unit configured to analyze contrast according to a spatial frequency of an input image, a parallax transition information acquisition unit configured to acquire a relation of a crosstalk aggravation amount and a parallax transition corresponding to the contrast according to the spatial frequency of the input image with reference to a database in which the relation of the crosstalk aggravation amount and the parallax transition is stored in association with contrast according to spatial frequencies of various images, and a parallax computation unit configured to compute parallax corresponding to a predetermined threshold value set for the crosstalk aggravation amount in the acquired relation of the crosstalk aggravation amount and the parallax transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhide Hyodo, Keita Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9032470
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to detect a first position of a viewing apparatus, wherein the viewing apparatus enables viewing of media programs, obtain a media program in a first viewing perspective that conforms to the first position, present the media program with the first viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus, and transmit to the viewing apparatus a first audio signal corresponding to the first viewing perspective. The storage medium can also have computer instructions to detect that the viewing apparatus has moved to a second position, obtain the media program in a second viewing perspective according to the second position, and present the media program with the second viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Troy C. Meuninck, James Carlton Bedingfield, Sr., William A. Brown, David B. Delorme, Nadia Morris
  • Patent number: 9030537
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a signal control unit for receiving an input of an image signal, and converting to a signal for displaying each of a right eye image and a left eye image at least two times continuously; and a display panel, input with the signal converted by the signal control unit, for alternately displaying the right eye image continuing two or more times, and the left eye image continuing two or more times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Nakahata, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Toshiaki Suzuki, Makoto Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9019356
    Abstract: A display apparatus, a control method thereof, a remote control apparatus, and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display unit which outputs a plurality of content views using a plurality of image frames; a remote control signal receiver which receives a control command from a remote control apparatus; and a controller which, if a control command to control one content view from among the plurality of content views is received, selectively performs an operation from among control operation corresponding to the control command and an outputting operation to output a message notifying an input of the control command in accordance with a type of the received control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-hwa Shin, Chang-seog Ko, Bong-ki Jang
  • Publication number: 20150092028
    Abstract: An unpacking method, an unpacking device and an unpacking system of a packed frame are disclosed. The packed frame is to be displayed on a screen and includes a color frame and a resized depth frame, and the color frame is corresponding to the resized depth frame. The center of the color frame is displayed in the central area of the screen. The unpacking method includes the steps of: extracting the color frame and the resized depth frame from the packed frame; and restoring the resized depth frame to obtain an original depth frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jar-Ferr YANG, Hung-Ming WANG, Hsi-Chun TSENG, Ke-Ying LIAO
  • Publication number: 20150085090
    Abstract: The present invention provides a 3D display device and 3D display method thereof. The method includes the steps of: providing a first signal to the display panel sequentially for providing left-eye image and right-eye image sequentially, and providing a second signal at the time of switching the left-eye image and the right-eye image for inserting a black image, wherein the different 3D display quality being obtained through adjusting the insertion time of the black image. The present invention can adjust the insertion time of the black image to meet demands of higher 3D display luminance or lower 3D cross-talk for various 3D display qualities to improve viewing experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-hung Chen, Jiali Jiang
  • Patent number: 8988513
    Abstract: A method is provided for sharing a display. The method includes displaying periodically a first image sequence on the display in synchronicity with a first signal, and displaying periodically a second image sequence on the display in synchronicity with a second signal. The method also includes selecting by a user the first image sequence for viewing, and shuttering periodically a set of goggles for the user in synchronicity with the first signal. A method is provided for sharing a display. The method includes displaying periodically a private image sequence on the display in synchronicity with a first signal, and displaying periodically a non-private image sequence on the display. In the method, the private image sequence and the non-private image sequence combine to form a public image sequence on the display. A system is provided for sharing a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Behzad Shahraray, David C. Gibbon, Zhu Liu, Bernard S. Renger
  • Patent number: 8988512
    Abstract: A playback method of a multimedia content includes: receiving the multimedia content; performing playback upon the multimedia content; detecting a user status and accordingly generating a detection result; and adjusting the playback of the multimedia content when the detection result indicates a change of the user status. A playback apparatus of a multimedia content includes a receiving block, a playback block, and a detecting block. The receiving block is used for receiving the multimedia content. The playback block is coupled to the receiving block, and used for performing playback upon the multimedia content. The detecting block is coupled to the playback block, and used for detecting a user status and accordingly generating a detection result. The playback block adjusts the playback of the multimedia content when the detection result indicates a change of the user status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Hung Chien, Po-Kai Fang
  • Publication number: 20150062314
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a detector information acquiring unit to acquire detector information relating to a position of a detector; a display control unit to cause a display device capable of varying contents to be displayed according to display directions to perform display of different contents or display at a different timing, for each display direction; a display direction acquiring unit to acquire a display direction in which display is recognizable from the position where the detector is installed based on contents or a timing of display by the display device as detected by the detector; and an associating unit to associate the acquired detector information and the acquired display direction with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: PFU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yasunari Itoh
  • Publication number: 20150062313
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an evaluation unit configured to evaluate difference between left-eye image data and right-eye image data which constitute image data, and a determination unit configured to determine which of a plane display type and a stereopsis display type is used for performing display using the image data, in response to an evaluation result from the evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuhei Taki
  • Patent number: 8970681
    Abstract: A method of controlling a view of a stereoscopic image and a stereoscopic image display using the same are disclosed. The method of controlling a view of a stereoscopic image includes: detecting a position information of a viewer from an output of a sensor; changing parameters for rendering a viewing angle and a depth information according to the position information; generating a left-eye image and a right-eye image in which a viewing angle and a depth information are changed in accordance with the parameters; and displaying the left-eye image and the right-eye image on a stereoscopic image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeonho Son, Moojong Lim, Hoyoung Jung
  • Patent number: 8964010
    Abstract: A display device receives first data for an object to be displayed at a first point in time and second data for the object to be displayed at a second point in time, the second point in time being after the first point in time. A controller determines a difference between the first and second data and controls output of an audio signal based on the difference. The difference is indicative of a change in perceived depth by a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Heejin Kim, Sungkoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8964012
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes first and second substrates which are disposed opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer formed in between; a color filter polarizing layer which is formed on one surface between the first and second substrates; and a polarizing layer. The color filter polarizing layer comprises a first metal linear grid arranged at different pitches to emit a first polarized component of incident light with different colors, and a second metal linear grid formed on an opposite surface of the one surface between the first and second substrates. The provided display panel and display apparatus, have reduced manufacturing costs and a simplified manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-eun Chung, Dong-hwan Kim, Il-yong Jung
  • Patent number: 8953027
    Abstract: In the case of plural viewers viewing the 3D image, it is difficult to implement the display condition requested by the individual viewer without the viewer's burden for manipulating to change to the image requested by the viewer. A stereoscopic-image display apparatus is provided with a viewer detecting unit that identifies the viewer, and a viewer/stereoscopic eyewear database that stores and manages individual data for each of the viewers and stereoscopic eyewears. The stereoscopic-image display apparatus automatically instructs the stereoscopic eyewear utilized by the viewer to implement the display condition requested by the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Horiuchi, Yoshinori Seki
  • Patent number: 8947779
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a 3-dimensional (3D) image, which is capable of providing a super multi-view, is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one image projector for projecting light including an image; an active optical element for adjusting a path of at least one light within a range of a predetermined angle; and a relay optical system for transmitting the at least one light to a pupil of a viewer. The apparatus provides a plurality of images in different views to the pupil using a time division method, by using the active optical element for adjusting the path of the at least one light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Yoon-sun Choi, Hong-seok Lee, Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 8941725
    Abstract: A method of processing three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image data is provided that includes comparing the polarity of image data of a present frame with the polarity of image data of a previous frame. The image data of the present frame are compensated according to the result of the comparison. The image data of the present frame is compensated to generate first compensation data, when the polarity of the image data of the present frame is opposite to the polarity of the image data of the previous frame, with respect a reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Moon Moh, Mi-Sun Lee, Sang-Yong No, Seung-Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20150015685
    Abstract: A single pixel of a video display can display respective individual pixels of multiple views. In other words, a video display can include more views for an autostereoscopic image than the physical pixels of the video display would ordinarily support. The physical pixel is time-multiplexed in that the physical pixel displays a pixel of one view for a given time interval and a view multiplexer deflects the light from the physical pixel by a predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the view. In another time interval, the physical pixel displays a pixel of a different view and the view multiplexer deflects light from the physical pixel by a different predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the different view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SOLIDDD CORP.
    Inventor: Richard A. Muller
  • Patent number: 8934002
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device which facilitates to improve picture quality of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) images by automatically converting an image driving mode (2D/3D) in accordance with a viewing distance, and a method for driving the same, wherein the device comprises a distance measuring unit which measures a viewing distance between the LCD device and a viewer; an image mode controller which sets a 2D image mode or 3D image mode in accordance with a comparison result between the viewing distance and a preset reference distance; a timing controller which aligns externally-provided image signals in accordance with the 2D image mode or 3D image mode set by the image mode controller, and converts the aligned image signals into image data by frame unit; and a liquid crystal panel which displays an image based on the 2D image mode or 3D image mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Ham, Heume Il Baek
  • Patent number: 8933999
    Abstract: Margins are prevented from being produced when the amount of parallax of a stereoscopic image has been enlarged. A parallax adjustment command is applied if a stereoscopic image is displayed in an image compositing area that has been defined on a page constituting an electronic album. The amount of parallax is enlarged in response to application of a command to enlarge the amount of parallax. If enlarging the amount of parallax will cause margins to be produced when the stereoscopic image is displayed in the image compositing area on the page, then this page is replaced by a page on which an image compositing area that will not produce margins has been formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Yamaji
  • Patent number: 8928739
    Abstract: A three dimensional image display device includes a display panel in which at least one of two consecutive left eye images and two consecutive right eye images are inputted, where the two consecutive left eye images are substantially the same as each other, and the two consecutive right eye images are substantially the same as each other, and where gate scanning directions of the two consecutive left eye images are opposite to each other, and gate scanning directions of the two consecutive right eye images are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyong-Rae Lee, Jae-Ho Jung, Kwan-Woo Lee, Tae-Hwan Kim, Dong-Gyoon Seo, Myoung Jun Chai
  • Patent number: 8928740
    Abstract: An image display device includes a display panel that periodically displays different images, a shutter control portion that generates timing signals for driving shutters for a right eye and a left eye, in synchronization with the periodical display of the display panel, with respect to glasses for viewing images, the glasses being provided with the shutters for the right and left eye, a backlight that includes a light guide plate of a size corresponding to a display area of the display panel and light sources that are provided on two opposing side faces of the light guide plate and that irradiates the display panel from a rear side of the display panel, and a backlight control portion that causes the respective light sources that are provided on the two opposing side faces to blink at different timings during an opening period of the shutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Ito, Kyoichiro Oda
  • Patent number: 8928970
    Abstract: A method of stereoscopic image formation that includes some or all of the following steps: generating a laser beam, switching the laser beam alternately between a path that includes a stimulated-Raman-scattering optical fiber and a path that does not include a stimulated-Raman-scattering optical fiber, and filtering the output of the stimulated-Raman-scattering optical fiber to reduce the residual non-stimulated-Raman-scattering light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Laser Light Engines
    Inventors: John Arntsen, Barret Lippey
  • Patent number: 8922630
    Abstract: A projector includes a discharge lamp, a discharge lamp driver that supplies the discharge lamp with a current, and a controller that controls the discharge lamp driver. The controller controls the discharge lamp driver in such a way that the absolute magnitude of the current is relatively small in the first period and relatively large in the second period. In the second period, the controller carries out a second-period AC control process in which an AC current is supplied to the discharge lamp. In the first period, the controller carries out a first-period control process in which in a third period, the absolute magnitude of the current becomes a minimum in the first period and in a fourth period, the absolute magnitude of the current becomes an intermediate value between the minimum and a maximum absolute magnitude of the current in the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Sato, Tetsuo Terashima
  • Patent number: 8908010
    Abstract: A method of processing a video input, having a first video bitstream transmitting pictures of a first view and a second video bitstream transmitting pictures of a second view, includes: checking the video input to detect if a first picture of one of the first and second views is correctly paired with a second picture of the other of the first and second views for specific presentation time; and referring to a detecting result for selectively performing a predetermined processing operation upon the video input. The video input transmits the second picture while transmitting the first picture. When the detecting result indicates that the first picture is not correctly paired with the second picture for the specific presentation time, both of the first picture and the second picture are skipped, and previous pictures that are correctly paired with each other for the specific presentation time is repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Ya-Hui Yu, Jer-Min Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8902264
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including n×m array of pixels and which sequentially drives the pixels from pixels in a first row to pixels in an n-th row, a panel driving circuit which sequentially applies first, second, third or fourth image data to the display panel, a backlight unit including a first light source disposed adjacent to the pixels in the first row and a second light source disposed adjacent to the pixels in the n-th row, and a backlight control circuit which divides each of first and second time periods into first, second, third and fourth blinking time periods, and applies a control signal to the backlight unit, where the first time period corresponds to two frames during which the first and second image data are applied, and the second time period corresponds to two frames during which the third and fourth image data are applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Sik Oh, Jin-Taek Hong
  • Patent number: 8902288
    Abstract: A system that runs in web browsers of mobile devices that allows mobile users to take photos of building exteriors and interiors or other real world objects, upload photos, share photos with others, and use the photo images to model the 3D models with the system's image-based modeling interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Fan, Mark Limber, Brian Gammon Brown, Tilman Reinhardt, Matthew Robert Simpson
  • Patent number: 8902301
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display includes pixels in a matrix that each emits visible light. A data line driver supplies a video signal to each pixel. The video signal includes first and second frames corresponding to first-eye and second-eye image information. A scanning line driver distributes a scanning signal to each pixel for controlling a supply of the video signal. The display includes an emitter in an arrangement position of the pixels in the matrix. The emitter emits infrared light in a same direction as the visible light. The scanning line driver supplies a control signal to the emitter that indicates a switching timing between the first frame and the second frame, and causes the emitter to emit the infrared light based on the control signal for reception by eye glasses for controlling opening and closing of electronic shutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yosuke Izawa
  • Patent number: 8896676
    Abstract: A 3D video viewing shutter device receives display response time from a 3D video display device for determining shutter open and close times. Response time may correspond to display type, a particular display and/or a change in pixel illumination levels between frames. The shutter device receives response information during device initialization and/or corresponding to changing pixel illumination levels. A sequence of 3D frames may comprise a pattern of left frames, right frames, blank frames and/or frames comprising a combination of left and right frames. Based on display device and/or shutter device response times, the shutter device may extend shutter transmittance time during a frame display interval into a blank frame interval. Transmittance may be enabled during display of blank frames subsequent to left or right frames. The shutter device and display device may communicate via a wireless link for example, via a Bluetooth wireless link utilizing Bluetooth clocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Sunkwang Hong
  • Patent number: 8896670
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a distance data analysis unit that analyzes subject distance information with the partial region units of captured images having different viewpoints, and a data generation unit that determines whether a recorded image or an output image is set to a two-dimensional image or set to a three-dimensional image depending on the analysis result, and generates the recorded or output image based on the determination result, wherein the data generation unit determines a recall level of stereoscopic vision in three-dimensional display based on the analysis result, and if it is determined that the recall level of stereoscopic vision is low, generates a two-dimensional image as the recorded or output image, and if it is determined that the recall level of stereoscopic vision is high, generates a three-dimensional image as the recorded or output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tadashi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8885029
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display is discussed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display panel including data lines, gate lines crossing the data lines, thin film transistors (TFTs) that are turned on in response to gate pulses from the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels, a data driving circuit that converts digital video data into a data voltage and supplies the data voltage to the data lines, a gate driving circuit sequentially supplying the gate pulses synchronized with the data voltage to the gate lines, and a timing controller that receives a timing signal, 2D image data, and 3D image data from an external host system, supplies the digital video data to the data driving circuit, and controls an operation timing of the data driving circuit and an operation timing of the gate driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungho Baek, Juseong Park
  • Publication number: 20140320616
    Abstract: A method includes identifying, at a media device, a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display device. Each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display device, where each viewing zone has a corresponding spatial region. The method further includes selecting a video stream based on the viewing zone. The method further includes sending the video stream from the media device to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: David Levine
  • Patent number: 8866892
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit which outputs a plurality of content views using a plurality of image frames; an interface unit which is connected with a glasses apparatus according to a predetermined communication standard; a synchronization signal generator which generates a synchronization signal that synchronizes one of the plurality of content views with the glasses apparatus; and a controller which, when a glasses apparatus is connected, controls the display apparatus to synchronize the one of the plurality of content views with the glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-yeon Kim, Chang-seog Ko