Separation By Lenticular Screen Patents (Class 348/59)
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Patent number: 9726942Abstract: A liquid crystal lens panel including: a lens region in which a plurality of unit liquid crystal lenses are located, each of the plurality of unit liquid crystal lenses including a plurality of electrodes, a peripheral area configured to surround the lens region, a first bus line at the peripheral area and including a first contact region coupled to a first one of the electrodes of the unit liquid crystal, and a second bus line at the peripheral area and in parallel to and separate from the first bus line, the second bus line including a second contact region coupled to a second one of the electrodes of the unit liquid crystal lens, wherein the first contact region protrudes from the first bus line, and the second contact region protrudes from the second bus line in a direction facing the first contact region.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Suk Lee, Hae Young Yun, Kyung Ho Jung
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Patent number: 9699443Abstract: The disclosure provides a stereoscopic image display device, including: multiple display units, the multiple display units being arranged in rows and columns, a first black matrix being disposed between adjacent rows of display units, and a second black matrix being disposed between adjacent columns of display units. The stereoscopic image display device also includes a lens sheet disposed corresponding to the multiple display units, the lens sheet being formed by multiple lined up half-cylinder lenses, and, in an X-direction, a cycle length of the half-cylinder lenses in the lens sheet being a positive even multiple of a cycle length of the display units. In the display device, X coordinate values of the multiple display units do not repeat periodically within one cycle of the lens sheet. The stereoscopic image display device according to the disclosure can solve a problem of black and white stripes, thereby improving the display effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Niu, Yuhong Tao, Zhangben Wu, Zhihua Ling
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Patent number: 9654766Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 3-dimensional displaying apparatus using line light sources, which includes: a display panel having a plurality of pixels; a backlight panel having a plurality of line light sources disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, the backlight panel being spaced apart from one surface of the display panel; and a distance-adjusting unit for adjusting a distance between the backlight unit and the display panel. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to display autostereoscopic images which may minimize the quality deterioration of the 3-dimensional images according to the change of distance from an observer to the 3-dimensional displaying apparatus, which is a problem of a displaying apparatus implementing 3-dimensional images by using a general parallax separating unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Ki Hyuk Yoon
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Patent number: 9648307Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method of a display apparatus to which a 3D display film is attachable are provided. The display method according to various exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept includes sensing whether a 3D display film is attached to or detached from a display apparatus, automatically converting the display apparatus into a 3D mode when the 3D display film is attached to cover a display unit of the display apparatus, and automatically converting into a normal mode when the 3D display film is detached from the display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kun-woo Lee, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo, Jae-kyu Shim, Cheol-eun Jang, Hee-seung Choi
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Patent number: 9606368Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device including a dot displaying viewpoint images and a viewpoint forming unit. The dot displays first and second color images respectively having first and second colors of a first viewpoint image among the viewpoint images during a first sub-frame, and displays a third color image having a third color of the first viewpoint image during a second sub-frame. The viewpoint forming unit includes viewpoint forming devices, which are positioned at a first position during the first sub-frame to project the first and second color images on a viewing zone corresponding to the first viewpoint image, and positioned at a second position during the second sub-frame to project the third color image on the viewing zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Goro Hamagishi, SeHuhn Hur, Il-Joo Kim, Kyungho Jung
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Patent number: 9588348Abstract: The 3D display device includes a display panel including a first pixel area displaying a left-eye image, and a second pixel area neighboring the first pixel area and displaying a right-eye image, and a lenticular lens unit positioned on the display panel to cover the first pixel area and the second pixel area and having at least one color.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-Hee Park, Ok-Keun Song, Yong-Han Lee, Young-Shin Lee
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Patent number: 9588352Abstract: A display device includes a light blocking panel; a transparent display panel; a three-dimensional (3D) panel; a mask generating unit that generates a first mask from a difference between a left eye image and a right eye image that indicates whether or not viewpoint disparity is generated in each block of the 3D panel, and a second mask indicating whether each block of the light blocking panel is transparent or opaque; and an image processing unit that generates the display image from the left and right eye images and the first mask, wherein the display image is divided into a first region first region that includes an interlaced image generated by alternately arranging left eye image pixels and right eye image pixels, and a second region that includes a 2D image generated from one or both of the left eye image and the right eye image.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-Hyun Cho, Seung Jun Yu
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Patent number: 9581825Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device includes a display panel including M×N pixels arranged in M rows by N columns, displaying kn viewpoint images, and configured to display a color image using L primary colors. The display panel also includes a viewpoint forming unit including L viewpoint forming devices arranged in a row direction and configured to separate the kn viewpoint images at different angles to project the kn viewpoint images on corresponding viewing zones.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Goro Hamagishi, SeHuhn Hur, Kyungho Jung
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Patent number: 9523797Abstract: Provided are a microlens array film and a display device including the same. The microlens array film includes a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode facing each other and a flexible polymer layer placed between the first and the second transparent electrodes. Lenses may be freely deformed by regulating voltages applied to the first and second transparent electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Sung Ryul Yun, Ki-Uk Kyung, Suntak Park, Bong Je Park, Young Sung Kim
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Patent number: 9523858Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display system is provided. The 3D display system includes a display device and a switchable grating. The display device is configured to display a set of images with parallax for 3D display. The switchable grating comprises a plurality of switchable grating units, and each switchable grating unit has variable width and variable refractive index and has electric-signal-controllable optical parameters. The switchable grating is coupled with the display device, and configured to enable directional light transmission so as to separate lights of the set of images into predetermined viewing directions to effect the 3D display. Further, the switchable grating includes a first substrate having a plurality of first-type electrodes; a second substrate having at least one second-type electrode; and an optical material contained between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SUPERD CO. LTD.Inventors: Lei Song, Yinwei Chen, Jing Zhang
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Patent number: 9523874Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for producing a 2D/3D switchable integral imaging liquid crystal cell, and a liquid crystal cell, the method comprising the following steps: 1) coating a UV adhesive layer on a lower substrate; 2) imprinting grooves on the UV adhesive layer by using an array and then UV-curing the UV adhesive layer; 3) coating a lower transparent conductive film on the cured UV adhesive layer, and planarizing the grooves; and 4) forming a liquid crystal cell with the lower substrate and an upper substrate which is coated with an upper transparent conductive film on a lower surface thereof. 2D and 3D displays are switchable in the liquid crystal cell obtained by the method of the present disclosure, thereby achieving comparable displays of 2D and 3D images through simple and convenient operations.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qiaosheng Liao, Chih-Ming Yang
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Patent number: 9516298Abstract: In a three-dimensional image display device for displaying color three-dimensional images, a fly eye lens, a display panel, and a light source are provided in this order from the observer side. A display panel has four pixels arrayed in a (2×2) matrix correlated with one lens element of the fly eye lens. In the event that j is a natural number, a pixel magnifying projection width e in a second direction is set in a range of the following expression according to mean interpupillary distance Y of the observers.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Shin-ichi Uehara, Naoyasu Ikeda, Nobuaki Takanashi
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Patent number: 9500872Abstract: A lenticular system for autostereoscopic display devices in which a transparent polymeric lenticular array is embedded between two glass sheets and the gap between the polymeric lenticular array and the outer cover is filled with a transparent polymeric filling having a refractive index different than the refractive index of the polymeric lenticular array to reduce glare.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Robert Addison Boudreau, Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 9488879Abstract: A liquid crystal lens panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first base substrate. The second substrate includes a second base substrate disposed to face the first base substrate, the second substrate further including a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second base substrate. Each of the first base substrate and the second base substrate are rectilinearly shaped to comprise corresponding first sides and second sides, the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are inclined with respect to the corresponding first sides or second sides, and the plurality of first electrodes comprise a first inclination angle different from a second inclination angle associated with the plurality of second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Bae Kim, Hae-Young Yun, KyungHo Jung, Seung Jun Jeong, Jin-Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 9479767Abstract: The invention provides an autostereoscopic display device in which a viewer tracking system determines a position of a viewer with respect to the display panel. The display panel is controlled to display a number of different views which is dependent on at least the distance of the viewer from the display panel. This enables the number of views to optimized with respect to the position and/or speed of movement of the viewer.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Jan Van Der Horst
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Patent number: 9445083Abstract: A system 8 for delivering stereoscopic images for viewing without 3-D glasses being required comprises a video display element 1, an image direction element 4, a front holder element 5, a rear holder element 3, and a resolution enhancement element 2. The video display element 1 outputs a plurality of left-eye images and a plurality of right-eye images. The image direction element 4 directs each left-eye image at a desired left-eye angle and directs each right-eye image at a desired right-eye angle. The front holder element 5 is movable relative to the rear holder element 3 to move the image direction element 4 to adjust each left-eye angle at which each left-eye image is directed and to adjust each right-eye angle at which each right-eye image is directed to suit each viewer. The resolution enhancement element 2 is modulated simultaneously with the image direction element 4.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Andrew Healy, Thao D. Hovanky, John Gilbert
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Patent number: 9442297Abstract: A stereoscopic display apparatus comprising: a display element, a liquid crystal lens being set in front of the display element. The liquid crystal lens comprises a first electrode made of a plane-like transparent electrode, and a second electrode having plural comb-like transparent electrodes, a liquid crystal layer is held between the first electrode and the second electrode. A pitch of the liquid crystal lens is changed, by changing the pattern of voltage to be applied to the comb-like transparent electrodes, an individual voltage according to the pattern of voltage is applied to each of the plural comb-like transparent electrodes, the pitch of the liquid crystal lens is changed depending on a position of an observer with respect to the stereoscopic display panel, in front/back direction. Thus, the stereoscopic display apparatus can provide proper images even as a viewer moves in the front/back direction with respect to the stereoscopic display panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shinichiro Oka, Shinichi Komura
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Patent number: 9442298Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a lens area and a peripheral area. The lens area includes a plurality of liquid crystal lenses. Each of the plurality of liquid crystal lenses includes a plurality of electrodes. The peripheral area surrounds the lens area. The peripheral area includes a first bus line layer and a second bus line layer facing each other in a first direction. The first and second bus line layers include first bus lines and second bus lines, respectively. The first and second bus lines are electrically connected to each of the plurality of electrodes through one end of each electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chun Ki Choi, Kang-Min Kim, Yoon Kyung Park, Jin Oh Song, Seung Jun Jeong
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Patent number: 9442561Abstract: An information processing device connected to a display device capable of varying display contents according to display directions, the information processing device including: a position information acquiring unit to acquire position information on an object within a range from which the display device is viewable; a display direction determining unit to determine, based on the position information, a first display direction in which a first partial area of the display device is viewable from a position of the object and a second display direction in which a second partial area of the display device is viewable from the position of the object; and a display control unit that causes the display device to display contents so that the contents are displayed in the first display direction in the first partial area and the contents are displayed in the second display direction in the second partial area.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: PFU LIMITEDInventor: Yasunari Itoh
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Patent number: 9420266Abstract: An autostereoscopic display apparatus may include a stepped waveguide, optical elements, and one or more reflective imaging and/or directional elements. These elements may be arranged to return light from the stepped waveguide into an array of viewing windows. Such elements can be used to achieve observer tracking autostereoscopic display for landscape and portrait modes of operation. System thickness and cost may be reduced and system brightness can be increased or low operating power modes may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson
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Patent number: 9383199Abstract: An imaging apparatus disclosed in the present application includes a lens optical system, an imaging element and an optical array element. The lens optical system includes first and second areas having different optical characteristics with each other. The imaging element includes first and second pixels each including a filter of a first spectral transmittance characteristic, third pixels including a filter of a second spectral transmittance characteristic, and fourth pixels including a filter of a third spectral transmittance characteristic. The optical array element causes the light passing through the first area to be incident on the first pixels and one of the third and fourth pixels and causes the light passing through the second area to be incident on the second pixels and the other of third and fourth pixels.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norihiro Imamura, Takamasa Ando, Tsuguhiro Korenaga
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Patent number: 9372350Abstract: The present invention provides a cylindrical lens assembly, comprising a cylindrical lens array, a closed hood and a liquid storage tank. A to-be-filled chamber is formed between the cylindrical lens array and the closed hood. The to-be-filled chamber is connected with the liquid storage tank used for storing transparent liquid. The refractive index of the transparent liquid is the same as that of the cylindrical lens array. The transparent liquid can flow between the liquid storage tank and the to-be-filled chamber and fill up the to-be-filled chamber. The top of the closed hood is made of a transparent material. The present invention further provides a display device comprising above cylindrical lens assembly. The cylindrical lens assembly provided by the present invention is simple and easy to operate, and the display device comprising above cylindrical lens assembly can realize a switchover between flat panel display and stereoscopic display, with low cost.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoyi Zheng, Hongtao Lin
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Patent number: 9374573Abstract: Disclosed is a three-dimensional image display device, in particular, a three-dimensional image display device using a glassless mode. The three-dimensional image display device includes a data panel for displaying an image including a left eye image and a right eye image, a light supplier disposed at a first side of the data panel, the light supplier locally radiating light to enable a left eye image and a right eye image displayed on the data panel to be seen by a left eye and a right eye of a user, respectively, a lens array including a plurality of lenses disposed at a second side being opposite to the first side of the data panel, the lens array determining a passage such that the image supplied by the light supplier is transferred to the user, and a gap layer disposed between the data panel and the light supplier.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: LG Electronic Inc.Inventors: Wootae Kim, Jinbeom Kim, Taesoo Park, Dongwook Kim
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Patent number: 9348145Abstract: A naked-eye 3D liquid crystal display panel and a driving method for the same are provided. The naked-eye 3D liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed oppositely, and a liquid crystal layer. A side of the first substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer provides with a driving electrode layer. A side of the second substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer provides with a common electrode layer. The driving electrode layer and the common electrode layer respectively receive an AC voltage driving signal, which are the same in frequency and opposite in polarity such that the liquid crystal layer is tilted to form a 3D display. Accordingly, the voltage output requirement of the driving circuit of the 3D liquid crystal display panel 10 when displaying 3D is reduced such that the driving stability and load capacity of the driving circuit is improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Limin Wang, Ping-sheng Kuo
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Patent number: 9332249Abstract: A mobile terminal is disclosed, which enables a user to change and view a 2D image and/or a 3D image on a display unit by changing a view angle without manipulation of an input unit. The present invention includes a display panel configured to display a plurality of output images, a multi-view angle panel provided in front of the display panel to provide a user with a prescribed one of a plurality of the output images in accordance with a plurality of preset view angles, and a controller partitioning the display panel into a plurality of display regions, the controller partitioning a plurality of the output images into a plurality of partitioned images to correspond to the number of a plurality of the display regions, the controller controlling the display panel to display a plurality of the partitioned images on a plurality of the display regions.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Hakhae Kim
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Patent number: 9324251Abstract: A mobile terminal comprising a stereoscopic display unit outputting a stereoscopic image is disclosed. In one embodiment the stereoscopic display unit comprises a display element configured to periodically display left and right images, a refractive lens unit disposed to overlap with the display element and configured to change refractive characteristics thereof, and a controller configured to control the refractive characteristics of the refractive lens unit such that a refraction direction of transmitted light is periodically changed to make the left and right images face in different directions.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jeongseok Ki, Misook Kim, Seungmin Seen
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Patent number: 9304321Abstract: A time multiplexing multi-view point three dimensional image display device includes a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, where each pixel displays one color of a plurality of primary colors, and a view point division unit that divides the 3D image displayed by the display panel into two or more view points. The display panel includes a plurality of dots, each dot includes a set of pixels in which each pixel shows a different primary color. Each dot displays a 3D image for a view point during a frame set that includes a plurality of frames. The view point division unit moves in a row direction when the frame changes in the frame set, and at least one pixel one of the dot is selected in each frame of the frame set.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Goro Hamagishi, Se Joon Oh, Kyung Ho Jung
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Patent number: 9282323Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device for sensing device motion using a gyro sensor included therein and controlling a viewing position, and a method for driving the same are disclosed, the stereoscopic image display device includes an image panel configured to output a two-dimensional image, a stereoscopic switching cell formed on the image channel and including n (n being a natural number greater than or equal to) first electrodes in a switchable region to convert the two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional image, a system including a gyro sensor, a voltage generator including a voltage source for independently applying voltages to the n first electrodes, and a stereoscopic switching cell controller configured to receive information about the motion of the system from the gyro sensor and transmit the information to the voltage generator.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Do-Heon Kim, Joun-Ho Lee, Young-Sik Kim, Hee-Sung Woo
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Patent number: 9282322Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a phase calculation unit configured to calculate a phase of pixels of a 3D image projected onto a light shielding unit that limits a region seen by a left eye and a region seen by a right eye of the 3D image displayed on a display unit, and a blend processing unit configured to combine an image for the left eye with an image for the right eye for each pixel based on the phase calculated by the phase calculation unit, the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye being included in the 3D image.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Suguru Aoki
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Patent number: 9253429Abstract: There is provided a video image processing apparatus. A display device includes a first display portion for a left eye image and a second display portion for a right eye image. The apparatus comprises: video image processing means for cutting out a part of frame images from a three-dimensional video image configured as an aggregate of the frame images, a single frame image being formed by arranging a pair of a left and right eye images corresponding to the same scene in a prescribed pattern; and output means for outputting the partial image to the display device. The video image processing means, when changing the cutout position, cuts out the partial image such that an arrangement pattern of the left and right eye images in the partial image after the change matches an arrangement pattern of the first and the second display portions in the display region.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Teruki Kikkawa
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Patent number: 9225975Abstract: Described herein is a multi-view display (based on spatial and/or temporal multiplexing) having an optimization mechanism that dynamically adjust views based upon detected state changes with respect to one or more views. The optimization mechanism determines viewing parameters (e.g., brightness and/or colors) for a view based upon a current position of the view, and/or on the multi-view display's capabilities. The state change may correspond to the view (a viewer's eye) moving towards another viewing zone, in which event new viewing parameters are determined, which may be in anticipation of entering the zone. Another state change corresponds to more views being needed than the display is capable of outputting, whereby one or more existing views are degraded, e.g., from 3D to 2D and/or from a personal video to a non-personal view. Conversely, a state change corresponding to excess capacity becoming available can result in enhancing a view to 3D and/or personal.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven Bathiche, Jaron Zepel Lanier
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Patent number: 9201246Abstract: A controller for controlling an eyeglass device which performs an assistance operation for assisting in stereoscopically viewing a video includes: a first acquisition portion for acquiring first frequency information relating to a display frequency of frame images of the video; a second acquisition portion for acquiring second frequency information relating to an environmental factor which periodically varies in an environment where the video is viewed; and a generator for generating a reference signal to adapt the assistance operation of the eyeglass device to display of the frame image and periodic variation of the environmental factor on the basis of the first frequency information and the second frequency information.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Mihara, Yoshio Umeda, Seiji Nakazawa
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Patent number: 9197884Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for displaying a 3D image and a location tracking device are provided. A location tracking unit receives an image frame acquired by capturing an image of a user, detects a location of the user using the received image frame, calculates a movement velocity of the user using the detected location of the user and at least one of previously detected locations of the user, predicts a location of the user at time point which a predetermined time elapses using the detected location of the user and the calculated movement velocity, and calculates a 3D image change amount based on the predicted location of the user. An image processing unit performs a control operation to display a 3D image based on the calculated 3D image change amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyoungil Lee, Dongman Jeong, Taesoo Park, Dongha Lee
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Patent number: 9188788Abstract: A 3-dimensional displaying apparatus includes an image displaying panel having a plurality of pixels and a backlight panel spaced apart from one surface of the image displaying panel. The backlight panel includes a first line source set having a plurality of line sources arranged at regular intervals and a second line source set having line sources arranged spaced apart from the respective line sources of the first line source set by a predetermined interval. The first line source set and the second line source set are driven alternately. Thus, in a case where a horizontal location of an observer varies, the change of brightness of image information and the crosstalk between adjacent visual fields are minimized, and pseudo-stereoscopic vision is prevented. Also, the irregularity of brightness distribution in a visual field may be solved.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Ki Hyuk Yoon
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Patent number: 9190020Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a first obtaining unit, a specifying unit, a first calculator, a second obtaining unit, and a selector. The first obtaining unit obtains a first parallax number representing a parallax image that is actually observed. The specifying unit specifies a panel parameter candidate. The first calculator calculates a second parallax number which represents a parallax image to be observed from the viewpoint position when the panel parameter is changed from the first panel parameter to the panel parameter candidate. The second obtaining unit obtains a third parallax number calculated when a first panel parameter candidate is specified, and the third parallax number is smaller than an error between the second parallax number calculated when a second panel parameter candidate is specified, and the third parallax number, the selector selects the first panel parameter candidate as the panel parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Nao Mishima, Takeshi Mita
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Patent number: 9147278Abstract: A parallax image generation device includes: a depth value correction unit which performs correction processing on a depth value, from among a plurality of depth values which define a depth image, to shift a position corresponding to the depth value to be closer to a display screen as the depth value is located closer to an end of the depth image, the display screen being for displaying a parallax image; and a parallax image generation unit which generates a first parallax image and a second parallax image having mutual parallax, using a two-dimensional image and the depth image corrected through the correction processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki Isogai, Masayuki Misaki, Junichi Tagawa, Takashi Kawamura, Takashi Fujii
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Patent number: 9122064Abstract: Movement of a display device is detected, and an image is displayed in stereoscopic display or planar display depending on the detected movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsusi Sato, Koji Shigemura, Masahiro Serizawa
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Patent number: 9110298Abstract: A naked-eye stereoscopic display apparatus satisfies ?=arctan {(Ax·px)/(Ay·py)}, GF=Bx·Lx/px, Ay?2 and Bx?2, Lx=?·px+?·py·tan ?, and GH=(?·px)2+(?·py)2. In these expressions, px is a pixel pitch in a horizontal direction, py is a pixel pitch in a vertical direction, Lx is a lens pitch of cylindrical lenses in the horizontal direction, ? is an inclination angle of cylindrical lenses, Ax and Ay are integers prime to each other, and ? and ? are integers. Bx is a minimum natural number in which a numeric value GF becomes an integer. When ?0 is defined as the value of ? that minimizes the numeric value GF, ?0 is not a multiple of the number of types of color pixels. When Lx=?·px is established, the naked-eye stereoscopic display apparatus satisfies tan ?=(7??)·(px/py) and 5.3???5.4.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi Saito
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Patent number: 9106895Abstract: Provided is a multi-dimensional layered modulation transmitting and receiving apparatus and method for stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) video data. The transmitting apparatus may convert multi-dimensional data to a plurality of stream data by mapping the multi-dimensional data to a complex number plane, and may transmit the plurality of stream data by mapping the plurality of stream data to dimensions divided based on a time and a space, respectively. The receiving apparatus may determine a signal strength of received signal, a performance, a power mode, may determine a service image corresponding to the signal strength, the performance, the power mode, may determine a dimension corresponding to the service image, and may receive stream data of the determined dimension.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Seok Ho Won, Jai Hyung Cho, Jong Soo Lim, Jin Woo Hong
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Patent number: 9097902Abstract: An auto stereoscopic frame system and the associated method of manufacturing is disclosed. The frame system generally comprises a frame defining an opening for housing a lens structure, said frame being operative for removable attachment to a display device which projects at least one image such that when the image is viewed through the lenticular sheet it is viewed in three dimensions. The frame is attached to the display device via a mounting mechanism. The lenticular sheet may be manufactured by providing a substantially transparent substrate material; forming a plurality of lenses on a first side of the substrate; and shaping the substrate to correspond to a display area of a display device, wherein the plurality of lenses are angled to correspond to the pixel size and pitch of the display area of a display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Inventor: Kenneth Conley
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Patent number: 9076360Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel and a patterned retarder disposed on the display panel. The display apparatus displays a first image in a 2D mode and displays a second image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image in a 3D mode. Each of the sub-pixels included in the display panel includes two or three sub-pixel electrodes, and the patterned retarder includes a first retarder and a second retarder, which provide different directivities from each other to the left-eye image and the right-eye image, respectively. The first retarder is disposed corresponding to at least a portion of the sub-pixels and the second retarder is disposed corresponding to a remaining portion of the sub-pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taeho Kim, Sang-Jae Kim, Kwang-Hyun Kim, Daewon Kim, Ji-Hoon Kim, Seungbeom Park, Beong-hun Beon, Seunghee Lee, GwanYoung Na
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Publication number: 20150145977Abstract: Provided is a display including: a sensor coupled to the display to detect a first position corresponding to at least one eye of a first viewer; and an image renderer coupled to the sensor to adjust a first image of a first 3D image pair to be displayed towards the eye of the first viewer according to the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventor: David M. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20150145975Abstract: An image display method for use in a display system is provided. The display system includes a display panel, the display panel includes a color filter layer, a lens layer, and a white-light organic light-emitting diode (WOLED) array, wherein the lens layer, placed between the color filter layer and the WOLED array, is configured to refract light emitted from light groups of the WOLED array, so that the lights pass through the color filter layer to form images. The image display method includes: receiving a video signal; analyzing an image format of the video signal; converting the video signal to a light group control signal of each light group of the WOLED array according to a display setting of the display system and the image format of the video signal; and determining whether each light group is activated to display according to the light group control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
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Publication number: 20150145976Abstract: A 3D image display device includes a display panel and a viewpoint divider. The display panel includes pixels arranged in a matrix shape and respectively representing one color among primary colors and light blockers provided between the pixels. The viewpoint divider divides an image displayed by the display panel into at least two viewpoints, the viewpoint divider including viewpoint dividing units. The viewpoint dividing units are located in parallel with respect to a column direction of the display panel. A number NP of pixels at a unit view region satisfies NP=2(3n+1)+1, a number NL of viewpoint dividing units satisfies NL=3n+1, and a number NV of viewpoints satisfies NV=2(3n+1)+1 when a width ratio of the pixels in a row direction and the light blockers in the row direction is 3n:1. The NP pixels are located to correspond to the NL viewpoint dividing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Hwan YI, Moon Jung BAEK
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Patent number: 9036015Abstract: A method of rendering views for a multi-view display device (100) is disclosed. The multi-view display device (100) comprises a number of display means (104, 110) for displaying respective views in mutually different directions relative to the multi-view display device (100). The method comprises: computing a first motion vector field on basis of a first input image of a time sequence of input images and a second input image of the time sequence of input images; computing a first motion compensated intermediate image on basis of the first motion vector field, the first input image and/or the second input image; and providing the first motion compensated intermediate image to a first one of the number of display means (104, 110).Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Reinout Verburgh, Ralph Braspenning
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Publication number: 20150130916Abstract: An autostereoscopic 3D image display device includes: a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix; and a view point divider that divides a three-dimensional image displayed by the display panel into n view points, where n is a natural number>=two, and includes a plurality of view point division units. Each view point division unit is inclined with an inclination angle with reference to a column direction of the display panel. The inclination angle satisfies A = tan - 1 ? Hp × a Vp × b , ? 1 < a < b , where Hp is a pitch of a row direction of the pixels, Vp is a pitch of a column direction of the pixels, and a and b are natural numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: GORO HAMAGISHI, SE HUHN HUR, SEON KI KIM, KYUNG HO JUNG
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Patent number: 9030533Abstract: Adjusting overlay positioning in stereoscopic video, including: receiving overlay data including a plurality of overlays, each overlay having a lateral axis value, a vertical axis value, and a depth value; receiving and displaying the stereoscopic video to a user as at least one of a video preview display and a stereoscopic display, each display including an overlay from the overlay data, wherein a position of the overlay in each display is based on the lateral axis value, the vertical axis value, and the depth value of the overlay, and wherein the video preview display includes interfaces for adjusting the position of the overlay in each display; receiving input from the user related to the depth value of the overlay; and adjusting the position of the overlay in the video preview display based on the input from the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Robert Aubey, Jr., Peter Avventi, Dennis Adams, Yoshikazu Takashima, John Ying, Tommy Choy, George Reis, Michael Thompson, Kiruthika Krishnadevarajan, Don C. Eklund, II
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Patent number: 9032470Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Troy C. Meuninck, James Carlton Bedingfield, Sr., William A. Brown, David B. Delorme, Nadia Morris
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Publication number: 20150116469Abstract: A multi-view point 3D display apparatus using an active optical device is provided. The active optical device may change a path of light without a substantial drop of image resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyu-hwan CHOI, Hong-seok LEE, Hoon SONG, Yoon-sun CHOI, Jung-mok BAE
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Patent number: 9019544Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display device having a display portion and a deflection element array. The display portion displays a display image including element images arranged in a first direction. The first deflection element array opposes to the element images. Each element image has element pixels having a width W in the first direction. The element pixels are arranged in the first direction and composing N rows. Each N row includes a plurality of the element pixels and arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The element pixels of an i-th (1?i?N?1) row and the element pixels of an (i+1)th row are arranged such that a distance in the first direction between a first reference line along the second direction and a second reference line along the second direction is shifted by at least W/N.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Shinichi Tatsuta