Abstract: In one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus is configured to divide each of frames displaying a stereoscopic video into two subframes; assign one pixel from among the plurality of parallax images to each row in each subframe; display parallax images of a first group from among the plurality of parallax images in odd-numbered rows and displaying parallax images of a remaining second group from among the plurality of parallax images in even-numbered rows, when displaying one of the first and second subframes; and display parallax images of the second group in odd-numbered rows and displaying parallax images of the first group in even-numbered rows when displaying the other of the first and second subframes.

Abstract: The invention relates to stereoscopic displays and can be used for producing flat screen stereoscopic monitors and television sets with the option of observing a stereo image both with glasses and without glasses and with maximum spatial resolution equal to the full resolution of display matrices, and retaining the option of observing monoscopic images with full resolution. The required separation of two views of stereo image in a pair of observation windows (zones) is ensured with aid of virtually any type of display matrix, the transmission characteristic of which are linearized with aid of reciprocal or inverse functions which are deduced in accordance with a calibrating curve defining as the relation between two corresponding light intensity dependences in a pair of observation windows (zones) whereas changing the amplitude of calibrating signal.

Abstract: An optical filter for stereoscopic image display device and a stereoscopic image display device may be provided. In one embodiment, the optical filter for stereoscopic image display device may include a plastic substrate; an alignment layer; and a retardation layer, and the stereoscopic image display device may include the optical filter.

Abstract: A method is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) display system. The method includes obtaining a plurality of original images of a plurality of viewpoints in a 3D image for display, and determining an actual size of a display window on a display device configured to display the 3D image. The method also includes adjusting an average parallax value between at least two of the plurality of original images based on the actual size of the display window. Further, the method includes creating a new 3D image with a desired average parallax based on the adjusted plurality of original images, and sending the new 3D image to the display device for display.

Abstract: This device replicates real life as non-virtual 3D photos or non-virtual 3D videos, in the sense that the 3D videos or 3D photos are not generated to be displayed in, or on, medium whose dimensions are proportionally different from those at the original actual real life location (for example, the images would not be displayed on a flat screen and artificially made to look 3D, etc). Instead, the photos or videos would be displayed in a three dimensional medium whose relative proportions would be the same as those at the original real life location. Any count of different viewer(s) at different locations relative to the display medium would be able to simultaneously view the generated video or photo from absolutely ANY different angles, as they would at the original real life location.

Abstract: A method is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) display system. The method includes obtaining a plurality of original images of a plurality of viewpoints in a 3D image for display, and adjusting an average parallax value between at least two of the plurality of original images based on a current size of a display window on a display device configured to display the 3D image. The method also includes reconstructing 3D scene information of the 3D image, and obtaining an image for each of the plurality of viewpoints and at least one new viewpoint based on the reconstructed 3D scene information. Further, the method includes combining the image of each viewpoint into a new 3D image with a desired average parallax, and sending the new 3D image to the display device for 3D display.

Abstract: A display device is provided with an image display portion for temporally switching a left frame image to be viewed by a left eye, and a right frame image to be viewed by a right eye to emit video light so that a video is stereoscopically perceived; a light deflector for deflecting the video light emitted from the image display portion; and a controller for controlling the light deflector to adjust a deflection direction of the video light output from the light deflector. The image display portion changes polarization characteristics of the video light area by area, and the light deflector deflects the video light in response to the polarization characteristics so that the video light of the left frame image is incident to the left eye and the video light of the right frame image is incident to the right eye.

Abstract: A display apparatus, display method, image processing apparatus, and image processing method which are capable of allowing a stereoscopic image to be recognized exactly by a left eye and a right eye. The display apparatus includes: an image signal receiving unit which receives an image signal; an image signal processing unit which generates a scanning signal for scanning a left eye image signal and a right eye image signal of the image signal alternately and for scanning a part of the left eye image signal or a part of the right eye image signal between a section for scanning the left eye image signal and a section for scanning the right eye image signal; and an image output unit which displays the image signal according to the scanning signal.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a control unit to determine whether a display state notification indicating a dimensional display process exists. The control unit may set an output form of display data to be displayed on image data to an output form corresponding to a display state indicated by the display state notification.

Abstract: A location error determination unit determines, prior to displaying on a display device stereoscopic images including a parallax image for the left eye and a parallax image for the right eye of a subject, whether the parallax image for the left eye and the parallax image for the right eye are stereoscopic images that can be located as three-dimensional images. A parallax error determination unit determines, when it is determined that the parallax image for the left eye and the parallax image for the right eye can be located as stereoscopic images, whether a range of distribution of parallax between the parallax image for the left eye and the parallax image for the right eye is accommodated within a predetermined parallax range.

Abstract: A method and device for converting 3D images are disclosed herein. The method include the steps of analyzing a 2-dimensional (2D) image and generating 2D image information, generating a global depth and a local depth by using the generated 2D image information, the global depth corresponding to 3D effect pattern information of the 2D image and the local depth corresponding to 3D effect information of an object included in the 2D image, and generating a depth map by using the global depth and the local depth, wherein the depth map corresponds to 3D effect information of the 2D image, and generating a 3D image configured of a left-eye image and a right-eye image by using the 2D image and the depth map.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device includes a display panel and a backlight source, in which the display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and having a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The backlight source is to provide light to the display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units and each pixel unit includes a first sub-pixel unit and a second sub-pixel unit. Liquid crystal molecules in the first sub-pixel unit have an opposite alignment direction with respect to liquid crystal molecules in the second sub-pixel unit. And the light is emerged in a first direction after passing through the liquid crystal molecules in the first sub-pixel unit of the display panel and is emerged in a second direction after passing through the liquid crystal molecules in the second sub-pixel unit. The resulting device can reduce crosstalk of displayed images.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus includes a planar video display module, a stereoscopic video display module, an eyeglass control module, an operation control module, a determining module, and a switching module. The planar video display module outputs two-dimensional video. The stereoscopic video display module outputs video for left and right eyes. The eyeglass control module projects the video for left eye the left-eye portion of stereoscopic glasses and that for right eye on the right-eye portion. The operation control module receives operation information from a remote controller. The determining module determines whether a user wearing the stereoscopic glasses is operating the remote controller. The switching module selects video output from the planar video display module or from the stereoscopic video display module.

Abstract: A billboard display method includes: capturing images of a scene near the screen by a number of time-of-flight (TOF) cameras, building three dimension (3D) models of the scene according to the images and the data about distances between points in the scene and the TOF cameras; checking the 3D models to determine whether there is a person nearby the screen; checking the 3D models to determine a relative position of the person to the screen upon the condition that there is a person nearby the screen; and controlling a media to be shown at a corresponding position of the screen according to the relative position of the person to the screen.

Abstract: A stereoscopic display device includes: a parallax adjustment section performing a parallax adjustment on each of a left-eye image and a right-eye image which are inputted; and a display section displaying the left-eye image and the right-eye image which are resultant of the parallax adjustment by the parallax adjustment section. The parallax adjustment section performs the parallax adjustment only on a region other than an OSD image region with an OSD image superposed therein in each of the left-eye image and the right-eye image.

Abstract: A display apparatus and displaying method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, a communication interface unit which receives content, a determination unit which determines whether there is a three-dimensional (3D) viewing setting regarding the received content, and a controller which controls the display unit to display the received content in a 3D mode if it is determined that there is a 3D viewing setting.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a viewer position information acquisition unit configured to determine positions of a plurality of viewers and a display configured to display an image indicating whether one or more of the plurality of viewers is within a viewing zone. A display method includes determining positions of a plurality of viewers and displaying an image indicating whether one or more of the plurality of viewers is within a viewing zone.

Abstract: A device for displaying stereoscopic images on a screen includes a receiving unit, signal processing unit, and display unit. The receiving unit receives stream data including left and right views of stereoscopic images. The signal processing unit alternately extracts left- and right-view frames from the stream data. The display unit displays each frame sent from the signal processing unit for a predetermined time on the screen. The signal processing unit sends the display unit one left-view frame a first number of times and one right-view frame a second number of times during one frame period of the stereoscopic images. The signal processing unit calculates the frame rate at which the display unit displays the left- and right-view frames divided by the frame rate of the stereoscopic images. The signal processing unit sets the first and second numbers of times to different values for one frame period of the stereoscopic images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereoscopic presentation system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a stereoscopic presentation system capable of showing documents in a stereo by editing a three-dimensional object from a two-dimensional object such as character, image, diagram, and moving picture to output them to a stereoscopic image display unit. The stereoscopic presentation system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a two-dimensional object editing unit for editing character, image, diagram, and moving picture, a three-dimensional object editing unit for editing a three-dimensional object having a predetermined binocular disparity from the input two-dimensional object, a three-dimensional object storing unit in which the three-dimensional object is stored, and a stereoscopic image display unit for outputting the three-dimensional object stored in the three-dimensional object storing unit.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for stereo-view visualization for control of perception of depth of a stereoscopic image generated by display device are provided. The method of stereo-view visualization for control of perception of depth of a stereoscopic image generated by display device, includes: estimating a disparity map for a source stereo-view image; adjusting depth perception parameters adjustment of depth perception of observed 3D content in TV-set; generating a modified stereo-view image based on the source stereo-view image, the adjusted depth perception parameters and the estimated disparity map; and post-processing the modified stereo-view image by spatial filtering of disocclusions of the modified stereo-view image.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a focal position of a 3D image is controlled in accordance with a viewer's position and by which guide information on the focal position is provided to the viewer. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display a 3D image, a sensing unit configured to detect a position information of a viewer, the sensing unit comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of at least one proximity sensor, at least one distance sensor and at least one camera, and a controller receiving the position information of the user from the sensing unit, the controller controlling the mobile terminal to facilitate the viewer to find a focal position of the 3D image based on the position information of the user, or the controller controlling the mobile terminal to vary the focal position of the 3D image in accordance with a position of the viewer.

Abstract: An optical device for stereoscopic display includes: a display section having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other and outputting displayed-image light from the second surface; a parallax separation section disposed to face the second surface of the display section, and splitting the displayed-image light from the display section to allow stereoscopy; a first transparent parallel plate disposed to be in contact with the first surface of the display section; and a second transparent parallel plate disposed to be in contact with the second surface of the display section.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of driving the same for performing local dimming that is suitable for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image. The display apparatus receives a video signal containing a left-eye image and a right-eye image, processes the video signal, displays a three-dimensional (3D) image on the basis of the processed video signal, emits light to a display unit by local dimming, and controls the light source unit to be driven based on dimming information about at least one of the left-eye image and the right-eye image.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring a 3-D geometry through use of a virtual fringe projection system and storing a representation of the 3-D geometry as a RGB color image on a computer readable storage medium A method for storing a representation of a 3-D image includes storing on a computer readable storage medium a 24-bit color image having a red channel, a green channel, and a blue channel. The red channel includes a representation of a sine fringe image. The green channel includes a representation of a cosine fringe image. The blue channel includes a representation of a stair image or other information for use in phase unwrapping. Alternatively, all channels may include representations of fringe patterns.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display section displaying a stereoscopic video image; and a display control section performing a control to allow the display section to display a plurality of menu screens including a first menu screen and a second menu screen with different stereoscopic effects. The first menu screen is provided for each of one or more video devices connected to the display device, and the second menu screen is provided for the display device.

Abstract: A display apparatus and display method are provided. The display apparatus includes an image receiving unit which receives a 2D or 3D image, an image outputting unit which displays the 2D or 3D image received through the image receiving unit, an OSD processing unit which generates an OSD picture overlapped with and shown on the 2D or 3D image displayed through the image outputting unit, and a control unit which controls the OSD processing unit to adjust a transparency of the OSD picture when the 3D image is displayed through the image outputting unit.

Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. A method for operating an image display apparatus includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, increasing/reducing a disparity between the left-eye image and the right-eye image, enlarging the left-eye image and the right-eye image in such a manner that a region where the 3D image is not displayed is not generated on a display screen as positions of the left-eye image and the right-eye image are changed to increase/reduce the disparity, and displaying the enlarged left-eye image and the enlarged right-eye image. The image display apparatus can provide a 3D image having an apparent depth suitable for the user's viewing environment, and can prevent a region where no images are displayed in response to increase/reduction of the disparity, and prevent an image from being damaged or lost.

Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a 3D subtitle data processing method thereof are disclosed. A method for processing three dimensional (3D) subtitle data includes receiving, by a receiver, a broadcast signal including 3D subtitle data, extracting, by an extracting unit, subtitle display information for a base view and extended subtitle display information for an extended view from the 3D subtitle data, and controlling, by a controller, a 3D subtitle display using the subtitle display information for the base view and the extended subtitle display information for the extended view.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display panel, that displays data of a 2D image in a 2D mode and display data of a 3D image in a 3D mode in a time division manner, and a data modulation unit that previously stores modified values satisfying a luminance of a predetermined gray level and modulates left eye image data or right eye image data input during a current frame period to a modified value selected based on the result of a comparison between right/left eye image data input during a previous frame period and the left/right eye image data of the current frame period using the previously stored modified values.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shutter driving device that drives a first shutter including a first driving-subject capacitive load and a second shutter including a second driving-subject capacitive load. The shutter driving device includes a power recovery unit, a first driving path, a second driving path, a third driving path, a first clamp circuit, a second clamp circuit, a third clamp circuit, a power recovery path, and a recovery control switch configured to be disposed on the power recovery path.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that stereoscopically displays a two-dimensional image, comprising a generating section that generates a left-side image and a right-side image by shifting the two-dimensional image left and right in a display region; a right-edge processing section that attaches a right-edge image, which is displayed within a prescribed range from a right edge of the display region, to a right side of the left-side image; a left-edge processing section that attaches a left-edge image, which is displayed within a prescribed range from a left edge of the display region, to a left side of the right-side image; and an output section that outputs the left-side image with the right-edge image attached thereto to a left eye of a user and outputs the right-side image with the left-edge image attached thereto to a right eye of the user.

Abstract: There is described a camera device for capturing the image of an object, the camera device comprising: a lens arrangement for focusing the image of the object onto an image capture device for capturing the image of the object; and a movable element operable to move the focussed light relative to the image capture device in one direction, wherein the amount by which the element is movable is determined by the amount of adjustment required to the position of the image on the image capture device in said direction, wherein the lens arrangement comprises at least one lens having an image circle whose size is dependent upon the maximum displacement of the movable element in said one direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a 3D LCD using a spectrum method. The 3D LCD which forms and displays a 3D image using light sources comprises: a 1st light source that forms an image for a left eye; a 2nd light source that forms an image for a right eye; and a control unit that is connected to the 1st and 2nd light sources and drives the light sources in turn, wherein the RGB spectrum bands of each light source overlap to a degree that does not cause interference between the RGB spectrum bands. Preferably, the 1st and 2nd light sources include an LED. More preferably, the 1st and 2nd light sources are installed on a light source unit for a back light unit. Selectively, the 1st and 2nd light sources comprise at least one light source body respectively.

Abstract: A digital projection apparatus for projecting digital image data comprising: one or more image forming assemblies; a display surface; and projection optics for projecting an image of the spatial light modulators in the one or more image forming assemblies onto the display surface.

Abstract: An apparatus with a stereoscopic three-dimensional video display. The video presentation is divided into left and right views for the left and right eyes, respectively. A face plate with left and right ocular apertures is disposed on an exterior surface of the vending machine in an optimal position for viewing. A divider plate is centered between the left and right views and the left and right ocular apertures so that a viewer's left eye can only see the left view of the video presentation and vice-versa. In one embodiment, the apparatus is incorporated in a vending machine. When a purchaser buys a product from the vending machine, the purchaser may view a short video presentation through the stereoscopic display, which depicts something of interest to the viewer. In another embodiment, the apparatus in incorporated in a housing associated with media player.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for shooting and displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. Light intensities and light wavelengths of light entering a single point from various directions may be measured and the process is repeated to photographing a 3D image. Light may be emitted, from each point, to corresponding directions based on the measured light intensity and the measured light wavelength measured for each direction and thus, may display a natural 3D image.

Abstract: A real-time color holographic three-dimensional (3D) display system and method realized by using principles of digital holographic display and a common photographing/projection device array system are provided. For an object O to be displayed, an array of M×N cameras which are anchored to a certain reference point R in a space corresponding to the object O is used to perform spatial spectrum sampling and capturing on any spatial spectrum surface S of the object O with a sampling density being a spatial sampling angle ?mn. Each acquired spatial spectrum view image Imn is projected by a corresponding array of M×N projectors in each spatial spectrum capturing direction to a reference surface PR necessary for restoring 3D information of the original object O.

Abstract: An electronic visual display system includes a display screen for displaying an image. The display screen has at least a first display region and at least a second display region that is approximately contiguous to the first display region. The image has at least a first portion that is displayed within the first display region and at least a second portion that is displayed within the second display region. The system further includes a first light source configured to illuminate substantially the first display region, a second light source configured to illuminate substantially the second display region, and a display device controller coupled to the first light source and the second light source which is configured to lessen an amount of light emanating from the first light source approximately when updating the first portion of the image.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image recording device, an image reproduction device and a system with such a recording and reproduction device. The recording device comprises an optical axis (1) and a concave mirror (10), whereas through the use of said concave mirror (10) an image of an object (12) can be generated through reflection, the object being located at or projected onto the optical axis (1) near the focal point (11) of the concave mirror (10).

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a phase matching unit which matches phases of a left image signal and a right image signal input from two cameras which are disposed so as to be matched with an interval between both eyes of a human to image the same object; and a phase adjusting unit which moves in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance both or any one of a left image and a right image displayed on a display unit by the left image signal and the right image signal by changing the phases of the left image signal and/or the right image signal in the horizontal direction based on displacement amounts of phases designated by an operating unit, and outputs the left image signal and the right image signal obtained by changing disparity between the left image and the right image.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device, for outputting left and right two (2) pieces of output videos, by superimposing an OSD (On Screen Display) on left and right two (2) pieces of output images, comprises: a disparity correction portion for correcting disparity of the input images, thereby outputting corrected images; and an OSD superimpose for superimposing the OSD on each of the corrected image, thereby outputting output images, wherein correction is made in such that the disparity of the corrected images in jumping out direction comes to be small, when displaying the OSD, and thereby lightening visual fatigue due to the fact that an object on the input image is seen in front than the OSD.

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

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electric apparatus includes a receiving module, an expanding module, and an output module. The receiving module is configured to receive a motion picture including a first image and a second image having a parallax therebetween. The expanding module is configured to expand the first image and the second image at least in a horizontal direction. The output module is configured to output data of a third image corresponding to a first region of the expanded first image and a fourth image corresponding to a second region of the expanded second image. The first region comprises the same size as the first image and does not include a first horizontal end portion of the extended first image. The second region comprises the same size as the second image and does not include a second horizontal end portion of the extended second image.

Abstract: A stereoscopic picture is viewable from all directions with high reproducibility without complicating a stereoscopic display mechanism, compared to related art. A cylindrical rotation section 104 rotating around a rotation shaft as a rotation center, a two-dimensional light-emitting element array 101 mounted in the rotation section and having a light-emission surface formed of a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a matrix, and a slit 102 arranged in a circumferential surface of the rotation section in a position facing the light-emission surface are included. As the two-dimensional light-emitting element array 101, a two-dimensional light-emitting element array including a curved portion with a concave surface which is formed as a light-emission surface is used. The plurality of light-emitting elements emit light, which corresponds to orientation of the light-emission surface, to outside of the rotation section through the slit 102.

Abstract: A reproducing device includes a reproducing section that reproduces a two-dimensional video and a three-dimensional video recorded on a predetermined video recording medium, and a reproduction controller that controls to reproduce a three-dimensional test video for confirmation of stereovision by a viewer before reproducing the three-dimensional video, when the video reproduced by the reproducing section is switched from the two-dimensional video to the three-dimensional video.

Abstract: A method of transporting data within a DTV bit stream involves in a stream of digital video closed caption data packets, receiving closed caption text and a two bit extended packet control field; where the two bit extended packet control field has a value that designates that the information in cc_data_1 and cc_data_2 fields of the digital video closed caption data packets contain an extended packets within the digital video closed caption data packets; receiving the extended packets within the digital video closed caption data packets in the cc_data_1 and cc_data_2 fields that carry extended channel packets. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Abstract: The display device is configured to comprise an input part into which video image information is input and a display part displaying the video image information input into the input part and, if the displayed video images are switched from 3D video images to 2D video images, is devised to modify the brightness of the displayed video images over a prescribed period of time.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel provided with data lines and gate lines which intersect each other, and pixels arranged in a matrix, a patterned retarder including first retarders transmitting a first polarization light from odd numbered display lines of the display panel and second retarders transmitting a second polarization light from even numbered display lines, wherein in the odd numbered display lines of the display panel, left eye image data input during an N-th (where N is a positive integer) frame period is displayed during the N-th frame period, and left eye compensation image data generated based on the data input during the N-th frame period is displayed during a (N+1)-th frame period, and wherein in the even numbered display lines, right eye compensation image data generated based on data input during a (N?1)-th frame period is displayed during the N-th frame period, and right eye image data input during the (N+1)-th frame period is displayed during the (N+1)-th frame

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and a device of processing parallax information comprised in a signal. A signal comprising parallax map associated with further image information is received. A first data is obtained from the signal indicative of first parallax map constraints. A second data is obtained from the signal indicative of second parallax map constraints. Third data matching third parallax map constraints of a target device is determined by means of processing the at least the first data and the second data. This third data is used to generate an updated signal matching the parallax map information constraints of the target device.

Abstract: An image display device includes an invalid area detecting portion that detects an invalid area of an image for a left eye and an image for a right eye, a final invalid area calculating portion that calculates a final invalid area of the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye based on the detected invalid area and a depth adjustment amount, a mask amount calculating portion that calculates a mask amount based on the final invalid area, a depth adjustment portion that adjusts a depth of a stereoscopic image based on the depth adjustment amount, a mask adding portion that adds a mask to the image for the left eye and to the image for the right eye after the adjustment, and a display portion that displays the image for the left eye and the image for the right eye to each of which the mask is added.