Abstract: A method of improving stereo video viewing comfort is provided that includes capturing a video sequence of eyes of an observer viewing a stereo video sequence on a stereoscopic display, estimating gaze direction of the eyes from the video sequence, and manipulating stereo images in the stereo video sequence based on the estimated gaze direction, whereby viewing comfort of the observer is improved.

Abstract: Crosstalk artifacts in a retro-reflective auto-stereoscopic 3D display system are compensated by providing various methods of directing surface reflections of a screen away from a viewing region, i.e. a region from which the screen is viewed. This is achieved by splitting the screen in two, and tilting the left-side and right-side of the screen either towards, or away, from a projection baseline so as to direct mirror reflections away from the viewing region. Alternatively, the screen is not split, but virtical v-shaped grooves are made along the surface of the screen facing the projection line. The angle of the v-shaped groove direct surface reflections away from the viewing region, but the groove are substantially small that the screen appears flat to an observer.

Abstract: An application for three-dimensional eyewear that includes a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter. The shutters open and close in unison with a display of left-eye content and right-eye content. Because the shutters do not instantaneously open and close, a delay is inserted into the opening of each of the shutters until the other shutter has had enough time to have at least partially closed.

Abstract: A controlling device is configures to control functional operations of an appliance by using a 3D sync signal transmitted to synchronize a wearable 3D viewing apparatus with a device adapted to render 3D media to select from a library of command codes a command code set appropriate for controlling functional operations of the appliance. The command codes within the command code set selected from the library of command codes are assigned to respective keys of the controlling device whereupon a subsequent activation of one or more of the respective keys of the controlling device will cause the controlling device to issue a command transmission via use of one or more of the command codes within the command code set selected from the library of command codes to thereby control one or more functional operations of the appliance.

Abstract: A parallax appropriate for a viewer is determined. An iris-to-iris distance of a user is stored for each user. A viewer at the front of the display screen of a stereoscopic image display apparatus is photographed, and an iris image of the viewer is detected. Iris authentication is carried out, and if the same image as the detected iris image is stored, it is understood which user is the viewer. The iris-to-iris distance of the viewer is read. A parallax is determined from the read iris-to-iris distance, the distance from the display screen to the viewer, and the display screen size.

Abstract: A three-dimensional video reproduction apparatus includes: a video decoder unit which generates a right-eye video signal and a left-eye video signal; a graphics decoder unit which generates a right-eye graphics signal and a left-eye graphics signal; a synthesizing unit which synthesizes the right-eye video signal and the right-eye graphics signal and synthesizes the left-eye video signal and the left-eye graphics signal, to generate a right-eye output signal and a left-eye output signal; and an output unit which reproduces the three-dimensional video by alternately outputting the right-eye and left-eye output signals. When two adjacent pixels in the right-eye or left-eye output signal are represented by a common chrominance signal, and are generated respectively using a video signal and a graphics signal, the synthesizing unit generates the common chrominance signal such that a synthesis ratio of the video signal and the graphics signal is biased in favor of one of these.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a determining unit that determines, based on parallax of a 3D main image including a left-eye main image and a right-eye main image, parallax of a sub-image overlapped with the 3D main image and determines a zoom-in/out ratio of the sub-image based on parallax of the corresponding sub-image; a magnification/reduction processing unit that magnifies or reduces the sub-image depending on the zoom-in/out ratio; a creating unit that creates a left-eye sub-image and a right-eye sub-image by shifting the sub-image in left and right directions based on the parallax of the sub-image; and a synthesizing unit that synthesizes, for each eye, the left-eye main image and the right-eye main image with the left-eye sub-image and the right-eye sub-image created by magnifying/reducing and shifting the sub-image in left and right directions.

Abstract: An image display device includes: an image display section; a display controller alternately displaying left and right eye images, which have parallax therebetween, on the image display section; a synchronizing signal generating section generating a synchronizing signal indicating a display timing of each of the left and right eye images on the image display section, as an internal synchronizing signal; a synchronizing signal receiver receiving a synchronizing signal indicating the display timing of each of the left and right eye images output from another image display device, as an external synchronizing signal; and a synchronizing signal selecting section selecting either the external synchronizing signal or the internal synchronizing signal output from the synchronizing signal generating section, as a reference synchronizing signal, when the synchronizing signal receiver receives the external synchronizing signal.

Abstract: A method of operation of three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic television consistent with certain implementations involves turning on or installing a set of 3D glasses on a viewer to cause the set of 3D glasses to enter an active operational mode; and at the 3D glasses, emitting a signal to the television that causes the television to switch from a 2D display mode to a 3D display mode. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Abstract: A liquid crystal displayer and control method thereof are disclosed. The liquid crystal displayer capable of displaying image in a three dimensional mode comprises a display panel, a first timing controller, a second timing controller and a control module. The first timing controller and the second timing controller are electrically coupled to the display panel. While receiving multiple frames, the control module controls the first timing controller according to a refresh frequency of the frames, to feed the frames to the panel based on a frame clock, and controls the second timing controller to invert the signal polarity of the frames based on an inversion clock.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional image display apparatus according to the present embodiments includes an acquisition unit, a selection unit, a generation unit, a display unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire attribute information related to attribute of one or more images to be displayed. The selection unit is configured to set parameter information based on the attribute information to control 3D effect for displaying the images and the parameter information includes at least parallax. The generation unit is configured to generate the images adjusted the 3D effect in accordance with the parameter information. The display unit is configured to display the adjusted images.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic display device is for three-dimensionally displaying a display image to enable a viewer to view the display image by means of glasses. The device includes a receiving unit, a display memory unit, a controller unit, an adjusting unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives, from the glasses, glasses information used to identify an attribute of the glasses. The display memory unit stores parameter information corresponding to the received glasses information and used to control a quality of the display image when the display image is displayed. The controller unit generates image control information in accordance with the parameter information. The adjusting unit adjusts the display image based on the image control information to generate an adjusted display image. The display unit displays the adjusted display image.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image displaying method generates a first and second right-eye multiplexed frame data by respectively performing frequency-multiplexing on a first and second right-eye frame data among a plurality of right-eye frame data, and generates a first and a second left-eye multiplexed frame data by respectively performing frequency-multiplexing on a first and a second left-eye frame data among a plurality of left-eye frame data. The first multiplexed right-eye frame data is outputted for two consecutive times during a first frame period. The first multiplexed left-eye frame data is outputted for two consecutive times during a second frame period subsequent to the first frame period. The second multiplexed right-eye frame data is outputted for two consecutive times during a third frame period subsequent to the second frame period. The second multiplexed left-eye frame data is outputted for two consecutive times during a fourth frame period subsequent to the third frame period.

Abstract: A method for representing picture information on an autostereoscopic screen that is designed as a multiperson screen and that is suitable for the simultaneous display of a plurality of views which are visible in each case from at least one of different observation zones. The screen includes a matrix screen having a plurality of pixels as well as a beam splitter raster that is suitable for guiding light coming from the pixels, in each case into at least one of the observation zones. In the method, the pixels are activated with picture information of at least two different scenes, in a manner such that a first observer of the screen may exclusively see a first of the at least two scenes and a second observer of the screen may exclusively see a second of the at least two scenes.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and an optical member. The display panel includes a plurality of a pixel and displays a 2D image. The optical member includes a plurality of a lens, each having a plurality of a focal point and configured such that at least two pixels of the display panel correspond to one 3D pixel. The optical member divides the 2D image into left and right-eye images by using the lenses of the optical member.

Abstract: A method for reducing cross talk for a video displayed on a liquid crystal display includes addressing a portion of the liquid crystal display with data for first and second frames for a left view and a right view of a stereoscopic pair of images while a backlight of the liquid crystal display is free from illuminating the liquid crystal display. Illuminating the addressed portion of the display for the left view and the right view with the backlight after the addressing of the liquid crystal display. Wherein the addressing and the illumination occurs within respective frames of the video.

Abstract: Systems and methods for impairing video content to a user are described. Video content may be outputted to a user via at least one output device. Such video content may be video content associated with a video game. A determination may be made as to whether a simulated impairment to the video content is required. Upon determining that a simulated impairment is required, impaired video content may be outputted to the user via the at least one output device. The at least one output device may include an output device for the left eye of the user and an output device for the right eye of the user. The impaired video content then may outputted to the output device for the left eye while the video content, without simulated impairment, may be outputted to the output device of the right eye.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes receiving, by a three-dimensional (“3D”) adapter subsystem separate from and communicatively coupled to a display device, a 3D video content stream comprising data representative of 3D video content, directing, by the 3D adapter subsystem, the display device to generate and display the 3D video content in accordance with the 3D video content stream, and calibrating, by the 3D adapter subsystem, the display of the 3D video content in accordance with one or more attributes of the display device. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.

Abstract: In a method of creating an autostereoscopic display of an image, a plurality of images are received at a spatial-resolution-to-angular-resolution-converter. The plurality of images each have differing incident angles with respect to the spatial-resolution-to-angular-resolution-converter. An autostereoscopically displayed image is created from the plurality of images using the spatial-resolution-to-angular-resolution-converter.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a signal receiving unit which receives an image signal including a left image and a right image; a signal processing unit which processes the image signal received by the signal receiving unit; a display unit which displays a three-dimensional image based on the image signal processed by the signal processing unit; a user input unit which receives user input regarding an operation mode of the three-dimensional glasses; a synchronizing signal output unit which outputs a synchronizing signal to open and close the left shutter and the right shutter of the three-dimensional glasses corresponding to the left image and the right image, respectively; and a controller which controls the synchronizing signal output unit to output the synchronizing signal based on the operation mode of the three-dimensional glasses obtained from the received user input.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying three dimensional (3D) images projects a current image on a screen to obtain an original 3D image by a 3D projector, detects a movement of a user by a 3D camera at each time interval, and transfers coordinate alterations of the user to a computer. The computer adjusts a position of the current image on a display according to the coordinate alteration of the user, and transfers the adjusted current image to the 3D projector. Then, the 3D projector projects the adjusted current image on the screen, so as to obtain a new 3D image on the screen.

Abstract: A method of transmitting three dimensional video information over an interface from a playback device to a displaying device, the displaying device and the interface such that the properties of the displaying device can be queried over the interface, the method comprising determining one or more video format in which a compressed three dimensional video information is available to an input of the playback device, the three dimensional video information available either as stored on a record medium or received via a data transmission system; querying the displaying device over the interface with respect to one or more three dimensional video formats which the displaying device is able to process; selecting a best matching video format, wherein the best matching video format different from at least one available video format, the selection of the best matching video format based on the available video format and the video formats which the displaying device is able to process; processing the compressed three di

Abstract: An image display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel configured to selectively implement 2D images and 3D images, panel driving circuits configured to drive the liquid crystal display panel, a backlight configured to include a plurality of light sources and supply light to the liquid crystal display panel, and a controller configured to modulate input data to generate frame data synchronized with N (where N is a positive integer equal to or more than 2) multiple frame frequency, control the panel driving circuits such that the frame data is displayed in the liquid crystal display panel, expand a vertical blank interval where the frame data is not displayed, and control a turned-on period of the backlight to overlap with the expanded vertical blank interval.

Abstract: Architecture that combines multiple depth cameras and multiple projectors to cover a specified space (e.g., a room). The cameras and projectors are calibrated, allowing the development of a multi-dimensional (e.g., 3D) model of the objects in the space, as well as the ability to project graphics in a controlled fashion on the same objects. The architecture incorporates the depth data from all depth cameras, as well as color information, into a unified multi-dimensional model in combination with calibrated projectors. In order to provide visual continuity when transferring objects between different locations in the space, the user's body can provide a canvas on which to project this interaction. As the user moves body parts in the space, without any other object, the body parts can serve as temporary “screens” for “in-transit” data.

Abstract: An image display device and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating the image display device including a plurality of backlight lamps arranged on upper and lower sides of a rear surface of a display panel includes receiving a 3-Dimensional (3D) image, alternately aligning a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D image, and alternately displaying the aligned left- and right-eye images. In the displaying step, the backlight lamps arranged on the upper side of the panel and the backlight lamps arranged on the lower side of the panel are turned on in a portion of a period of the left-eye image or the right-eye image.

Abstract: A stereoscopic video processing device includes a candidate coordinate range calculation unit configured to calculate a range of candidate coordinates of a display position of a reference point of a two-dimensional object in a screen, a parallax total value calculation unit configured to calculate a total value of parallax values of pixels of a region overlapping the two-dimensional object in the stereoscopic video, for each candidate coordinate, a display position determination unit configured to determine a candidate coordinate having a smallest total value of the parallax values as the display position of the reference point of the two-dimensional object, a maximum value specifying unit configured to specify a maximum value of the parallax values of the pixels of the region overlapping the two-dimensional object in the stereoscopic video, and a parallax setting unit configured to set the parallax of the two-dimensional object displayed in the stereoscopic video.

Abstract: An electrically-driven liquid crystal lens is disclosed. The electrically-driven liquid crystal lens being partitioned into a lens region and a non-lens region includes: a first and a second substrates disposed opposite to each other; a protrusion formed on the first substrate corresponding to the lens region, a first electrode formed on the first substrate and the protrusion for guiding electrical fields to increase the focus of the lens, and a second electrode formed on the non-lens region of the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A stereoscopic display using the electrically-driven liquid crystal lens is also disclosed.

Abstract: A display system for displaying images to one or more people is disclosed having a display that receives and presents at least one image to a viewing region, wherein the images include 2D or 3D images and an image capture device associated with the display for capturing images of the viewing regions. The display further includes an image analyzer for detecting people in the viewing regions including detecting a category of eyewear that is worn by at least one person; and the image analyzer adjusting at least one image based on the detected people and the detected category of eyewear that is worn by at least one person.

Abstract: A display system for displaying 2D or 3D images to one or more people is disclosed having a display that presents two or more different images to two or more viewing regions, wherein the different images include 2D or 3D images. The display further includes an image capture device associated with the display for capturing images of the viewing regions; an image analyzer for detecting people in the viewing regions including detecting an indication by at least one person of a 2D or 3D preference; and the image analyzer adjusting at least one of the different images based on the detected people and the preference indication.

Abstract: A motion locus creation system which is capable of displaying the trajectory of movement of an object to be tracked in an understandable way even if using no 3D model information. A camera unit forms a detection flag indicating whether or not the object to be tracked has been able to be detected from a captured image. A motion locus-type selection section determines the display type of a motion locus according to the detection flag. A motion locus creation section produces a motion locus according to coordinate data acquired by a tag reader section and a motion locus-type instruction signal selected by the motion locus-type selection section.

Abstract: Spectacles are disclosed for use in viewing images or videos, and include at least two lenses each having an adjustable optical property and an image capture device associated with the spectacles for receiving a digital image comprising a plurality of digital image channels each containing multiple pixels. The spectacles further include the image capture device for capturing a digital image and a processor for computing a feature vector from pixel values of the digital image channels wherein the feature vector includes information that would indicate whether the image is an anaglyph or a non-anaglyph image.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Abstract: A method for analyzing an image to determine if it is an anaglyph image is disclosed. The method includes receiving a digital image including a plurality of digital image channels each containing multiple pixels; using a processor to compute a feature vector from pixel values of the digital image channels wherein the feature vector includes information that would indicate whether the image is an anaglyph or a non-anaglyph image; classifying the digital image as either an anaglyph or as a non-anaglyph based on the feature vector; and storing the classification of the digital image.

Abstract: An application for transmission of a three-dimensional eyewear synchronization signal to synchronize the operation of shutters of three-dimensional eyewear uses an industry standard wireless transmission technique. To compensate for inherent latencies of such transmission techniques, the latencies are measured and monitored to determine expected latencies and the shutter synchronization signal is skewed by the latency. In some embodiments, the synchronization signal is further adjusted by a user skew control.

Abstract: When an image frame is generated, a plurality of backlight blocks are driven according to percentage of the image frame being generated, and a left shutter and a right shutter of a pair of shutter glasses are switched according to the time the image frame is generated. In this way, ghost shadows resulting from right eye images or left eye images can be avoided.

Abstract: An application for a three-dimensional television system includes content encoded with left/right frame indicators at a pre-determined location on each frame. For example, during display frames meant for a first eye, the set of pixels contain a first pattern while during display of frames meant for the second eye, the set of pixels contain a second pattern. A detector interfaced to the screen of the television detects the left/right indication and provides synchronization to shutters of three-dimensional eyewear. The detector is positioned over the set of pixels and determines which pattern is displayed, generating a synchronization signal based upon the patterns. The synchronization signal is then transmitted to three-dimensional eyewear where it is used to control the shutters. In some embodiments, a phased-locked loop is provided within the three-dimensional eyewear to continue operation during periods when the transmission of the synchronization signal is blocked or otherwise interrupted.

Abstract: A three dimensional display and a method thereof are provided. The display includes an image display device and a shutter glasses. The image display device receives a video signal to display a left eye frame or a right eye frame, and outputs a shutter synchronization signal according to whether the left eye frame or the right eye frame is displayed. The shutter glasses is coupled to the image display device to open a left eye glass or a right eye glass according to the shutter synchronization signal. Therefore, the display and the method prevents the left eye and the right eye from receiving an incomplete frame.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is disclosed a method and device for displaying a 3-dimensional image, which may provide an improved depth perception. The method according to present invention comprises: forming parallax images for left eye and right eye, each of the parallax images including a plurality of images corresponding to images at different depths for a same object; controlling a brightness of the images of each of the parallax images for the left eye and the right eye; and displaying the parallax images for the left eye and the right eye.

Abstract: An application for a three-dimensional television system includes content encoded with left/right frame indicators at a pre-determined location on each frame. For example, during display frames meant for a first eye, the set of pixels contain a first pattern while during display of frames meant for the second eye, the set of pixels contain a second pattern. A detector interfaced to the screen of the television detects the left/right indication and provides synchronization to shutters of three-dimensional eyewear. The detector is positioned over the set of pixels and determines which pattern is displayed, generating a synchronization signal based upon the patterns. The synchronization signal is then transmitted to three-dimensional eyewear where it is used to control the shutters. In some embodiments, a phased-locked loop is provided within the three-dimensional eyewear to continue operation during periods when the transmission of the synchronization signal is blocked or otherwise interrupted.

Abstract: An apparatus for compensating a 3D image in a projector and method thereof are disclosed, by which an image quality of a 3D image can be compensated. The present invention includes a test pattern generating unit generating at least one of a left eye image test pattern and a right eye image test pattern, a display unit displaying the generated test pattern, a sensing unit sensing the displayed test pattern, an analyzing unit extracting an information value of the test pattern by analyzing the sensed test pattern, and an image compensating unit compensating an information value of the left eye image test pattern and an information value of the right eye image test pattern to correspond to the extracted information value, the image compensating unit controlling the display unit to display the 3D image according to the compensated information values.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device using three-dimensional (3D) shutter glasses including a left shutter and a right shutter, the display device including: a signal receiving unit which receives an image signal including a left image and a right image; a signal processing unit which processes the image signal received by the signal receiving unit; a display unit which displays a 3D image according to the processed image signal; a synchronization signal receiving unit which receives a synchronization signal for the left and right images from the 3D glasses; and a controller which controls the signal processing unit to alternately display the left and right images according to the synchronization signal corresponding to opening and closing of the left shutter and the right shutter.

Abstract: A signal processing device configured to produce a first output video signal and a second output video signal as video signals for right and left eyes in a stereoscopic video, the first and second output video signals each having a predetermined number of output gradation steps, from a first input video signal and a second input video signal, the first and second input video signals each having a predetermined number of input gradation steps. A predetermined gradation value difference is produced between the gradation values of the first output video signal and the gradation values of the second output video signal to express a higher number of gradation steps than the number of output gradation steps in the stereoscopic video.

Abstract: Preparing a three dimensional (3D) video graphical overlay based on a two dimensional (2D) graphical image in a decoded stereoscopic video signal. This includes receiving the 2D graphical image and receiving 3D information associated with the 3D video graphical overlay. This also includes reproducing, using a processor, the 2D graphical image to form a first view graphical image and a second view graphical image in a graphics window. This also includes mapping the first and second view graphical images, using the 3D information, to frames in the 3D video to form a 3D video graphical overlay of a 3D video stream. This also includes blending the 3D video graphical overlay and the 3D video stream.

Abstract: An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein The first bitstream contains pictures of a first view for a 3D video presentation, the second bitstream contains pictures of a second view for the 3D video presentation, and a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided in which eyewear with time shared viewing is capable of supporting delivery of differing content to multiple viewers/users. The content that is delivered to each viewer includes a respective frame sequence that is displayed on a screen. The frame sequences are mixed when they are displayed on the screen. A lens assembly may be used by each viewer to view the frame sequence that is delivered to that viewer. For instance, a first lens assembly may pass a first frame sequence but not frame sequences other than the first frame sequence. A second lens assembly may pass a second frame sequence but not frame sequences other than the second frame sequence, and so on. The content that is delivered to a viewer may depend on a maturity of the viewer (e.g., whether the viewer's maturity is less than a maturity threshold).

Abstract: A television consistent with certain implementations has a display system having a display frame refresh rate R. A frame synchronizer transmitter transmits a signal used to synchronize frame refreshes for a left and right eye images of shutter glasses, where a sequence of left and right eye images to the shutter glasses defines one image cycle. A video processor that alters at least one image per image cycle so that at least one of the images to at least one eye of at least one of the shutter glasses is synchronized to a display frame that has been altered by the video processor. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device and to a stereoscopic image display system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device in which a polarizing film and a panel contained in a display are not separated from each other so that the color and the view angle are prevented from degrading, and relates to a stereoscopic image display system which enables a user to observe both stereoscopic images and planar images at the same time with both eyes even when the user is wearing polarizing eyeglasses.

Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring 3-dimensional (3D) information, a method for driving a light source thereof, and a system for acquiring 3D information are provided. The apparatus includes: a projector, a photographing unit, and a controller which causes a driving signal to be applied to the projector. The driving signal has a first peak current in a display mode and a second peak current, higher than the first peak current, in a 3D mode.

Abstract: When an end portion of a three-dimensional image appears to pop forward from a display surface, a predetermined end area is set at a periphery of images forming the three-dimensional image to modify at least one of the images to modify the stereoscopic effect so that at least a part of the end portion appears to be level with the display surface. A disparity between corresponding pixels in the end area of the images is modified so that the disparity is gradually decreased toward the end of the images, and image parts at left and right areas of the end area of a reference image among the images are deformed based on the disparity. At least one of the images is modified by modifying the image other than the reference image with the deformed image parts of the end area. Then, three-dimensional processing is applied to the modified images.