Abstract: Provided are a lenticular lens sheet which can be used in a stereoscopic display, a rear projection display, a projection screen, and the like, and means for manufacturing the lenticular lens sheet at low cost without using any mold. The lenticular lens sheet includes at least a transparent support substrate; a plurality of lenticular lenses; and a partition between adjacent ones of the plurality of lenticular lenses, and the lenticular lens sheet is obtained by applying a transparent resin composition ink by an inkjet method to an area partitioned by the partition and subsequently curing the transparent resin composition ink with ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: In a stereoscopic display apparatus having optical directory elements (21) such as lenticular elements an overdrive voltage, e.g. obtained by introducing a resonant impedance (22) in one of the switching states, enhances switching speed between the 2D and the 3D state.

Abstract: A stereoscopic display is provided. The stereoscopic display is able to control a viewing position and make a viewing angel wide. On top of a display panel, an image is provided through a plurality of pixels and is separated to a left-eye image and a right-eye image by a lenticular lens. An elastic membrane prism array controls an angle of emitted light. An elastic membrane prism array is disposed on the lenticular lens or on and under the lenticular lens. The elastic membrane prism array includes a prism body having a first chamber and a second chamber, a wall disposed between the first and second chamber, a prism plate connected to the wall, a piston adapted for moving back-and-forth and a transporting tube disposed between the piston and the prism body.

Abstract: Provided is a stereo picture print having reduced crosstalk and ghost images. The printing sheet for printing a stereo picture comprises, in sequence: a light-transmissive image receiving layer; a linearly polarizing layer; and a retardation layer, wherein the retardation layer is formed by fixing in an aligned state a composition containing a compound having refractive index anisotropy and is patterned into a first domain and a second domain which have different in-plane slow axes or have different in-plane retardations.

Abstract: A reflecting apparatus comprising: an array of reflectors including a first subset of reflectors and a second subset of reflectors, wherein the first subset of reflectors guide light toward a first viewing position and the second subset of reflectors guide light toward a second viewing position that is different from the first viewing position.

Abstract: A multi-view mask apparatus for creating a three-dimensional (3D) display. The apparatus includes a relay lens assembly that is non-inverting of images passed through the relay lens assembly including images of background objects. The apparatus includes a mask display device concurrently displaying first and second mask content via the relay lens assembly. The first mask content is viewable from a first point of view (POV) and the second mask content is viewable from a second POV or the first mask content is apparent from a first light source direction and the second mask content is apparent from a second light source direction. The relay lens assembly includes four lenticular sheets arranged into first and second pairs with adjacent back sides. The mask display device is disposed in one pair between two lenticular sheets and operated to display the first and second mask content as interlaced images under the lenticules.

Abstract: The three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a display unit having display pixels arranged in rows and columns, and configured to display right-eye images and left-eye images alternately at every other column. Lenticular lenses with positive refractive power are provided corresponding to respective columns of the display pixels. The lenticular lenses and the columns of the display pixels are the same in number. The lenticular lenses collimate light representing the right-eye images and light representing the left-eye images. A deflection optical element deflects the collimated light representing the right-eye images and the collimated light representing the left-eye images toward right-eye and left-eye three-dimensional viewing areas. The deflection optical element includes a plurality of planes extending in a direction of the columns of the display pixels and inclined relative to a normal line of the display unit. The planes and the columns of the display pixels are the same in number.

Abstract: A moiré magnification device includes a transparent substrate, the transparent substrate carrying a regular array of micro-focusing elements on a first surface, where the focusing elements define a focal plane, and a corresponding array of microimage element unit cells located in a plane substantially coincident with the focal plane of the focusing elements, where each unit cell includes at least two microimage components. The pitches of the micro-focusing elements and the array of microimage element unit cells and their relative locations are such that the array of micro-focusing elements cooperates with the array of microimage element unit cells to generate magnified versions of the microimage components due to the moiré effect.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3D image display device, comprising an image display device including a plurality of right eye pixels and a left eye pixels arranged staggered. Each of the right and left eye pixels includes a sub-pixel region having a light shielding element, and at least one dummy sub-pixel region having a dummy light shielding element. The light shielding element and the dummy light shielding element have a same shape. A 3D element such as a lenticular lens layer (or a 3D barrier) is disposed on the image display device. The light shielding element of the sub-pixel region can be a TFT and/or a storage capacitor, and the dummy light shielding element of the dummy sub-pixel region can be a dummy TFT and/or a dummy storage capacitor.

Abstract: A moire magnification device is disclosed, including a transparent substrate carrying: a regular array of micro-focusing elements on a first surface, the focusing elements defining a focal plane; and a corresponding first array of microimage elements located in a plane substantially coincident with the focal plane of the focusing elements. The pitches of the micro-focusing elements and the array of microimage elements and their relative locations are such that the array of micro-focusing elements cooperates with the array of microimage elements to generate magnified version of the microimage elements due to the moire effect. Along at least one axis across at least a first region of the device, the pitch between the microimage elements and/or between the micro-focusing elements continuously varies across the respective array(s), whereby the moire effect causes different degrees of magnification of the image elements to occur.

Abstract: An image display having a plurality of color sub-pixels is disclosed. The present invention provides a method for arranging the color sub-pixels such that in a column of pixels the sub-pixels of the same color do not form a straight sub-column. In other words, a sub-pixel column contains the sub-pixels of two or more different colors. When a parallax separator, such as a lenticular screen, is placed in relationship to the image display to form a 3D display, the longitudinal axis of the lenticules can be substantially parallel to the sub-pixel columns. Since a sub-pixel column contains the sub-pixels of two or more different colors, each view of the 3D display as separated by a lenticule contains the sub-pixels of two or more different colors. As such, the 3D display image will not appear as monochromatic at a certain viewing angle.

Abstract: In an image display device where a lenticular lens, a display panel, and a light source are provided in order from a viewer side, when cylindrical lenses of the lenticular lens are arrayed in a horizontal direction, in first-viewpoint pixels and second-viewpoint pixels of the display panel, openings whose sides which intersect with straight lines in the horizontal direction are not parallel to a vertical direction are formed. And, a shape of the openings of a pair of pixels mutually adjacent in the vertical direction is made line-symmetric with respect to edges of the pixels extending in the horizontal direction as an axis.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to three-dimensional displays. In one aspect, a display comprises a pixel array (104) and an optical element array (102) disposed in close proximity to the pixel array. The pixel array is operated to display two or more images. The optical element array is configured and operated to direct each image to an associated viewing position, enabling a viewer to separately view each image from the associated viewing position.

Abstract: An optical device for directing illuminating light at a pixel matrix and/or at a controllable spatial light modulator of a display, in particular of a stereoscopic or holographic 3D display comprises a multitude of reflection elements which work according to the principle of a concave mirror and which direct the illuminating light at the pixel matrix and/or at the controllable spatial light modulator of the display, and/or comprises at least one transmission element which is designed in the form of a holographic optical element, in particular in the form of a holographic volume grating, which directs the illuminating light at the pixel matrix and/or at the controllable spatial light modulator of the display.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a housing whose side surface has one or more slits, and a display that is mounted in the housing and has a substantially arc shape, wherein an image displayed on the display is visually recognized beyond the slit when the housing rotates, and a curvature of the display having the substantially arc shape is formed so that stray light resulting from a specular reflection does not occur.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit that time-divisionally displays a plurality of view point images in N divisions, N being an integer equal to or more than 2, a backlight that irradiates the display unit with image display light, and a separation unit that separates M view point images displayed in the same time slot in the display unit, M being an integer equal to or more than 2. The backlight controllably switches the exit direction of light time-divisionally in synch with the timing of time division display by the display unit, the backlight controllably switching the exit direction of light between N directions.

Abstract: An optical sheet for three-dimensional images and a three-dimensional image display device using the same, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the three-dimensional image display device includes a display unit to display two-dimensional images using unit pixels each including at least three colors of sub-pixels, and an optical sheet to convert the two-dimensional images into a plurality of different three-dimensional images, and the neighboring three-dimensional images are overlapped with each other by a predetermined range. With the above described configuration, the curved lenses are tilted to provide neighboring viewers with three-dimensional images overlapped with each other by 15% to 60%. As a result, a ratio of the horizontal and vertical display resolutions of the three-dimensional images can be equal to a ratio of the horizontal and vertical display resolutions of the two-dimensional images, and the quality of three-dimensional images can be improved.

Abstract: A transparent 3D display system comprises a display sheet and a barrier mask, the barrier mask being separated from the display sheet by an optical thickness. The barrier mask is separated from a viewer having a right eye and a left eye. The display sheet is configured to display an image comprising first and second sets of image strips, and the barrier mask is configured to produce a plurality of alternating viewing strips and blocking strips. The viewing strips are positioned, oriented, and configured so as to allow the right eye to view the first set of image strips and the left eye to view the second set of image strips, and the blocking strips are positioned, oriented, and configured to prevent the right eye from viewing the second set of image strips and the left eye from viewing the first set of image strips.

Abstract: A luminous intensity distribution system includes a first optical element extending in a first direction, and distributes, given that a first direction is taken to be leftward-rightward when viewed frontward-rearward, light having entered a light-incident surface from a right-rear direction and emits the light through a light-emitting surface toward a right-forward direction when viewed from the frontward end, and distributes light having entered the light-incident surface from a left-rear direction and emits the light through the light-emitting surface toward a left-forward direction when viewed from the frontward end; and a second optical element extending in the first direction and that diffuses light having entered the light-incident surface and emits the light through the light-emitting side, with the first optical element and the second optical element being arranged in parallel with each other vertically when viewed frontward-rearward.

Abstract: An optical device (10) for providing a synthetic integral image includes a polymer foil stack (111). The polymer foil stack (111) includes at least one polymer foil (11). A first interface (17) of the polymer foil stack (111) includes optically distinguishable image data bearer structures (116). The first interface (17) has a general shape defined by a first array (115) of curved interface portions (117), on which the image data bearer structures (116) are superimposed. Preferably, the optical device (10) includes a second interface (12) of the polymer foil stack (111), which has a second array (13) of microlenses (14). The second interface (12) is provided at a distance from the first interface (17), which distance is close to a focal length of the microlenses (14). The second array (13) is in registry with the first array (115).

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device is provided with a display panel. The display panel is provided with a plurality of pixels for the right eyes and pixels for the left eye, and light emitted from the pixels for the right eye is made incident to the right eye of a viewer and light emitted from the pixels for the left eye is made incident to the left eye. When the normal distance between the display panel and the viewer is set to a maximum observation distance, D (mm), then definition X (dpi) of at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction on a display plane of the display panel is set as in the following expression. X ? 25.

Abstract: An image display device includes a display panel including left-eye horizontal pixel lines displaying a left-eye image and right-eye horizontal pixel lines displaying a right-eye image; a polarizing film disposed over the display panel and linearly polarizing the left-eye image and the right-eye image; a patterned retarder disposed over the polarizing film and including left-eye retarders and right-eye retarders; and a lenticular lens film disposed over the polarizing film and including lenticular lenses, wherein the lenticular lenses correspond to the left-eye retarders and the right-eye retarders, respectively, wherein the lenticular lenses are spaced part from each other.

Abstract: A lens array includes a plurality of lenses having respective optical axes that are approximately parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of lenses are configured in a direction approximately perpendicular to the optical axes and are formed integrally with each other, and a maximum inclination angle of a lens surface on each of a predetermined number of the plurality of lenses is less than or equal 50.8 degrees or less, the maximum inclination angle being defined as a maximum value of an angle formed by an optical axis and a normal line of a lens surface of one of the predetermined number of the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: The present invention is directed a switchable optical imaging system and a 3D/2D image switchable apparatus having high functional flexibility in a number of aspects and adaptability to various applications. The present invention is based on generating directional optical beams, transforming these optical beams and projecting transformed optical beams in a field of view to thereby divide the field of view into one or more adjustable viewing zones and to form 2-dimensional (2D) images or perspective views of a 3-dimensional (3D) image of an object or scene therein. The present invention is embodied in the switchable optical imaging system and the 3D/2D image switchable apparatus using the same system.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a display panel including first and second display regions arranged in an alternating manner and respectively passing a first polarization component light and a second polarization component of incident light; a light source panel including first and second light sources arranged in an alternating manner and respectively emitting light of the first polarization component and light of the second polarization component to the back surface of the display panel; and a lenticular lens that is positioned between the display panel and the light source panel, refracts light from the first light sources in a direction of a first viewpoint to provide the first viewpoint with the light passed by the first display regions, and refracts light from the second light sources in a direction of a second viewpoint to provide the second viewpoint with the light passed by the second display regions.

Abstract: There is provided a Fresnel lens structure including: a Fresnel lens layer; and a planarization layer disposed on the Fresnel lens layer, any one of the Fresnel lens layer and the planarization layer being formed of a birefringent material and the other being formed of an isotropic material having a refractive index equal to a highest refractive index or a lowest refractive index of the birefringent material. In the Fresnel lens structure, a 2/3D image switching structure is simplified and switching thereof is easy. 2/3D switching can be performed without using an apparatus with complicated structure, whereby a stereoscopic image display apparatus structure may be simplified and manufacturing costs may be reduced as compared with a lenticular lens by using a Fresnel shaped lens structure.

Abstract: An image transforming device enables 3-D auto-stereoscopic display of a two-dimensional projected image. Optical waveguides in the form of ribbons are used. A stack of ribbons at a receiving end receives the projected image. A horizontal and vertical ribbon arrangement at the other end of the ribbon forms a screen for display of a transformed 3D image. A spacer material at the output end separates the vertical positioning of each ribbon. A screen may be assembled from the output ends of multiple devices forms. The two-dimensional image may be projected in changing colors. When changing colors are projected, the device may further include two lens arrays: a static micro-lens array and a dynamic array of micro-lenses, which is capable of motion synchronized with the changing colors.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for screening color separations of a lenticular image with a lenticular frequency of the lenticular lenses needed for viewing the lenticular image. An amplitude-modulated halftone image is calculated for each of the color separations at a screen angle and at a screen frequency, the tangent of the screen angle being a rational number. For a specific color separation, a screen angle relating to the direction perpendicular to the image strips of the lenticular image is defined, a pair of whole numbers whose ratio is equal to the tangent of the screen angle is determined, and the screen frequency of the color separation is calculated as the product of the lenticular frequency and the square root of the sum of the squares of the two whole numbers.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a display panel and an image conversion sheet. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit has a zigzag shape that extends in a first direction. The image conversion sheet includes a plurality of lens units. Each lens unit extends in the first direction and is disposed in a second direction different from the first direction. A plurality of the lens units is disposed in parallel with each other.

Abstract: A lenticular unit includes a transparent substrate; first electrodes being transparent and disposed on the substrate; a second electrode being transparent and elastic; and a transparent material layer interposed between the first and second electrodes and being deformable in a lens shape in a thickness direction depending on a potential applied between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A light beam projected from a projector passes through a microlens and then is focused on an extremely small region (hereinafter, will be called a deflection point). After that, the light beam is diverged as a directional light beam from the region serving as the deflection point. Thus, a viewer of a stereoscopic display perceives light beams as extremely small pixels. In reality, the deflection points are largely spaced, so that a rough image is perceived by a viewer who observes a screen. An autostereoscopic display including a two-dimensional image display device and an optical element, the optical element having a structure that simultaneously diffuses and deflects light emitted from the two-dimensional image display device, so that a stereoscopic image is displayed.

Abstract: A 2D/3D switchable image display device is provided. The device includes an image panel, a backlight unit arranged at the rear side of the image panel, and a lenticular lens sheet arranged between the image panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a plurality of segment light sources for a left eye vision range which emit a light for a left eye vision range, and a plurality of segment light sources for a right eye vision range which emit a light for a right eye vision range. The segment light sources for the left eye vision range and the segment light sources for the right eye vision range are alternately arranged to form a surface light source. The lenticular lens sheet includes a plurality of semi-cylindrical lenses arranged in a direction perpendicular to a viewing direction of both eyes of a viewer.

Abstract: An optical light redirecting film that can be made by microreplication, and that is suitable for use in an autostereoscopic backlight or display, includes opposed first and second structured surfaces. The first structured surface includes lenticular features and the second structured surface includes prismatic features. In some cases, at least a first prismatic feature has a first prism optical axis that is tilted relative to a thickness axis of the film perpendicular to the film plane. In some cases, at least a first lenticular feature has a first lenticular optical axis that is tilted relative to the thickness axis. In some cases, the film may have a central film caliper (thickness) at a central portion of the film and an edge film caliper at a first edge portion of the film, the central film caliper being greater than the edge film caliper.

Abstract: A card with integrated durable and easily portable 3D lenses for viewing 3D content. A device including 3D lenses incorporated into a gift card, a credit card, an identification card, a card that has an electric magnetic strip, a Smart Card or other type of similar card.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lenticular array intended to be placed in front of a screen so as to carry out autostereoscopic viewing and comprising lenticules separated by a spacing P and extending in a longitudinal direction and which are joined together via a longitudinal principal join line, characterized in that each micro-lens is comprised of at least N? contiguous plane faces which are joined together via a longitudinal secondary join line with N? greater than or equal to 2, each plane face defining in cross-section perpendicular to the said longitudinal direction a straight segment, and in that the ends of the said straight segments are situated on a circular arc centred on a point O situated in the mid-plane of the said micro-lens, or else on a portion of parabola, hyperbola or ellipse with focus (F) situated in the said mid-plane (MP).

Abstract: A display comprises: a single-view image display panel (6); and a parallax optic (8) disposed over a display face of the image display panel for restricting the angular spread of light output from the display face of the image display panel. This enables light to be concentrated in a desired viewing angle range (66), and avoids a user (56) seeing unwanted reflections that may occur as a result of a greater viewing angle range (64) if the parallax optic (8) is not provided. The display may be used, as an example, in a motor vehicle to prevent unwanted reflections from the windscreen (62) of the vehicle.

Abstract: A picture changeable stereoscopic posting apparatus, comprising: a front case and a main body case formed as a frame, respectively; a lenticular plate mounted on the front case; a picture fixing device for fixing a 3D picture provided on a rear surface of the lenticular plate; a 3D picture which is printed on a separate printing paper and includes a left eye picture and a right eye picture which are fine-divided into a plurality of pictures and are arranged vertically in sequence to be combined as single picture; and a resilient plate which is made of elastic material such as sponge or urethane sheet and is provided inside the main body case wherein the front case is opened from the main body case for the 3D picture 5 to be replaced frequently.

Abstract: An optical element according to an embodiment includes: a lens array including a plurality of convex shaped lenses provided on a first surface thereof and taking a flat shape at a second surface which is opposite from the first surface; a lens holder comprising concave portions formed to correspond to respective lenses in the lens array, at a surface opposed to the lens array, each of the concave portions having a size which makes it possible for one of the convex shaped lenses corresponding to the concave portion to fit therein; and a drive unit configured to drive at least one of the lens array and the lens holder to bring the convex shaped lenses in the lens array and the concave portions in the lens holder into an isolation state or a contact state.

Abstract: Targets, target systems, and related methods are provided. The targets can provide non-electric or low electric dynamic imagery and/or thermal signature capabilities that can be used in target systems. For example, a target can include a substrate forming a target body and having a front side. A combined image is disposed on the front side of the substrate with the combined image including a combination of at least two primary images of a potential target provided through lenticular printing. A lenticular lens can be disposed over the combined image so that the combined image and the lenticular lens generate an observed image of the potential target body when viewed by an observer. Additionally or alternatively, a target can be provided that includes a substrate forming a target body and at least one substance disposed on the substrate configured to create a thermal signature mimicking a potential target.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display capable of reducing a difference between a resolution variation rate in a pixel column direction and a resolution variation rate in a pixel row direction and preventing a color separation phenomenon is disclosed. The three-dimensional image display includes a display panel in which n (n is a natural number) disparity images are displayed and the same disparity images are distributed and displayed in subpixels of the same color, and a lenticular sheet which divides travel paths of the disparity images using a plurality of lenticular lenses which are obliquely arranged in front of the display panel, and the long axes of the lenticular lenses are parallel to an extension line of the subpixels in which the same disparity images are displayed.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image/two-dimensional image display device includes a plurality of display pixels, and a lenticular lens for three-dimensional display. Each display pixel is consisted of M×N number of sub-pixels to be viewed from N view points. A pitch a of sub-pixels arranged in the longitudinal direction of ridge projection of the lenticular lens and a pitch b of the sub-pixels arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the lenticular lens satisfy the following expression. The M×N number of sub-pixels included in each of said display pixels are formed within a square area.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, an illuminating device that allows light rays to pass through the display panel, a polarization axis controlling unit arranged between the illuminating device and the display panel for allowing light rays having first polarization axis out of light rays outputted from the illuminating device to pass and changing the polarization axes of part of the light rays emitted from the illuminating device to convert the light rays to light rays having second polarization axis different from the first polarization axis, and a lens having a plurality of linear lens patterns for causing the light rays having the first polarization axis and the light rays having the second polarization axis separated by the polarization axis controlling unit respectively to proceed in predetermined directions.

Abstract: The present invention provides full-parallax images having high spatial resolution in real time. An image-capturing optical unit (21) includes a plurality of prismatic mirrors (41) which rotate at a predetermined period. The side surface of each of the prismatic mirrors (41) reflects a light beam from an object. A camera receives the light beam from the object reflected by the prismatic mirrors (41) in order to capture an image of the object. On the other hand, a display optical unit (32) includes a plurality of prismatic mirrors (51) which rotate in phase with the prismatic mirrors (41) at the same period. A projector emits a light beam corresponding to the image of the object captured by the camera, and such a light beam is reflected by the prismatic mirrors (51). A user may view an image corresponding to the light beam reflected by the prismatic mirrors (51).

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device includes a reflection layer for reflecting at least a portion of incident light, a polarization conversion layer arranged over the reflection layer, and an array of lenticular elements arranged over at least a portion of the polarization conversion layer and including a birefringent material. Light having a first state of polarization is configured to pass through the lenticular element array without substantial lenticular element focusing, where the polarization state is transformed by the polarization conversion layer such that the reflected light has a second state of polarization. Light having the second polarization state passes through the lenticular element array with the lenticular element focusing to provide multiple views to different viewing locations.

Abstract: A method for creating a three-dimensional multi-stereoscopic viewing apparatus includes determining characteristics of an electronically illuminating color matrix panel display having first a pixel arrangement. The method also includes determining a specification for a lenticular lens configured to convert the first pixel arrangement to a second pixel arrangement and placing the lenticular lens on the display panel. The specification for the lenticular lens is determined by calculating a viewing distance from a refraction index, a width of the display panel, and an average distance between human eyes. Determining the specification for the lenticular lens also includes determining a viewing angle that maximizes viewing characteristics and determining characteristics of the lenticular lens.

Abstract: The invention discloses an image presenting method for generating an image to meet a lenticular sheet of a particular specification. The method includes the following steps: providing a database where at least one lenticular sheet data and at least one alignment pattern data are stored; reading out a lenticular sheet data and an alignment pattern data from the database; processing an image data and the alignment pattern data according to the lenticular sheet data; combining the image data and the alignment pattern data to generate a mixed image which meets the lenticular sheet of the particular specification; and outputting the mixed image.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display including a display panel and a micro lens array is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a sub-pixel array. The sub-pixel array includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array. The sub-pixels arranged in any row are electrically connected to the same scan line. Each two sub-pixels in any column are electrically connected to an adjacent data line on a different side alternately. Polarity distribution of the sub-pixels is cyclically repeated in a row direction by one sub-pixel, and polarity distribution of the sub-pixels is cyclically repeated in a column direction by two sub-pixels. The micro lens array includes a plurality of lens units. An image displayed by the display panel produces a left-eye image and a right-eye image after passing through the micro lens array. Furthermore, a driving method is also provided.

Abstract: A method and a device for calibration (or “electronic” adjustment) of a display unit are provided and include a display and autostereoscopic adapter disc, particularly provided for fixing to the display. A method and a device for generation or playback of 3D images by the display unit including autostereoscopic adapter disc and display are also provided. Misalignment of the adapted disc with the display are compensated for by corresponding adjustment of the image display on the display.

Abstract: A image display device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, wherein the display area includes left-eye horizontal pixel lines displaying a left-eye image and right-eye horizontal pixel lines displaying a right-eye image; a polarizing film disposed over the display panel, wherein the polarizing film linearly polarizes the left-eye image and the right-eye image; a patterned retarder disposed over the polarizing film and including left-eye retarders and right-eye retarders, wherein the left-eye retarders correspond to the left-eye horizontal pixel lines and change the linearly polarized left-eye image into left-circularly polarized image, and the right-eye retarders correspond to the right-eye horizontal pixel lines and change the linearly polarized image into right-circularly polarized image; and a lenticular lens film disposed over the polarizing film and including lenticular lenses, wherein the lenticular lenses correspond to the left-eye retarders and the right-eye retard

Abstract: A method of computing a display value to be provided to a stereoscopic display apparatus (150) is described. The method includes: determining a first intermediate value (811) from a 3-D representation on basis of a first one of the angular directions and coordinates of a first one of the picture elements (102); determining a second intermediate value (810) from the 3-D representation on basis of a further angular direction relative to the first plane and the coordinates of the first one of the picture elements; and combining the first intermediate value (811) and the second intermediate value (810) to the display value, the display value related to the particular output of a first one of the picture elements of the stereoscopic display apparatus (102).