Abstract: There are provided a slit grating and a display device. The passive slit grating according to embodiments of the invention comprises a plurality of grating structures. Each of the grating structures is symmetric about its axial line in a length direction, and an edge in the length direction for each of the grating structures has a non-linear shape. Among adjacent edges of any two of the grating structures that are adjacent, the position of a protrusion at one edge corresponds to the position of a recess at another edge.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a light guide plate having first and second internal reflection planes facing each other; a first light source applying first illumination light from a side surface of the light guide plate into an interior thereof; a second light source facing the second internal reflection plane, and applying second illumination light to the second internal reflection plane; and a reflective member between the second internal reflection plane and the second light source. The second internal reflection plane is provided with a total-reflection region allowing the first illumination light to be reflected in a total-internal-reflection manner whereas allowing the second illumination light to pass therethrough, and a scattering region allowing the first illumination light to be reflected and scattered. The reflective member is disposed in a position corresponding to the scattering region, and reflects light having passed through the scattering region, toward the first internal reflection plane.

Abstract: The device comprises an aperture stop disc divided into a plurality of mutually exclusive filtering segments comprising a first, a second and a third filtering segment ; the third filtering segment is adapted to pass a third portion of the spectrum which is included in the portion of the spectrum passing the first and second filtering segments. Due to third filtering segment, the aperture assigned to the color component corresponding to the third portion of the spectrum—preferably blue—is larger than the aperture assigned to the color component corresponding to the portion of the spectrum passing the first and second filtering segments.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device and a driving method thereof, which correct the viewing position of a viewer in initial driving of a 3D display mode, are discussed. The stereoscopic image display device includes a display module, a barrier module, a position detector, and a position detector. The display module separates a left-eye image and a right-eye image to display a stereoscopic image. The barrier module is disposed in correspondence with the display module, and forms a light transmitting area for transmitting the left-eye image and right-eye image and a light blocking area for blocking the left-eye image and right-eye image. The position detector detects position information on a viewer which views the stereoscopic image displayed on the display module. The position detector corrects positions of the light transmitting area and light blocking area on the basis of viewing position information on the viewer.

Abstract: A display includes: a display panel; an illumination unit; and a driving unit. The illumination unit includes a pair of light transmissive substrates, two light sources, an optical modulation layer configured to exhibit diffusion or transparency for light from each of the two light sources, and an electrode. The optical modulation layer is configured to switch a wide-angle diffusion intensity and a front diffusion intensity of light emitted from the illumination unit, by switching of a magnitude of a voltage applied to the electrode. The driving unit allows a diffusion intensity ratio of the light emitted from the illumination unit in a dual-view mode to be higher than the diffusion intensity ratio in a normal mode by switching the magnitude of the voltage applied to the electrode. The diffusion intensity ratio is defined as dividing the wide-angle diffusion intensity by the front diffusion intensity.

Abstract: A naked-eye type display apparatus which makes a viewer recognize a stereoscopic image and can prevent pseudoscopic perception is provided. A barrier part having a function of separating a left eye image and a right eye image from each other at a normal viewing position at which the left eye image enters a left eye and the right eye image enters a right eye is provided, and a barrier part having a function of blocking entrance of the left eye image into the right eye or entrance of the right eye image into the left eye when a viewer is at a pseudoscopic position is provided. In this manner, even when the viewer is at the pseudoscopic position, the pseudoscopic perception can be prevented.

Abstract: A method for generating a composite image of a stereoscopic video stream includes a pair of a right image and a left image of a scene, the right image and the left image being such that, when viewed by a spectator's right eye and left eye, respectively, they cause the spectator to perceive the scene as being three-dimensional, the method includes the steps of: generating a composite image including all the pixels of the pair of right and left images, defining a grid of macroblocks of the composite image, each macroblock of the grid including a plurality of adjacent pixels, decomposing one image of the pair of right and left images into a plurality of component regions including a plurality of contiguous pixels, processing the component regions in a manner such as to generate corresponding derived regions, the derived regions including at least all the pixels of a corresponding component region and being such that they can be decomposed into an integer number of macroblocks, arranging the non-decomposed image

Abstract: Provided are a 3-dimensional image display apparatus and a control method thereof, the apparatus including: a video signal receiving unit which receives a video signal containing plane image data or stereoscopic image data from an external signal source; a liquid crystal module which includes a liquid crystal display panel to selectively display the plane image data and the stereoscopic image data, and a backlight unit provided in a rear portion of the liquid crystal display panel; a power supply which supplies power to the liquid crystal module; and a controller which determines whether the received video signal contains the plane image data or the stereoscopic image data, and if the video signal receiving unit contains the stereoscopic image data, the controller controls the power supply such that the backlight unit operates in a power saving mode while the stereoscopic image data is scanned to the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: Provided is a video system equipped with a video display apparatus and video viewing glasses used for viewing a video displayed on the video display apparatus. The video display apparatus includes: a display section for displaying the video; a synchronizing signal generator for generating an external synchronizing signal in synchronism with the video to notify a display end of a frame constituting the video in synchronism with the video; and a synchronizing signal transmitter for transmitting the external synchronizing signal to the video viewing glasses. The video viewing glasses include: a synchronizing signal receiver for receiving the external synchronizing signal; an optical filter section having a pair of optical filters for adjusting light amounts to be transmitted to left and right eyes of a viewer, respectively; and an optical filter controller for controlling the optical filter section in response to the external synchronizing signal.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a lens plate and a lens driver. The display panel includes a plurality of unit pixels. The display panel is driven by dividing a single frame into N sub frames. N is a natural number. The lens plate is on the display panel. The lens plate includes a plurality of lenses which convert a two dimensional (“2D”) image displayed on the display panel into a three dimensional (“3D”) image. The lens driver disposes the lenses at a first position during a first sub frame. The lens driver moves the lenses to a second position from the first position and disposes the lenses at the second position during a second sub frame. The second position is shifted by 1/N of a width of the unit pixel from the first position.

Abstract: A multi-viewpoint image display device is provided. The display device includes a tracker configured to track a position of a face of a user according to a user shifting position, a display configured to provide a multi-view and to select and provide first and second target views of the multi-view as user's left-eye and right-eye images, and a controller configured to shift positions of the multi-view and to provide the shifted multi-view so that the first and second target views are provided as the user's left-eye and right-eye images based on the tracked face position of the face of the user.

Abstract: This invention relates to capturing an image of a subject as a three-dimensional image using a single image-capturing apparatus. The image-capturing apparatus includes a first polarization means, a lens system, and an image-capturing device array having a second polarization means. The first polarization means includes first and second regions arranged along a first direction, and the second polarization means includes multiple third and fourth regions arranged alternately along a second direction. First region transmission light having passed the first region passes the third region and reaches the image-capturing device, and second region transmission light having passed the second region passes the fourth region and reaches the image-capturing device. Thus, an image is captured to obtain a three-dimensional image in which a distance between a barycenter BC1 of the first region and a barycenter BC2 of the second region is a base line length of parallax between two eyes.

Abstract: A method and system for enhanced viewing of a display device is disclosed in this application. In some implementations, a method and system for improving a perceived contrast of a screen of a display device is disclosed. Some implementations may also relate to a method and system for privately viewing content displayed on a screen.

Abstract: A system for producing and viewing a three-dimensional/stereoscopic image comprises a two-dimensional substrate having a number of blank regions that has been filled in/colored by a user with selected colors calculated to produce a stereoscopic image when viewed through a stereoscopic viewer. The colored regions are separated by black lines and together operate to form a desired image. The image has a background that is predominately black. The black lines and/or background can be provided before or after the user has colored in the blank regions. When the colored image comprising the black lines and black background is viewed through a stereoscopic viewer, the user perceives a three-dimensional image.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for enabling a device to capture additional views with a camera are provided. An apparatus including reflective surfaces may be mounted to a device with a camera. The reflective surfaces may be positioned around the camera lens in such a way so as to redirect light into the lens, giving the effect of the camera being rotated, tilted, or otherwise moved to face a particular direction. A motor may be provided in the apparatus to move the reflective surfaces to a user's preference.

Abstract: In a three dimensional video display device (1), an LED unit (10) rotates in the direction of the arrow (24) along top and bottom edges of a display section (28). The LED unit (10) has a left-eye LED array (6) and a right-eye LED array (8), each including plural LEDs (4) aligned in a column. The left-eye LED array (6) displays a left-eye image through an afterimage effect produced by displaying, while rotating, columns of pixel groups constituting the left-eye image. The right-eye LED array 8 displays a right-eye image through an afterimage effect produced by displaying, while rotating, columns of pixel groups constituting the right-eye image. Light from the left-eye image enters the left eye of a viewer, whereas light from the right-eye image enters the right eye. The viewer recognizes a three dimensional image in a range of 360° around the viewer based on binocular parallax.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, an inverse image processor configured to receive a first image data signal input from an external source and to generate a gray-inverted second image data signal, a controller configured to mix the first image data signal and the second image data signal alternately for each frame to generate a third image data signal, and to generate a driving control signal opening and closing a pair of shutter spectacles for each image frame displayed in the display unit, and a data driver configured to receive the third image data signal from the controller and to apply a corresponding data voltage to each of the plurality of data lines.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic image, and there is provided an image display method, and the method may include acquiring information on a user's face; determining whether to allow a stereoscopic image based on the face information; and displaying an image based on a result of the determination as to whether to allow a stereoscopic image. Hence, according to the present invention, a person disqualified for viewing a stereoscopic image may be prevented from viewing TV in a stereoscopic image mode.

Abstract: A method and system for autostereoscopic display of stereoscopic images may include: illuminating at least one light source; configuring a lightguide to direct light from at least one light source to a first focal point; configuring a transmissive optical display according to a first stereoscopic image of a stereoscopic image pair; configuring the lightguide to direct light from at least one light source to a second focal point; and configuring the transmissive optical display according to a second stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image pair.

Abstract: A system may produce images including narrow-bandwidth colors. One or more sets of the narrow-bandwidth colors may be selected to be interpreted as substantially a same color by a user. The system may include a light source configured to produce the narrow-bandwidth colors, and/or narrow-passband filters may create narrow-bandwidth colors from light emitted by broad-spectrum light sources or color sources. Spatial and/or time multiplexing may be used to create separate narrow-bandwidth colors interpreted as substantially a same color by the user. For example, the light source and/or the narrow-passband filter elements may be adjustable and may alternate between emission of two or more narrow-bandwidth colors. A viewing device may include filters allowing the user to selectively filter the narrow-bandwidth colors. The user may filter the narrow-bandwidth colors to separate a stereoscopic image pair, to view a user-specific image, to view desired content obfuscated by an obfuscating image, and/or the like.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a shutter panel that is provided on the viewer side of the display panel and includes a first liquid crystal element and a second liquid crystal element adjacent to each other. In a first display state, a first light-shielding region and a first light-transmitting region are formed in the shutter panel by the first liquid crystal element, and light from the display panel is emitted through the first light-transmitting region. In a second display state, a second light-shielding region larger than the first light-shielding region and a second light-transmitting region smaller than the first light-transmitting region are formed in the shutter panel by the first liquid crystal element and the second liquid crystal element, and light from the display panel is emitted through the second light-transmitting region.

Abstract: A 3D display device that includes: a first optical section of focal distance f1 provided with a group of small lenses arrayed along a specific direction; and a second optical section of focal distance f2 that converges N beams of parallel light that are emitted from the first optical section and hit the individual small lenses by converging so as to offset the N beams from an optical axis. A distance d1 between the first optical section and the second optical section satisfies f2?f1?d1?f2 and a viewing distance d2 from the second optical section satisfies d2?f2.

Abstract: The present application relates to a display apparatus comprising: a display portion which displays a first image and a second image different from the first image to create a stereoscopic image; a separator which separates the first and second images from each other; and an adjuster which adjusts a shape of the separator. The separator includes a barrier portion which blocks image light emitted from the display portion. The barrier portion includes a contour portion which defines a shape of at least one opening that allows transmission of the image light. The contour portion includes a first contour and a second contour facing the first contour. The first and second contours define a continuous opening region inclined at a predetermined angle from a vertical line. At least one of the first and second contours forms protrusions which periodically protrude toward the opening region. Shapes of the protrusions are heterogeneous.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for driving an adaptable light manipulator and a pixel array in a coordinated fashion so as to achieve a selected one of a plurality of possible viewing configurations of an adaptable two-dimensional/three-dimensional image display. Methods, systems, and apparatuses are also described for driving an adaptable light manipulator, a pixel array and a non-uniform light generator in a coordinated fashion so as to achieve a selected one of plurality of possible viewing configurations of an adaptable two-dimensional/three-dimensional image display.

Abstract: The instant application describes display device for switching display mode between first display mode for displaying stereoscopic images with eyewear device which adjusts incident light amounts to the left and right eyes, and second display mode different from the first display mode. The display device includes signal generator which generates timing signals for notifying timings of increasing the incident light amount to the left and right eyes in the first and second display modes or stop signals for stopping the adjustment operation, as control signals for the adjustment operation; and transmitter which transmits the control signals to the eyewear device. During the first display mode, the transmitter transmits the timing signals for the first display mode. Switching operation from the first to second display mode causes the transmitter to transmit the stop signal and then the timing signal for the second display mode to the eyewear device.

Abstract: A display apparatus providing a multi-view image is provided, which may include a panel unit to provide light through a plurality of pixels corresponding respectively to a plurality of viewpoints, and an optical unit to provide the light to a left eye position and a right eye position at a pre-designated viewing distance, respectively, wherein the optical unit may be configured for light from pixels for view images having discontinuous viewing indices, among the plurality of pixels, to be transferred to the left eye position and the right eye position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three-dimensional eyeglasses for viewing a 2D image or an object image as a 3D image.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device which includes: an optical component configured to be electrically actuated such that a light transmission state is variable; a driver circuit for the optical component; a power source unit for driving the optical component; a rim for supporting the optical component; a temple having front and rear ends and connected at the front end to the rim; and an earpiece formed at the rear end of the temple. The power source unit includes a secondary battery, a power switch, a power switch control portion, and a use-status sensing portion for sensing the status of use by a user of the optical device. The power switch control portion performs control to turn off the power switch when the use-status sensing portion does not sense any use by the user of the optical device.

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 display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate on the first substrate and facing the first substrate, the second substrate having a first electrode on a surface thereof; a third substrate on the second substrate and facing the second substrate, the third substrate having a second electrode on a surface thereof, the second electrode facing the first electrode and configured to form an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode; a barrier layer interposed between the second substrate and the third substrate, the barrier layer configured to selectively control transmission and blockage of light in regions thereof corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels; and a first polarizing plate on the third substrate and configured to transmit a portion of light passing through the barrier layer, the portion of light having a first phase, the barrier layer including electrochromic elements.

Abstract: A variable focus stereoscopic display system includes first and second lenses positioned between a viewer's eyes and a stereoscopic display that alters the distance to the focus plane of the viewer based on the vergence of the viewer's eyes while viewing the stereoscopic display.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a 3-dimensional (3D) image, which is capable of providing a super multi-view, is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one image projector for projecting light including an image; an active optical element for adjusting a path of at least one light within a range of a predetermined angle; and a relay optical system for transmitting the at least one light to a pupil of a viewer. The apparatus provides a plurality of images in different views to the pupil using a time division method, by using the active optical element for adjusting the path of the at least one light.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image display device may display a perceived 3D image. A location tracking unit may determine a viewing distance from a screen to a viewer. An image processing unit may calculate a 3D image pixel period based on the determined viewing distance, may determine a color of at least one of pixels and sub-pixels displaying the 3D image based on the calculated 3D image pixel period, and may control the 3D image to be displayed based on the determined color.

Abstract: A source video comprising a sequence of 2D image frames is acquired, a value for an inter-ocular distance of a viewer is determined, and an image frame is obtained from the source video that includes two or more motion vectors that describe motion in the image frame where each of the motion vectors is associated with a region of the image frame. Parameters for a lateral speed of the image frame and a direction of motion of the image frame are determined. A deformation value is generated based on the inter-ocular distance and both of the parameters, and the deformation value is applied to the image frame to identify a modified image frame. The modified image frame is blended with a first bridge frame and with a second bridge frame that are different from the modified image frame and different from each other to generate first and second blended frames. The first blended frame and the second blended frame are displayed to a viewer.

Abstract: The 3D image display device disclosed herein includes an image display panel outputting image signals; and a parallax barrier arranged in front of the panel, being spaced at a particular distance, and having a plurality of transparent portions. The transparent portions of the barrier have a plurality of transverse lines, each of which forms one cycle, and the transparent portions that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction in one cycle are arranged to emit images to different fields of view, respectively. The panel operates on and off by lines in the transverse direction based on views.

Abstract: A method for forming a stereoscopic image having a left-eye image and a right-eye image repeats the steps of directing a line of the left-eye image as incident light toward a scanning element while directing a line of the right-eye image as incident light toward the scanning element, and moving the scanning element into position for directing incident light toward a portion of a display surface.

Abstract: An eyeglass device for assisting in viewing a video to be stereoscopically perceived includes an optical filter portion with left and right filters for adjusting light amount to be transmitted to left and right eyes, respectively and a controller for controlling adjustment operation of the light amount by the optical filter portion, wherein the controller switches a control mode of the optical filter portion between a first control mode of controlling the optical filter portion so that the adjustment operation becomes synchronized with display of a frame image of the video and a second control mode of controlling the optical filter so that that the adjustment operation becomes slower than a frame rate of the video to make a viewer perceive the adjustment operation which is asynchronous with the display of the frame image.

Abstract: A system for stereoscopic visualization of image information includes a display device defining a display area for displaying a left and a right partial image. The display device displays the left partial image to a left eye of an observer focused on the display area in a first viewing direction using a left observation beam path and the right partial image to the right eye in a second viewing direction using a right observation beam path. The system includes a vision assist through which the left and right observation beam paths pass. The vision assist sets a beam course for the left and right viewing observation beam paths wherein, starting from the left and right eyes in a direction toward the display area, a perpendicular distance between the left and right observation beam paths decreases to a minimum at a finite distance from the display surface.

Abstract: An image display to provide a realistic 3D stereoscopic image of a desired scene. The display device is comprised of directional pixels. Each directional pixel has a plurality of facets having a constrained viewing angle. Each facet has a point source of light that emits light with a controllable luminescence and hue. In this regard, each facet of the directional pixel has a constrained viewing angle and independent luminance and hue.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein which produce polarization-independent full color images suitable for rear-projection television sets and other multimedia displays. The system uses illumination with R, G, B light from two different light sources for each color. A viewer wears glasses with narrowband optical filters, preferably holographic filters. The R, G, B light from the light sources is slightly offset at each of the 3 emission wavelengths, with one set of R, G, B light being filtered by the holographic filter in front of the left eye of the, and the other set of R, G, B light being filtered by the holographic filter in front of the viewer's right eye.

Abstract: Continuous Adjustable Pulfrich Filter Spectacles are provided with lenses with continuously changeable optical densities, so that viewing of 2D movies is optimized for visualization in natural 3D. Method and means are disclosed for the continuous Adjustable Pulfrich Filter Spectacles to perform two independent optimizations to achieve optimized 3Deeps visual effects on 2D movies. First they compute the optical density setting of the lenses for optimal viewing of 2D movies as 3D. Then they continuously render the lenses of the spectacles to these optical densities optimized for characteristics of the electro-optical material from which the lenses of the spectacles are fabricated. The invention works for both 3DTV and 3D Cinema theater viewing.

Abstract: A printed dynamic anaglyph design apparatus is provided having a source of left eye information and right eye information, a memory data regarding colorant characteristics and a processor. The processor determines a colorant type map. At least one mutable colorant and at least one non-mutable colorant are selected for a colorant type map so that the printed dynamic anaglyph image has a first appearance state in which the at least one mutable colorant is in the first colorant state and is color matched to at least one of a left eye information and a right eye information and so that when the image is exposed to an external stimulus the mutable colorant changes color to provide a second appearance state having a color in a difference region that spectrally overlaps a spectral filter in one eye of a pair of stereo color glasses.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a stereoscopic image displaying apparatus comprising a displaying panel that receives image data displaying an image and black data displaying no image for each frame section, and a polarization control panel that is located over the displaying panel and changes a polarization state.

Abstract: A selective hybrid-type three-dimensional (3D) image viewing device and a display method using the same are disclosed. The selective hybrid-type 3D image viewing device includes a first left and right image separation module, a second left and right image separation module, and a mechanical unit. The first left and right image separation module visualizes a 3D image output from a first display so that a user can view this 3D image. The second left and right image separation module visualizes a 3D image output from a second display to which a left and right image separation technique different from that of the first display has been applied so that the user can view this 3D image. The mechanical unit is configured such that the first and second left and right image separation modules are integrated into the mechanical unit in a detachable manner.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display system is provided. The 3D display system includes a display device and an optical device. The display device is configured to display sets of images with parallax for a 3D display. The optical device has electric-signal-controllable optical parameters and is coupled with the display device. Further, the optical device is configured to enable directional light transmission so as to separate lights of the sets of images into predetermined viewing directions to effect the 3D display.

Abstract: The present application discloses a display device including a display portion for displaying a composite image of left and right images to be viewed by left and right eyes by using display elements arranged in a matrix. The display portion defines first and second element groups for displaying the left and right images, respectively. The first element groups include first and second height group situated at first and second vertical positions, which is different from each other. The second element groups include first and second adjacent groups horizontally adjacent to the first and second height group, respectively. The first and second adjacent groups include first and second adjacent elements adjacent to the first and second height groups, respectively. The first adjacent element emits different light in a luminescent color from the second adjacent element.

Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.

Abstract: An antistatic film includes a substrate, a lower coating layer positioned on the substrate and including a conductive material, tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), and silsesquioxane (SSQ), and an upper coating layer positioned on the lower coating layer and including the conductive material and tetraethyl orthosilicate.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a patterned retarder attached to the liquid crystal display panel, polarizing glasses including a left eye filter passing through only a first polarized light passing through a first pattern of the patterned retarder and a right eye filter passing through only a second polarized light passing through a second pattern of the patterned retarder, and a backlight unit including an upper light source disposed under the upper side of the liquid crystal display panel, a lower light source disposed under the lower side of the liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate between the upper light source and the lower light source, and a vertical viewing angle improvement sheet having prism patterns opposite to the light guide plate.

Abstract: A 3D display panel includes a plurality of first and second viewing angle pixels arranged along a first direction for displaying first and second viewing angle images respectively. The first viewing angle pixels and the second viewing angle pixels are interlacedly arranged along a second direction. A method for controlling pixel brightness of the 3D display panel includes determining a brightness value of a first block of a first viewing angle pixel according to a brightness value of the first viewing angle pixel and a brightness value of a second viewing angle pixel next to the first viewing angle pixel along the second direction, and determining a brightness value of a second block of the first viewing angle pixel according to the brightness value of the first block of the first viewing angle pixel and the brightness value of the first viewing angle pixel.