Image Display Apparatus and Program

• US 20070236493A1
• Filed: 05/26/2004
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Mashitani, Ken, Takemoto, Satoshi, Hori, Yoshihiro, Hamagishi, Goro, Horiuchi, Keiji, Yoshikawa, Takatoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/557,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20070236493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/265 Mixing

Abstract

[problem] New functions including fade-in and fade-out are provided in view of particularity of three-dimensional image display. [means to solve the problem] During a fade-out process, a left-eye image (L image) is moved in a left direction while it is gradually reduced in size, and a right-eye image (R image) is moved in a right direction while it is gradually reduced in size. Thus, parallax between the L image and the R image is gradually increased. When the image is viewed through a 3D filter, it appears as if a subject to be displayed on a still image were gradually drawn in a depth direction. Furthermore, this effect can be magnified when the sizes of the L image and the R image are gradually reduced.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus which displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:

a display controlling means for controlling display of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen, wherein

the display controlling means includes a means for controlling arrangement of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen so that the right-eye image and the left-eye image are moved away from each other in predetermined directions in a lapse of time in a fade-out process.

2. An image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the display controlling means further includes a means for controlling the right-eye image and the left-eye image so that their sizes are reduced from their original sizes with time in a lapse of time in the fade-out process.

3. An image display apparatus according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein

when a data-vacant portion is generated in a display region of the left-eye image and a display region of the right-eye image in the fade-out process, next left-eye image or right-eye image is applied to this data-vacant portion.

4. An image display apparatus which displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:

a display controlling means for controlling display of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen, wherein

the display controlling means includes a means for controlling arrangement of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen so that the right-eye image and the left-eye image are moved close to each other from predetermined directions in a lapse of time in a fade-in process.

5. An image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the display controlling means further includes a means for controlling the right-eye image and the left-eye image so that their sizes are increased to their original sizes in a lapse of time in the fade-in process.

6. A program allowing a computer to execute a three-dimensional stereoscopic image display for displaying a right-eye image and a left-eye image on a display screen, the program having the computer execute:

a display controlling process for controlling display of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen, wherein

the display controlling process includes a process for controlling arrangement of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen so that the right-eye image and the left-eye image are moved away from each other in predetermined directions in a lapse of time in a fade-out process.

7. A program according to claim 6, wherein

the display controlling process further includes a process for controlling the right-eye image and the left-eye image so that sizes thereof are reduced from original sizes thereof in a lapse of time in the fade-out process.

8. A program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein

when a data-vacant portion is generated in a display region of the left-eye image and a display region of the right-eye image in the fade-out process, a next left-eye image or right-eye image is applied to this data-vacant portion.

9. A program allowing a computer to execute a three-dimensional stereoscopic image display for displaying a right-eye image and a left-eye image on a display screen, the program having the computer execute:

a display controlling process for controlling display of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen, wherein

the display controlling process comprises a process for controlling arrangement of the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the display screen so that the right-eye image and the left-eye image are moved close to each other from predetermined directions in a lapse of time in a fade-in process.

10. A program according to claim 9, wherein

the display controlling process further includes a process for controlling the right-eye image and the left-eye image so that sizes thereof are increased to original sizes thereof in a lapse of time in the fade-in process.

11. An image display apparatus which displays original image data in which subjects to be displayed are managed as objects, as a stereoscopic image, the apparatus comprising:

an object designating means for designating an object to be faded in or faded out from among the objects;

a transition effect setting means for setting a transition effect in the designated object;

a stereoscopic image data generating means for generating stereoscopic image data by using the object in which the transition effect is set and another object; and

a displaying means for displaying the generated stereoscopic image data.

12. An image display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the object designating means comprises means for determining anteroposterior relation of each object and selecting the object to be faded in or faded out based on the determined result.

13. An image display apparatus according to claim 11 to 12, wherein

the transition effect setting means include means for setting a transmissivity for the designated object, and

the stereoscopic image data generating means include means for taking out display pixels of the designated object according to the set transmissivity and incorporating an object provided behind into the pixels after the display pixel data is taken out.

14. A program allowing a computer to execute to display original image data in which subjects to be displayed are managed as objects, as a stereoscopic image, the program having the computer execute:

an object designating process for designating an object to be faded in or faded out from among the objects;

a transition effect setting process for setting a transition effect in the designated object;

a stereoscopic image data generating process for generating stereoscopic image data by using the object in which the transition effect is set and another object; and

a displaying process for displaying the generated stereoscopic image data.

15. A program according to claim 14, wherein

the object designating process includes a process for determining an anteroposterior relation of each object and selecting the object to be faded in or faded out based on the determined result.

16. A program according to claim 14 to 15, wherein

the transition effect setting process includes a process for setting a transmissivity for the designated object, and

the stereoscopic image data generating process includes a process for taking out display pixels of the designated object according to the set transmissivity and incorporating an object provided behind into the pixels after the display pixel data is taken out.

17. An image display apparatus comprising:

a geometric figure providing means for providing information of a geometric figure provided when a display plane in a predetermined rotating state is viewed from a previously assumed view point in a case the display plane is quasi-turned so that one end of the display plane comes to a front side and the other end of the display plane goes to a rear side;

an image size changing means for changing a size of an image for each view point according to the geometric figure of the above view point; and

a display image generating means for generating a display image by mixing the image for each view point of which size is changed.

18. An image display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

when the image for each view point is provided as image data for three-dimensional display, the image size changing means frames image data for two-dimensional display from the image data for each view point and acquires the image for each view point based on the image data for the two-dimensional display.

19. An image display apparatus according to claim 17 or 18, wherein

the processes by the image size changing means and the display image generating means are performed for the currently displayed image of each view point until an angle of the quasi-turning reaches 90°

, and the processes by the image size changing means and the display image generating means are performed for the image of each view point which is to be displayed next until the angle of the quasi-turning reaches 180°

from 90°

.

20. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein

the geometric figure providing means includes a storing means for storing the geometric figure information of each view point so as to correspond to the rotation angle and sets the geometric figure information of each view point when the display plane is quasi-turned so that one end of the display plane comes to a front side and the other end of the display plane goes to a rear side, based on the geometric figure information stored in the storing means.

21. A program allowing a computer to execute display an image, the program having the computer execute:

a geometric figure providing process for providing information of a geometric figure provided when a display plane in a predetermined rotating state is viewed from a previously assumed view point in a case the display plane is quasi-turned so that one end of the display plane comes to a front side and the other end of the display plane goes to a rear side;

an image size changing process for changing a size of an image for each view point according to the geometric figure of the above view point; and

a display image generating process for generating a display image by mixing the image for each view point of which size is changed.

22. A program according to claim 21, wherein

when the image for each view point is provided as image data for three-dimensional stereoscopic display, the image size changing process frames image data for two-dimensional display from the image data for each view point and acquires the image for each view point based on the image data for the two-dimensional display.

23. A program according to claim 21 or 22, wherein

the processes by the image size changing process and the display image generating process are performed for the currently displayed image of each view point until an angle of the quasi-turning reaches 90°

, and

the processes by the image size changing process and the display image generating process are performed for the image of each view point which is to be displayed next until an angle of the quasi-turning reaches 180°

from 90°

.

24. A program according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein

the geometric figure providing process includes a data base for storing the geometric figure information of each view point so as to correspond to the rotation angle and sets the geometric figure information of each view point when the display plane is quasi-turned so that one end of the display plane comes to a front side and the other end of the display plane goes to a rear side, based on the geometric figure information stored in the data base.

25. An image display apparatus which drives display based on image data, comprising:

a means for generating mixed image data by mixing a pixel value of currently displayed image data and a pixel value of image data to be displayed next by a designated ratio; and

a display switch controlling means for designating the ratio so that the ratio of the pixel value of the currently displayed image data is gradually reduced to be finally 0% in a predetermined time when a stereoscopic image is switched to another stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image is switched to a planar image, or the planar image is switched to the stereoscopic image.

26. An image display apparatus which drives display based on image data, comprising:

a means for changing a pixel value of currently displayed image data to a pixel value of image data to be displayed next; and

a display switch controlling means for designating a switch pixel so that a ratio of the pixel value of the currently displayed image data is gradually reduced to be finally 0% in a predetermined time when a stereoscopic image is switched to another stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image is switched to a planar image, or the planar image is switched to the stereoscopic image.

27. An image display apparatus according to claim 26, wherein

the display switch controlling means designates the switch pixel so that a width or the number of line-shaped or block-shaped regions is increased on a screen.

28. A program allowing a computer to function as:

a means for performing display based on image data;

a means for generating mixed image data by mixing a pixel value of currently displayed image data and a pixel value of image data to be displayed next by a designated ratio; and

a display switch controlling means for designating the ratio so that the ratio of the pixel value of the currently displayed image data is gradually reduced to be finally 0% in a predetermined time when a stereoscopic image is switched to another stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image is switched to a planar image, or the planar image is switched to the stereoscopic image.

29. A program allowing a computer to function as:

a means for performing display based on image data;

a means for changing a pixel value of currently displayed image data to a pixel value of image data to be displayed next; and

a display switch controlling means for designating a switch pixel so that a ratio of the pixel value of the currently displayed image data is gradually reduced to be finally 0% in a predetermined time when a stereoscopic image is switched to another stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image is switched to a planar image, or the planar image is switched to the stereoscopic image.

30. A program according to claim 29, wherein

the program allows the computer further to function as a means for designating the switch pixel so that a width or the number of line-shaped or block-shaped regions is increased on a screen.