Stereoscopic image display method
First Claim
1. An image display method comprising the steps of:
- defining an image obtained from one view point as a two-dimensional image;
defining, as a three-dimensional image, a stripe image formed by dividing each of a plurality of parallax images from a plurality of view points into a plurality of stripe pixels and arranging the plurality of stripe pixels in a predetermined order;
displaying, on image displaying means, the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images;
allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding a light beam coming from the three-dimensional partial image to a predetermined position via a partial parallax barrier, which is formed by light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image displaying means, by alternately arranging stripe-shaped light-transmitting portions and light-shielding portions on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and
controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an image display method, which includes the steps mainly characterized by allowing the observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding a light beam coming from the three-dimensional partial image to a predetermined position via a partial parallax barrier, which is formed by light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose the image displaying means, by alternately arranging stripe-shaped light-transmitting portions and light-shielding portions on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, the brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with the view point numbers of the partial images.
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38 Claims
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1. An image display method comprising the steps of:
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defining an image obtained from one view point as a two-dimensional image; defining, as a three-dimensional image, a stripe image formed by dividing each of a plurality of parallax images from a plurality of view points into a plurality of stripe pixels and arranging the plurality of stripe pixels in a predetermined order; displaying, on image displaying means, the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images; allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding a light beam coming from the three-dimensional partial image to a predetermined position via a partial parallax barrier, which is formed by light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image displaying means, by alternately arranging stripe-shaped light-transmitting portions and light-shielding portions on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image display method comprising the steps of:
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defining an image obtained from one view point as a two-dimensional image; defining, as a three-dimensional image, a stripe image formed by dividing each of a plurality of parallax images from a plurality of view points into a plurality of stripe pixels and arranging the plurality of stripe pixels in a predetermined order; displaying, on image displaying means, the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images; allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding to a predetermined position, via the three-dimensional partial image, a light beam coming from a partial parallax barrier, which is formed by light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image displaying means, by alternately arranging stripe-shaped light-transmitting portions and light-shielding portions on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An image display method comprising the steps of:
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defining an image obtained from one view point as a two-dimensional image; defining, as a three-dimensional image, a stripe image formed by dividing each of a plurality of parallax images from a plurality of view points into a plurality of stripe pixels and arranging the plurality of stripe pixels in a predetermined order; displaying, on image displaying means, the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images; allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding to a predetermined position, via the three-dimensional partial image, a light beam coming from a partial parallax barrier, which is formed by light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image displaying means and constituted by a plurality of self-emitting type elements, by alternately arranging stripe-shaped light-emitting portions and non-light-emitting portions on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An image display method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, on image displaying means, a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images; allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial by guiding a light beam coming from the three-dimensional partial image to a predetermined position via light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image display means, by arranging light-transmitting portions and light-shielding portions in a predetermined order on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. An image display method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, on image displaying means, a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images; allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding to a predetermined position, via the three-dimensional partial image, a light beam coming from light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image displaying means, by arranging light-transmitting portions and light-shielding portions in a predetermined order on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. An image display method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, on image displaying means, a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image together as a two-dimensional partial image and a three-dimensional partial image, or displaying a plurality of three-dimensional images with different view point numbers together as three-dimensional partial images; allowing an observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding to a predetermined position, via the three-dimensional partial image, a light beam coming from light directivity controlling means, arranged to oppose said image displaying means, by arranging light-emitting portions and non-light-emitting portions in a predetermined order on an area corresponding to the three-dimensional partial image; and controlling, using light amount adjusting means, brightness levels of the partial images to be observed by the observer in correspondence with view point numbers of the partial images. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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