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20100118119 | CREATING THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS DATA - The present invention relates to a method in a graphics system for creating a graphics stream allowing to form a three-dimensional graphics data, the graphics stream consisting of segments. The graphics stream is divided into at least a first segment and a second segment, the first segment comprises two-dimensional graphics data and the second segment comprises a depth map for the two-dimensional graphics data. The graphics stream can be decoded by a decoder to form two data sequences to be output separately to a display device for rendering a three-dimensional subtitle or graphics image for a three-dimensional video image. | 05-13-2010 |
20100271466 | IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR OVERLAYING A GRAPHICS OBJECT - An image processor processes an assembly of data (DDS) that defines an elementary image and a graphics object. The assembly of data (DDS) comprises composition data (CS) that defines a given appearance of the graphics object in an output image, wherein the graphics object overlays a portion of the elementary image. The image processor comprises an occlusion analyzer (OCA) for establishing an occlusion indication (OCS) on the basis of the composition data (CS). The occlusion indication (OCS) specifies an area in the elementary image that the graphics object will occlude in the output image, but which may be de-occluded in a stereoscopic rendering of the output image. An occlusion data generator (ODG) composes an occlusion image on the basis of the occlusion indication (OCS) and the elementary image. The occlusion image represents a portion of the elementary image that corresponds with the area specified by the occlusion indication (OCS). | 10-28-2010 |
20100289875 | ENTRY POINTS FOR 3D TRICKPLAY - Providing entry points for 3D video data is described. An entry point unit ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100303442 | 3D MODE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - The invention relates to a signal comprising video information and associated playback information, the video information and associated playback information being organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display, and an additional information stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display, wherein that the associated playback information comprises display information indicating the types of display possible. The invention also relates to a method and device for playback of such a signal, the method comprising receiving the video information and the associated playback information, processing the display information to determine that both two-dimensional (2D) display possible and three-dimensional (3D) display are possible for the received video information; determining a playback setting of a playback device indicating whether the video information should be displayed two-dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D); and processing for display either the primary video stream or the primary video stream and the additional information stream, in accordance with the playback setting of the playback device. | 12-02-2010 |
20100310155 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC RENDERING - An image encoding method that allows stereoscopic rendering basically comprises the following steps. In a primary encoding step (VDE | 12-09-2010 |
20110122131 | VERSATILE 3-D PICTURE FORMAT - A 3-D picture is provided as follows. A pair of pictures (LP, RP) is provided that comprises a first picture (LP) being intended for one eye of a viewer, and a second picture (RP) being intended for the other eye of the viewer. In addition, a depth map (DM) specifically dedicated to the first picture (LP) is provided. The depth map (DM) comprises depth indication values. A depth indication value relates to a particular portion of the first picture (LP) and indicates a distance between an object at least partially represented by that portion of the first picture and the viewer. Such a 3-D picture allows a satisfactory 3-D visual rendering on a great variety of display devices. Preferably, the 3-D picture is supplemented with rendering guidance data (GD) that specifies respective parameters for respective rendering contexts. These respective parameters preferably relate to generating a shifted viewpoint picture from the first picture (LP) and the depth map (DM). | 05-26-2011 |
20110128351 | 3D DISPLAY HANDLING OF SUBTITLES - A method of creating a three-dimensional image signal comprises receiving a first image component, receiving a second component for creating a three-dimensional image in combination with the first image component, receiving a text component for including in the three-dimensional image, receiving a data component comprising location information describing the location of the text component within the three-dimensional image, and creating a three-dimensional image signal comprising the first image component, the second component, the text component, and the data component. The signal is rendered by rendering a three-dimensional image from the first image component and the second component, the rendering including rendering the text component in the three-dimensional image, the rendering of the text component including adjusting three-dimensional parameters of the three-dimensional image in the location of the rendered text component. | 06-02-2011 |
20110225523 | EXTENDING 2D GRAPHICS IN A 3D GUI - A system of providing a three-dimensional [3D] graphical user interface on a 3D image device ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110234754 | COMBINING 3D VIDEO AND AUXILIARY DATA - A three dimensional [3D] video signal ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110249757 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OVERLAYING 3D GRAPHICS OVER 3D VIDEO - A method of decoding and outputting video information suitable for three-dimensional [3D] display, the video information comprising encoded main video information suitable for displaying on a 2D display and encoded additional video information for enabling three-dimensional [3D] display, the method comprising: receiving or generating three-dimensional [3D] overlay information to be overlayed over the video information; buffering a first part of the overlay information to be overlayed over the main video information in a first buffer; buffering a second part of overlay information to be overlayed over the additional video information in a second buffer; decoding the main video information and the additional video information and generating as a series of time interleaved video frames, each outputted video frame being either main video frame or additional video frame; determining a type of an video frame to be outputted being either a main video frame or an additional video frame; overlaying either first or second part of the overlay information on an video frame to be outputted in agreement with the determined type of frame outputting the video frames and the overlayed information. | 10-13-2011 |
20110292189 | 3D DISPLAY HANDLING OF SUBTITLES - A non-transitory three-dimensional image signal includes a first image component, a second component for creating a three-dimensional image in combination with the first image component, and a text component that includes text-based subtitles and/or presentation graphics-based bitmap images for including in the three-dimensional image. A shared Z-location component includes Z-location information describing the depth location of the text component within the three-dimensional image. The signal is rendered by rendering the three-dimensional image from the first image component and the second component. The rendering includes rendering the text-based subtitles and/or presentation graphics-based bitmap images in the three-dimensional image. Further, the rendering of the text component includes adjusting the depth location of the text-based subtitles and/or presentation graphics-based bitmap images based on the shared Z-location component. The Z-location for both text-based and presentation-graphics-based subtitles may be the same and only needs to be stored once per stream. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293240 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING OVER A VIDEO INTERFACE AND FOR COMPOSITING 3D VIDEO AND 3D OVERLAYS - A system of transferring of three dimensional (3D) image data for compositing and displaying is described. The information stream comprising video information and overlay information, the video information comprising at least a 2D video stream and 3D video information for enabling rendering of the video information in 3D, the overlay information comprising at least a 2D overlay stream and 3D overlay information for enabling rendering of the overlay information in 3D. In the system according to the invention, the compositing of video plane takes place in the display device instead of the playback device. The system comprises a playback device adapted for transmitting over the video interface a sequence of frames, the sequence of frames comprising units, each unit corresponding to decompressed video information and decompressed overlay information intended to be composited and displayed as a 3D image, and a display device adapted for receiving over the video interface the sequence of frames and extracting the 3D video information and the 3D overlay information from the units and compositing the units into 3D frames and displaying the 3D frames. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298795 | TRANSFERRING OF 3D VIEWER METADATA - A system of processing of three dimensional [3D] image data for display on a 3D display for a viewer is described. 3D display metadata defines spatial display parameters of the 3D display such as depth range supported by the 3D display. Viewer metadata defines spatial viewing parameters of the viewer with respect to the 3D display, such as viewing distance or inter-pupil distance. Source 3D image data arranged for a source spatial viewing configuration is processed to generate target 3D display data for display on the 3D display in a target spatial viewing configuration. First the target spatial configuration is determined in dependence of the 3D display metadata and the viewer metadata. Then, the source 3D image data is converted to the target 3D display data based on differences between the source spatial viewing configuration and the target spatial viewing configuration. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304691 | COMBINING 3D IMAGE AND GRAPHICAL DATA - Three dimensional [3D] image data and auxiliary graphical data are combined for rendering on a 3D display ( | 12-15-2011 |
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20120069154 | TRANSFERRING OF 3D IMAGE DATA - A system of transferring of three dimensional (3D) image data is described. A 3D source device ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120120194 | SWITCHING BETWEEN 3D VIDEO AND 2D VIDEO - A three dimensional [3D] video signal is processed in a video device ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120120200 | COMBINING 3D VIDEO AND AUXILIARY DATA - A three dimensional [3D] video signal ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120142999 | ACTIVE PILLOW SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A PERSON'S RESTING CONDITIONS - The present invention relates to a an active pillow system and a method for manipulating a person's resting conditions, wherein the actual resting conditions of the person are determined by a sensor unit, an actigraph, a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor for instance, and wherein an acoustic synthetic jet cooling mechanism, is triggered by the determined actual resting conditions for manipulating the person's resting conditions. | 06-07-2012 |
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20120206453 | 3D SCREEN SIZE COMPENSATION - A device converts three dimensional [3D] image data arranged for a source spatial viewing configuration to a 3D display signal ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120293619 | GENERATING A 3D VIDEO SIGNAL - The invention relates to a method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) video signal to enable simultaneous display of a 3D primary video signal and a secondary video signal on a 3D display, the 3D primary video signal comprising a base video signal and a subsidiary signal enabling 3D display, and the method comprising the steps of providing as the secondary video signal a two-dimension (2D) secondary video signal, and formatting the base video signal, the subsidiary signal and the 2D secondary video signal to generate the 3D video signal. | 11-22-2012 |
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20140037206 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE CODING SIGNAL - An apparatus generates an image coding signal comprising for each image a first pixelised picture and a second pixelised picture having a luminance component and a chroma component. The apparatus comprises a first picture processor ( | 02-06-2014 |
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20140079113 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SIGNAL GENERATION AND PROCESSING - An apparatus generates an image signal in which pixels are encoded in N-bit words which encode at least a luma per pixel. A receiver ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140111855 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An autostereoscopic display device comprises a display arrangement such as an emissive display arrangement or an reflective display arrangement, with an array of spaced pixels. A light guiding arrangement has an array of light guide columns, with one column over each display pixel or over a group (such as a column) of pixels. The light guide columns comprise aside wall which tapers outwardly to define a funnel shape with the pixel at the smaller base of the funnel. The funnel provides collimation to reduce cross talk in the display, which is particularly problematic for 3D autostereoscopic displays. | 04-24-2014 |
20140125696 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE VIDEO - A device for processing video information has an input unit ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140294359 | 3D MODE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - The invention relates to a signal comprising video information and associated playback information, the video information and associated playback information being organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display, and an additional information stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display, wherein that the associated playback information comprises display information indicating the types of display possible. The invention also relates to a method and device for playback of such a signal, the method comprising receiving the video information and the associated playback information, processing the display information to determine that both two-dimensional (2D) display possible and three-dimensional (3D) display are possible for the received video information; determining a playback setting of a playback device indicating whether the video information should be displayed two-dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D); and processing for display either the primary video stream or the primary video stream and the additional information stream, in accordance with the playback setting of the playback device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300711 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A display device ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140354179 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150062296 | DEPTH SIGNALING DATA - A 3D video system for transmission of 3D data towards various types of 3D displays is described. A 3D source device ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150085070 | DEPTH HELPER DATA - A hybrid transmission/auto-conversion 3D format and scheme for transmission of 3D data towards various types of 3D displays is described. In the decoder ( | 03-26-2015 |