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20090051685 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: a plane display device including a display panel formed of pixels arranged in a matrix form and an image display controller controlling an image displayed on the display panel; an optical plate including a plurality of lenses provided in front of the display panel and controlling light rays illuminated from the pixels; a display mode selector selecting one of stereoscopic image display and two-dimensional image display as a display mode; an analyzer analyzing image information contained in a two-dimensional image displayed based on a display information and determine whether to process the two-dimensional image when two-dimensional image display as a display mode be selected; and an image processor processing the two-dimensional image based on a result of the analysis conducted by the analyzer, sending the processed two-dimensional image to the image display controller, and causing the image display controller to display the processed two-dimensional image on the display panel. | 02-26-2009 |
20100073463 | Stereoscopic image capturing apparatus and stereoscopic image capturing system - A stereoscopic image capturing apparatus includes a first image acquisition unit including a first image formation lens unit forming an image of an object, and a first image sensor having a plurality of capturing pixels to receive the image formed by the first formation lens unit, and a second image acquisition unit including a second image formation lens unit forming a image of the object, a first lens array unit having a plurality of lenses to receive the image formed by the second image formation lens, and a second image sensor having a plurality of capturing pixels to receive the formed image through the first lens array unit. The second image acquisition unit is disposed at a distance in a horizontal direction from the first image acquisition unit when viewed from the object. | 03-25-2010 |
20110187948 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Certain embodiments provide a display device a plurality of subpixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to form a matrix, and each having an aperture provided with a color component; and an optical controller provided to be opposed to the display device having a plurality of rectilinear optical apertures extending in the second direction are arranged in the first direction. A shape pf the aperture in the subpixel is depending upon a condition that the apertures in the subpixels adjacent to each other in the first direction have a nonoverlapping region which is a nonoverlapping region in the second direction and a condition that an aperture ratio indicating a ratio of the aperture to the subpixel in length in the second direction is substantially constant in one line in the second direction irrespective of a position in the first direction. | 08-04-2011 |
20120120087 | Liquid Crystal Display and Backlight Module - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes a display module and a backlight module configured to irradiate light on the display module. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a first light source, a reflective plate, and a second light source. The light guide plate has a light output face at a position corresponding to a first small area on the display module. The first light source is configured to irradiate light toward the light guide plate from a side of the light guide plate in such a manner that the irradiated light reaches the first small area. The reflective plate is facing to the light guide plate, and the reflective plate has a reflective face configured to reflect light toward a second small area different from the first small area. The second light source is configured to irradiate light toward the reflective plate from a side of the reflective plate in such a manner that the irradiated light reaches the second small area. | 05-17-2012 |
20140118647 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal lens device according to an embodiment includes: a first substrate; a pair of first electrodes on a first surface of the first substrate, extending in a first direction, and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a pair of second electrodes between the pair of first electrodes on the first surface, extending in the first direction, and arranged in the second direction; third electrodes each between one of the first electrodes and one of the second electrodes on the first surface, extending in the first direction, and arranged in the second direction; a second substrate including a second surface facing the first surface; a counter electrode on the second surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 05-01-2014 |
20140313601 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an optical device for a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus include a display surface having a pixel area composed of a plurality of pixels, and a frame area that surrounds the pixel area. The optical device includes a lens array facing a plurality of pixels adjacent to at least a part of the frame area; and a lens facing at least a part of the frame area and a plurality of pixels adjacent to the lens array. | 10-23-2014 |
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20090174880 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An optical plate having an exit pupil array or a lens array aligned at a predetermined pitch is disposed at the front of a display. A test pattern is supplied to the display to light a pixel corresponding to the predetermined pitch. A first optical element transmits a light from an inspection position of the optical plate. A second optical element coaxially disposed on the first optical element, focuses the light from the first optical element. An image from the light focused at the second optical element is obtained. A three-dimensional position at the inspection position of the optical plate relative to the display or a predetermined period of the optical plate is calculated from a position and a period of luminance distribution of the image, and a distance between the optical plate and the first optical element. Whether the three-dimensional position or the predetermined period is within a threshold is inspected. | 07-09-2009 |
20130250188 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, liquid crystal optical apparatus includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate, first electrodes extending in a first direction, a first sub electrode, and a second sub electrode. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and an opposing electrode. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units and. The first substrate unit including at least one selected from: a first distance between the one electrode of the first electrodes and the first sub electrode longer than a second distance between the other electrode of the first electrodes and the second sub electrode; and a first width of the first sub electrode narrower than a second width of the second sub electrode. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250223 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate, first electrodes, and second electrodes. The first electrodes extend in a first direction. The second electrodes are disposed between the first electrodes. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate, a first opposing electrode, and a second opposing electrode. The second opposing electrode is separated from the first opposing electrode. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The distance along the second direction between the central axis and a first separating region between the first opposing electrode and the second opposing electrode is longer than a distance between the central axis and the second electrode. | 09-26-2013 |
20130258214 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image display device includes a liquid crystal lens device and an image display unit. The liquid crystal lens device includes a liquid crystal optical element unit. The liquid crystal optical element unit includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit and a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The liquid crystal layer has an alignment twisted by an angle not less than 5 degrees and not more than 45 degrees along a normal axis of a major surface of the first substrate unit. The image display unit includes a display unit. The second substrate unit is disposed between the first substrate unit and the display unit. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271678 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate and a plurality of first electrodes. The first electrodes are provided on the first substrate to extend in a first direction. Each of the first electrodes has a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and an opposing electrode. The second substrate opposes the first substrate. The opposing electrode is provided on the second substrate to oppose the first electrodes. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first substrate unit and the second substrate unit. The first side surface has a first protruding portion and a first recessed portion arranged with the first protruding portion in the first direction. | 10-17-2013 |
20140049709 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DRIVE DEVICE - A liquid crystal lens device includes a liquid crystal optical unit and a drive unit. The liquid crystal optical unit includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and a first opposing electrode. The drive unit is configured to control a voltage between the first electrode and the first opposing electrode and a voltage between the second electrode and the first opposing electrode. The drive unit changes the voltage between the second electrode and the first opposing electrode from a third voltage to a fourth voltage after changing the voltage between the first electrode and the first opposing electrode from a first voltage to a second voltage. | 02-20-2014 |
20140063430 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DRIVE DEVICE - A liquid crystal optical device includes a liquid crystal optical unit and a drive unit. The liquid crystal optical unit includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, and a second electrode. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and a first opposing electrode. The drive unit applies a first voltage between the first opposing electrode and the first electrodes and applies a second voltage between the first opposing electrode and the second electrode in a refractive index distribution forming operation. The drive unit applies a third voltage between the first opposing electrode and the first electrodes and applies a fourth voltage between the first opposing electrode and the second electrode in a first preliminary operation prior to the refractive index distribution forming operation. | 03-06-2014 |
20150145751 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a light source array, a lens array, a transmission type display and a field lens. The light source array has a plurality of point light sources. The lens array is facing the light source array, and having a plurality of lenses, each of which corresponds to a first number of the point light sources. The transmission type display is facing the lens array and configured to display an image by light beams from the point light sources. The field lens is facing the transmission type display and configured to output light beams from the transmission type display in a first direction. | 05-28-2015 |
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20080239065 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIGHT BEAM ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A three-dimensional light beam acquisition apparatus includes an imaging optical system and an illumination optical system. The imaging optical system includes a first optical element that allows to pass through light from a subject; a second optical element that is arranged on the optical axis of the first optical element, receives the light from the first optical element, and forms an image corresponding to received light; and an acquiring unit that acquires the image from the second optical element as light beam information. The illumination optical system includes a light source; and a third optical element that collects illumination light from the light source and irradiates the subject with the illumination light through the first optical element. | 10-02-2008 |
20130120549 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display processing apparatus includes: a recognizes configured to recognize a viewer; an eyeball characteristic acquisition module configured to acquire an eyeball characteristic indicating visibility in eyes of each viewer recognized from eyeball characteristic information in which the eyeball characteristic of the viewer is recorded; a viewing distance acquisition module configured to acquire a viewing distance between the viewer recognized and a display configured to display an image; an image generator configured to generate a first image in which deterioration due to the eyeball characteristic of the viewer recognized when the viewer views the image displayed on the display at the viewing distance is compensated based on the viewing distance acquired and the eyeball characteristic of the viewer recognized; and a display controller configured to control the display to display the first image generated. | 05-16-2013 |
20130259368 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: a reduction module configured to reduce image data that is input to output reduced data; an extraction module configured to extract a diffuse reflection component from the reduced data; an enlargement module configured to enlarge the diffuse reflection component to a size before reduction of the input image data to output enlarged data; a high-frequency acquisition module configured to acquire a high-frequency component removed by reduction from difference between the input image data and the reduced data; a high-frequency addition module configured to output first data obtained by adding the high-frequency component acquired to the enlarged data; and a gloss component acquisition module configured to acquire a gloss component from difference between the input image data and the first data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130286289 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, An image processing method includes: estimating a composition of image data, for each piece of image data received in a temporal order to calculate a reliability indicating likelihood of the composition estimated; determining whether the composition estimated is different from a composition previously used which is a composition to be used for image data previously received and whether the reliability is equal to or higher than a predetermined first threshold, and updating a composition to be used to the estimated composition when the estimated composition is different from the composition previously used and compositions having the reliability equal to or higher than the first threshold are received successively equal to or more than a predetermined first number of times; and calculating an intensity at which a sharpening process of the image data is performed based on the composition to be used | 10-31-2013 |
20130286342 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, liquid crystal optical element includes: first board; second board; liquid crystal layer; first electrodes; second electrodes; third electrodes; and fourth electrode. The liquid crystal optical element generates refractive index distribution functioning as a lens. The first electrodes are at positions corresponding to end portions of the lens and on the liquid crystal layer side of the first board. The second electrodes are at positions corresponding to discontinuity points of the lens and on the liquid crystal layer side of the first board. The third electrodes are at positions corresponding to lens surfaces of the lens and on the liquid crystal layer side of the first board. The fourth electrode is provided to the whole surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the second board and includes first cutout portions formed at parts opposing the third electrodes. | 10-31-2013 |
20140125875 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a display module, a frame, and an optical element. The frame is provided to an outer circumference of the display module. The optical element is provided on the frame and to a portion of an area on the display module including a border between the frame and the display module. The optical element is configured to enlarge a video image output from the display module in a direction from the display module towards the frame for an outer circumferential area including the frame, and to enlarge the video image output from the display module in a direction from the frame towards the display module for an inner circumferential area on an inner side with respect to the outer circumferential area. | 05-08-2014 |
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20140184651 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a bezel, a display, and a transparent lens member. The display includes a display screen surrounded by the bezel. The transparent lens member is arranged in front of the bezel and the display screen so as to cover at least the display screen, and is capable of displaying an image displayed on the display screen in an enlarged manner of a size equal to or larger than an outer shape of the bezel. The transparent lens member includes an anisotropic magnification lens portion and a non-lens portion. The anisotropic magnification lens portion is provided to a periphery of the transparent lens member. The non-lens portion has a flat plate configuration and is arranged at a center portion of the transparent lens member. | 07-03-2014 |
20140218395 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, image processor includes generator and superimposing module. The generator generates enlarged image including display area larger than that of input image. The enlarged image is generated by synthesizing first extrapolated image and second extrapolated image with the input image. The first extrapolated image is synthesized with respect to first enlarged area positioned outside of display area of the input image and adjacent to the display area. The first extrapolated image includes continuity with the input image. The second extrapolated image is synthesized with respect to second enlarged area positioned outside the first enlarged area. The second extrapolated image includes pixel gradient smoother than that of the first extrapolated image. The superimposing module superimposes small image on display area in which the first extrapolated image and the second extrapolated image are synthesized. Area of the small image is smaller than that of the second extrapolated image. | 08-07-2014 |
20150036059 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a display, an optical element, and a spacer member. The display has a video display section and a frame section. The optical element is provided so as to cover the frame section and an outer edge area provided on an outer edge side within the video display section. The spacer member is provided between the video display section and the optical member and between the frame section and the optical element. The spacer member has an inner surface positioned between the frame section and the optical element. The inner surface is provided with a first inclined surface inclined toward the frame section more on the video display section side than on the optical element side. | 02-05-2015 |