Three-dimensional image display device and three-dimensional image display method

Abstract

The invention provides a three-dimensional image display device and a three-dimensional image display method. A three-dimensional content playback unit outputs to two or more image buffers a plurality of stereoscopic images of three-dimensional content, including a first parallax image and a second parallax image, resulting from viewing an object in a virtual three-dimensional space from different viewpoints. An interrupt request receiving unit receives an interrupt request requesting that a control menu be displayed. A control menu output unit overwrites, responsive to the acquisition of an interrupt request by the interrupt request receiving unit, a drawn image of an object in a three-dimensional space with an image of an object of the control menu drawn with parallax while moving the object of the control menu in the depth direction of the virtual three-dimensional space away from the viewpoint, regardless of the relative positions of the object of the control menu and the object in the three-dimensional space.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a three-dimensional image display device and a three-dimensional image display method. Background technique [0002] In recent years, 3D stereoscopic televisions capable of providing deep stereoscopic images have become widespread as consumer televisions have improved in performance. Unlike conventional televisions that display two-dimensional images, 3D stereoscopic televisions provide images that have depth in the front-rear direction. [0003] The menu for adjusting the image quality according to the OSD (On Screen Display) or the menu for the control system of the 3D stereoscopic TV needs to be covered on the playing stereoscopic image. Since a user viewing a stereoscopic image needs to adjust the focus of the eyes in accordance with the depth of the image, the user may be forced to perform viewpoint adjustment depending on where these control menus are provided. In particular, when these control menus are provided while ...

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Since the user viewing a stereoscopic image needs to adjust the focus of the eyes corresponding to the depth of the image, depending on where these control menus are provided, the user may be forced to perform viewpoint adjustment

In particular, when these control menus are provided while ignoring the three-dimensional positional relationship of the stereoscopic image, the clarity of the control menus sometimes deteriorates.

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