3D Display Apparatus Using Compensation Frames to Prevent Image Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current 3D image display technologies, particularly those using liquid crystal shutter glasses, suffer from image mixing and eye fatigue due to the sequential conversion of images for each eye, leading to suboptimal display quality and limited simultaneous observation by multiple viewers.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that divide a 3D image into frames for each eye and insert compensation frames to prevent image mixing, improving display quality by controlling the timing and light source activation to ensure proper image separation and reduce crosstalk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If sequential conversion of images for each eye is used in liquid crystal shutter glasses method, then the 3D image can be displayed with time-divisional screen, but image mixing occurs and eye fatigue is generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display area into multiple regions (first region and second region) and assigns different image frames to each region simultaneously. This spatial segmentation eliminates the need for sequential conversion, preventing image mixing and eye fatigue while maintaining reliable image separation for 3D display.
2Ease of operation
If non-glasses method (parallax barrier or lenticular) is used, then 3D image can be seen without glasses, but observation positions are limited and multiple observers cannot simultaneously perceive high-quality 3D effect
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the advantages of both glasses-based and glasses-free methods by enabling the display apparatus to simultaneously support multiple observation positions with high-quality 3D effects. The multi-region simultaneous display approach allows multiple observers to view 3D content without glasses while maintaining image quality, making the system universally applicable to various viewing scenarios.
3Ease of manufacture
If images are converted sequentially from top to bottom line-by-line, then the conversion process is simple to implement, but the time difference between eyes causes wrong images to be shown and image mixing occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from sequential temporal conversion (one dimension) to simultaneous spatial display (adding another dimension). By displaying different image frames for different eyes in different regions at the same time rather than converting sequentially, the system achieves accurate image timing and prevents mixing while maintaining implementation simplicity.
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AI summary
A method for displaying a three-dimensional (“3D”) image includes; dividing the 3D image input from an external device into a first image frame corresponding to a first eye of a viewer and a second image frame corresponding to a second eye of the viewer, and generating a first compensation frame and a second compensation frame subsequent to the first image frame and the second image frame, respectively, and displaying the first compensation frame and the second compensation frame on a display panel.