Display Crosstalk Suppression via Position-Dependent Pixel Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display devices experience image quality degradation due to crosstalk, which results in blurred or double images, as light leaks between neighboring viewpoint images, leading to a black stripe pattern on the screen.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that estimates crosstalk amounts based on the relative positional relationship between the viewer and the display device's pixels, and generates corrected images by adjusting pixel values to suppress crosstalk while maintaining image quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If the conventional method darkens the image in a light beam direction to suppress crosstalk, then crosstalk is suppressed, but the screen region is visually recognized as a black stripe pattern causing image quality degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecrosstalkVSAvoidimage quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the image have different luminance characteristics based on their position. Specifically, the luminance correction amount is varied according to the vertical position on the screen, with greater correction applied to upper and lower regions where crosstalk is more severe, while maintaining original luminance in central regions. This localized adjustment suppresses crosstalk in affected areas without creating uniform black stripe patterns across the entire screen.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the luminance parameter of pixels dynamically based on their vertical position on the screen. The luminance correction amount is calculated as a function of vertical position, creating a position-dependent luminance adjustment that suppresses crosstalk while avoiding the creation of visible black stripe patterns. This parameter change approach allows selective suppression of crosstalk without uniform image degradation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If the crosstalk suppression method is applied to all pixels, then crosstalk is reduced, but the image becomes unnatural and visual quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecrosstalkVSAvoidimage naturalness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies luminance correction selectively to specific vertical regions of the screen rather than uniformly to all pixels. The correction is concentrated in upper and lower regions where crosstalk occurs, while the central region maintains natural luminance characteristics. This localized approach preserves image naturalness in important viewing areas while suppressing crosstalk where it occurs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies luminance correction to specific portions (upper and lower regions) rather than the entire image. By applying correction only where crosstalk is present and leaving central regions uncorrected, the method achieves sufficient crosstalk suppression without excessive action that would make the entire image appear unnatural.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11727833B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method for suppressing crosstalk while suppressing degradation in image quality
Publication Date: 2023.08.15 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus (30) includes: an estimation unit (33B) that estimates the crosstalk amount based on a relative positional relationship between a viewing position of a viewer of a display device (10) and a pixel a screen of the display device (10); and a generation unit (33C) that generates an image to be displayed on the display device (10) by correcting a value of each of a plurality of pixels of the screen based on the crosstalk amount.