A method is provided for generating an autostereoscopic display. The method includes acquiring a first parallax image and at least one other parallax image. At least a portion of the first parallax image may be aligned with a corresponding portion of the at least one other parallax image. Alternating views of the first parallax image and the at least one other parallax image may be displayed.

Methods and apparatus for capturing, communicating and using image data to support virtual reality experiences are described. Images, e.g., frames, are captured at a high resolution but lower frame rate than is used for playback. Interpolation is applied to captured frames to generate interpolated frames. Captured frames, along with interpolated frame information, are communicated to the playback device. The combination of captured and interpolated frames correspond to a second frame playback rate which is higher than the image capture rate. Cameras operate at a high image resolution but slower frame rate than images could be captured with the same cameras at a lower resolution. Interpolation is performed prior to delivery to the user device with segments to be interpolated being selected based on motion and/or lens FOV information. A relatively small amount of interpolated frame data is communicated compared to captured frame data for efficient bandwidth use.

Some aspects of the disclosure provide a method of data processing. In some examples, a media file of haptic media is obtained. The media file includes a first portion that is a bitstream of media data of the haptic media and a second portion that is relationship indication information indicating an association relationship between the haptic media and at least a non-haptic media. Also, the bitstream is decoded according to the relationship indication information to obtain the media data for presenting the haptic media. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are also contemplated.

Provided is an image processing method including acquiring an original image and position information indicating a position of a viewer in a depth direction with respect to a display unit, acquiring crosstalk information indicating a crosstalk characteristic of the display unit, causing a processor to generate an index map that includes control information indicating a correspondence between respective pixels and a respective viewpoints based on the position information on the basis of the acquired position information and crosstalk information in a manner that, among first viewpoint images different from each other based on the original image corresponding to the respective viewpoints set in advance, one of the first viewpoint images is observed while crosstalk is negated at a position indicated by the position information, and outputting second viewpoint images corresponding to respective pieces of the control information in the index map based on the original image and the index map.

An information processing apparatus, which transmits, to an image processing apparatus for generating a virtual viewpoint image, at least some of a plurality of images based on image capturing from a plurality of different directions, obtains an image based on image capturing by an image capturing apparatus, obtains camera viewpoint information about at least one of a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus, obtains virtual viewpoint information about at least one of a position and orientation of the virtual viewpoint, reduces an information amount of the obtained image based on the camera viewpoint information and the virtual viewpoint information, and transmits the image with the reduced information amount to the image processing apparatus.

An information processing apparatus, which transmits, to an image processing apparatus for generating a virtual viewpoint image, at least some of a plurality of images based on image capturing from a plurality of different directions, obtains an image based on image capturing by an image capturing apparatus, obtains camera viewpoint information about at least one of a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus, obtains virtual viewpoint information about at least one of a position and orientation of the virtual viewpoint, reduces an information amount of the obtained image based on the camera viewpoint information and the virtual viewpoint information, and transmits the image with the reduced information amount to the image processing apparatus.

A system for display three dimensional content on a display.

In the present invention, the following are provided: a 3D information generating unit (3) for generating 3D information as the data of a group of a plurality of points formed by projecting the values of respective pixels of a moving object in accordance with depth information detected from an image pickup image; an overlooking image generating unit (4) for generating an overlooking image by synthesizing the 3D information of the moving object with a space image of an image pickup target region; and a display control unit (5) for displaying the overlooking image. The present invention is configured so that, even in a case where there are multiple image pickup target regions in a large-scale building in which the floor configuration is complicated, it is unnecessary to display multiple image pickup images using split screen display, and by displaying one overlooking image formed by synthesizing the 3D information of the moving objects formed from the groups of a plurality of points with each of a plurality of image pickup target regions which are included in the entire space of the building, the overall state of the building can be ascertained in one glance by confirming the overlooking image.

A method, device and system for packing a color frame and an original depth frame to obtain a packed frame are disclosed. The color frame is corresponding to the original depth frame, and the packed frame is to be displayed on a screen. The method for packing the color frame and the original depth frame includes the steps of: resizing the original depth frame to obtain a resized depth frame; and combining the color frame and the resized depth frame to obtain the packed frame. The center of the color frame is displayed in the central area of the screen.

Previously, users could not be notified when the 3D mode type of a program being received by a digital broadcast receiver was not compatible with the digital broadcast receiver. A reception device is provided with: a reception unit which receives program content including video information and identification information including information for distinguishing whether the program content is 2D program content or 3D program content; and a display control unit which controls the display so as to display whether the aforementioned program content is 2D program content or 3D program content in response to the received aforementioned identification information.