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3D LIGHT FIELD DISPLAYS UTILIZING MICRO-LED PIXEL ARRAYS AND METASURFACE MULTI-LENS ARRAYS
20220239883 · 2022-07-28 ·

A three-dimensional (3D) light field display module is provided. The display module includes: a 3D pixel array of 3D pixels each made of a plurality of pixels, a metasurface multi-lens array (MLA) made of a plurality of metalenses, and an active matrix electrically coupled to the 3D pixel array for activating each of the plurality of pixels. The metasurface MLA is positioned parallel to the 3D pixel array, spaced therefrom and arranged such that each metalens of the plurality of metalenses is opposite and aligned with a corresponding 3D pixel of the plurality of 3D pixels for directing incident light rays emitted by the 3D pixel to different views. The 3D light field display module may be made with different parameters and can be used in large 3D TV or smartphones with 3D displays.

3D LIGHT FIELD DISPLAYS UTILIZING MICRO-LED PIXEL ARRAYS AND METASURFACE MULTI-LENS ARRAYS
20220239883 · 2022-07-28 ·

A three-dimensional (3D) light field display module is provided. The display module includes: a 3D pixel array of 3D pixels each made of a plurality of pixels, a metasurface multi-lens array (MLA) made of a plurality of metalenses, and an active matrix electrically coupled to the 3D pixel array for activating each of the plurality of pixels. The metasurface MLA is positioned parallel to the 3D pixel array, spaced therefrom and arranged such that each metalens of the plurality of metalenses is opposite and aligned with a corresponding 3D pixel of the plurality of 3D pixels for directing incident light rays emitted by the 3D pixel to different views. The 3D light field display module may be made with different parameters and can be used in large 3D TV or smartphones with 3D displays.

Image processing device and method for suppressing a reduction in image quality
11397376 · 2022-07-26 · ·

There is provided an image processing device, an image projection device, a control device, an information processing device, an image projection system, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to suppress a reduction in a subjective image quality. On the basis of each frame image of a moving image, a time during which a projection image of each frame image of the moving image is viewable by a user is controlled. For example, a controller controls the time during which the projection image is viewable by the user, to cause a difference between the moving image and the projection image due to a reduction in a luminance and a difference between the moving image and the projection image, which increases due to an increase in the time during which the projection image is viewable by the user, to be suppressed.

Image processing device and method for suppressing a reduction in image quality
11397376 · 2022-07-26 · ·

There is provided an image processing device, an image projection device, a control device, an information processing device, an image projection system, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to suppress a reduction in a subjective image quality. On the basis of each frame image of a moving image, a time during which a projection image of each frame image of the moving image is viewable by a user is controlled. For example, a controller controls the time during which the projection image is viewable by the user, to cause a difference between the moving image and the projection image due to a reduction in a luminance and a difference between the moving image and the projection image, which increases due to an increase in the time during which the projection image is viewable by the user, to be suppressed.

METHOD AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCED IMAGING
20210385424 · 2021-12-09 ·

A method includes emitting a pattern of transmitted light into a three-dimensional environment from an optical transmitter and receiving reflected light from the pattern of transmitted light at an optical receiver. The method includes identifying light-sensitive pixels of that are stimulated by from the pattern of reflected light and generating an up-sampled matrix with subsections that correspond to light-sensitive pixels. The method includes sparsely populating subsections of the up-sampled matrix with a pattern of non-zero entries and imaging the three-dimensional environment

METHOD AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCED IMAGING
20210385424 · 2021-12-09 ·

A method includes emitting a pattern of transmitted light into a three-dimensional environment from an optical transmitter and receiving reflected light from the pattern of transmitted light at an optical receiver. The method includes identifying light-sensitive pixels of that are stimulated by from the pattern of reflected light and generating an up-sampled matrix with subsections that correspond to light-sensitive pixels. The method includes sparsely populating subsections of the up-sampled matrix with a pattern of non-zero entries and imaging the three-dimensional environment

THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE, HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
20210377513 · 2021-12-02 · ·

A three-dimensional display device includes a display panel, a controller, and a communication unit. The display panel is configured to display an image. An optical element is configured to define a propagation direction of image light emitted from the display panel. The communication unit is configured to receive a captured image of first eye and second eye different from the first eye, of a user. The controller causes the display panel to display a calibration image. The controller is configured so that, based on cornea images of different parts of the calibration image in the captured image that are viewed with the first eye and the second eye of the user, respectively, a parallax image is displayed on the display panel.

DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display comprising a first display panel, a lens array disposed on the first display panel, and a second display panel disposed on the lens array; and a processor to, based on a plurality of light field (LF) images, obtain a left (L) image and a right (R) image to drive the display by time-multiplexing, correct a second L image to drive the second display panel among the L images based on a first R image to drive the first display panel among the R images, and correct a second R image to drive the second display panel among the R images based on the first L image to drive the first display panel among the L images, and display a stereoscopic image by driving the display by time-multiplexing based on the L image which includes the corrected second L image and the R image which includes the corrected second R image. The display apparatus of the disclosure may use an artificial intelligence model trained according to at least one of a rule-based model, a machine learning, a neural network, or a deep learning algorithm.

DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display comprising a first display panel, a lens array disposed on the first display panel, and a second display panel disposed on the lens array; and a processor to, based on a plurality of light field (LF) images, obtain a left (L) image and a right (R) image to drive the display by time-multiplexing, correct a second L image to drive the second display panel among the L images based on a first R image to drive the first display panel among the R images, and correct a second R image to drive the second display panel among the R images based on the first L image to drive the first display panel among the L images, and display a stereoscopic image by driving the display by time-multiplexing based on the L image which includes the corrected second L image and the R image which includes the corrected second R image. The display apparatus of the disclosure may use an artificial intelligence model trained according to at least one of a rule-based model, a machine learning, a neural network, or a deep learning algorithm.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
20220191455 · 2022-06-16 · ·

There is provided an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that are capable of correcting a three-dimensional image viewable with naked eyes with high accuracy by integrally and simultaneously correcting deterioration due to mixing of images between a plurality of projectors and optical deterioration due to a lens MTF. A multi-viewpoint image projected by a projection unit is generated by integrally and simultaneously applying correction to optical deterioration and correction to crosstalk deterioration. The present disclosure can be applied to a three-dimensional image display device.