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.

A head-mounted display according to an embodiment includes a combiner configured to combine display light for forming a display image and outside light from in front of a user wearing the head-mounted display, and a divider part arranged between a space in front of a left eye of the user and a space in front of a right eye, and configured to diffusely reflect the display light.

A head-mounted display according to an embodiment includes a combiner configured to combine display light for forming a display image and outside light from in front of a user wearing the head-mounted display, and a divider part arranged between a space in front of a left eye of the user and a space in front of a right eye, and configured to diffusely reflect the display light.

The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that are capable of correcting and displaying a multi-viewpoint image so that the multi-viewpoint image can be appropriately viewed. On multi-viewpoint images to be projected, geometrical correction is performed, blurring correction is performed, and by using the viewpoint images subjected to the geometric correction and the blurring correction, crosstalk correction is performed on the basis of each diffusion distribution. The present disclosure can be applied to a display device of a multi-viewpoint image.

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.

A processor-implemented method with crosstalk correction includes: determining a region in which a crosstalk is to occur based on a three-dimensional (3D) position relationship between a position of eyes of a user and a position of a virtual image of a virtual content object; generating a concealer image for correcting the region in which the crosstalk is to occur based on the determined region and the virtual content object; and correcting the crosstalk by combining the virtual content object and the generated concealer image.

A processor-implemented method with crosstalk correction includes: determining a region in which a crosstalk is to occur based on a three-dimensional (3D) position relationship between a position of eyes of a user and a position of a virtual image of a virtual content object; generating a concealer image for correcting the region in which the crosstalk is to occur based on the determined region and the virtual content object; and correcting the crosstalk by combining the virtual content object and the generated concealer image.

The invention relates to a method for reducing crosstalk on an autostereoscopic display, wherein the display comprises an array of pixels lined with a view altering layer, such as a lenticular lens stack or parallax barrier, which display further comprises an eye tracking system for determining the position of the eyes of a viewer relative to the display, which method comprises the steps of: —defining a common nonlinear physical model for a view altering layer portion corresponding to a pixel or group of pixels, which nonlinear physical model has at least one variable for the position of the respective pixel or group of pixels relative to the display, a variable for the viewing position of the eyes of a viewer relative to the display and parameters related to the variables; —calibrating the autostereoscopic display by repeating for all pixels or group of pixels of the display, the steps of: +obtaining calibration data by observing the visibility of a pixel or group of pixels from at least two viewing positions; +fitting the calibration data on the nonlinear physical model for the respective view altering layer portion to obtain the parameters related to the variables; and +storing the parameters for the respective view altering layer portion; —controlling the pixels of the autostereoscopic display to display 3D images, wherein the controlling comprises at least the steps of: +determining the viewing position of the eyes of a viewer using the eye tracking system; +rendering 3D images from image data taking into account the position of the pixels or group of pixels relative to the viewing position, while correcting the 3D images per pixel or group of pixels using the common nonlinear physical model and the stored parameters for the view altering layer portion corresponding to the pixel of group of pixels.

The invention relates to a method for reducing crosstalk on an autostereoscopic display, wherein the display comprises an array of pixels lined with a view altering layer, such as a lenticular lens stack or parallax barrier, which display further comprises an eye tracking system for determining the position of the eyes of a viewer relative to the display, which method comprises the steps of: —defining a common nonlinear physical model for a view altering layer portion corresponding to a pixel or group of pixels, which nonlinear physical model has at least one variable for the position of the respective pixel or group of pixels relative to the display, a variable for the viewing position of the eyes of a viewer relative to the display and parameters related to the variables; —calibrating the autostereoscopic display by repeating for all pixels or group of pixels of the display, the steps of: +obtaining calibration data by observing the visibility of a pixel or group of pixels from at least two viewing positions; +fitting the calibration data on the nonlinear physical model for the respective view altering layer portion to obtain the parameters related to the variables; and +storing the parameters for the respective view altering layer portion; —controlling the pixels of the autostereoscopic display to display 3D images, wherein the controlling comprises at least the steps of: +determining the viewing position of the eyes of a viewer using the eye tracking system; +rendering 3D images from image data taking into account the position of the pixels or group of pixels relative to the viewing position, while correcting the 3D images per pixel or group of pixels using the common nonlinear physical model and the stored parameters for the view altering layer portion corresponding to the pixel of group of pixels.

A method for testing crosstalk of a screen. The method includes when a main screen and a secondary screen simultaneously display pictures of different grayscales, determining a standard parameter value of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other; determining an actual parameter value of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other; calculating a degree of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other, according to the standard parameter value of crosstalk and actual parameter value of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other, respectively.