A drive gradation table is configured as follows. The number of subframes turned to a drive state is increased each time drive gradations are increased. When all of the subframes are divided into a plurality of subframe groups including a plurality of continuous subframes, as gradations are increased, subframes turned to the drive state are increased in order from the latest subframe group to the earliest subframe group among the plurality of subframe groups. In each of the subframe groups, the subframes turned to the drive state are increased in order from the earlier subframe to the later subframe.

A three-dimensional display apparatus includes a display surface, an optical element, and a controller. The display surface includes a plurality of subpixels arranged in a grid pattern along a first direction corresponding to a direction in which user's eyes are aligned and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The optical element defines a beam direction of light emitted by the display surface for each of a plurality of strip-shaped regions that extends in a direction on the display surface at a predetermined angle other than 0 degrees with respect to the second direction. The controller is configured to cause the display surface to display an image. The controller is configured to acquire brightness information and, based on the brightness information, reduce the luminance of at least a subset of binocular subpixels that have a portion included in a first visible region on the display surface for emitting light to a first eye position of a user and the remaining portion included in a second visible region on the display surface for emitting light to a second eye position of the user.

An apparatus has a pixel array, a multi-lens array (MLA) coupled to the pixel array, and circuitry functionally coupled to the pixel array. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels for receiving-and-displaying or sensing-and-outputting a plurality of elemental images. The MLA has a plurality of lenslets. The circuitry has a model for processing the plurality of elemental images. The model and one or more characteristics of the plurality of lenslets are jointly optimized.

An apparatus has a pixel array, a multi-lens array (MLA) coupled to the pixel array, and circuitry functionally coupled to the pixel array. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels for receiving-and-displaying or sensing-and-outputting a plurality of elemental images. The MLA has a plurality of lenslets. The circuitry has a model for processing the plurality of elemental images. The model and one or more characteristics of the plurality of lenslets are jointly optimized.

A display image for a display panel (503) of an autostereoscopic display projecting the display image in a plurality of view cones is generated. A source (803) provides a three dimensional representation of a scene to be displayed and a generator (805) generates the display image from the representation. For each pixel, the generator (805) determines a scene viewpoint direction indication reflecting a view point direction for the scene in response to a direction mapping function and a view cone projection direction indication reflecting a projection direction for the pixel within the view cones. The direction mapping function reflects a relationship between view cone projection directions and scene view point directions. The pixel value corresponding to the view point direction is then generated from the three dimensional representation. In addition, a processor (809) determines a viewer characteristic; and an adapter (811) for adapts the direction mapping function in response to the viewer characteristic.

A stereoscopic display device is capable of adjusting visual effects. The display device has a display module, an optical modulator, a storage element, and a controller. The display module has a plurality of pixels. The optical modulator is disposed on the display module and modulates light emitted from the display module to corresponding directions. The optical modulator has a plurality of lenses each having a reference line. The storage element stores a pixel offset map containing pixel offsets between the center of each pixel of the plurality of pixels to a closest reference line of the plurality of lenses. The controller is coupled to the display module and the storage element, and used to adjust data of the each pixel according to the pixel offset map.

A stereoscopic display device is capable of adjusting visual effects. The display device has a display module, an optical modulator, a storage element, and a controller. The display module has a plurality of pixels. The optical modulator is disposed on the display module and modulates light emitted from the display module to corresponding directions. The optical modulator has a plurality of lenses each having a reference line. The storage element stores a pixel offset map containing pixel offsets between the center of each pixel of the plurality of pixels to a closest reference line of the plurality of lenses. The controller is coupled to the display module and the storage element, and used to adjust data of the each pixel according to the pixel offset map.

The disclosure describes a method, apparatus and system for reducing crosstalk of auto-stereoscopic displays using higher resolution panels. In such panels, a fraction of a total number of views is generated by sending a same signal on a number of adjacent views. A signal processing correcting function is applied to the fractioned views to reduce crosstalk.

A three-dimensional display apparatus 3 includes a display surface 51, an optical element, and a controller 7. The display surface 51 is formed as a curved surface. The curved surface does not have curvature in a first direction. The curved surface has curvature in a plane orthogonal to the first direction. The display surface 51 includes subpixels arranged in a grid pattern along the first direction and a direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction, in the display surface. The optical element is arranged to follow the curved surface. The optical element is configured to define a beam direction of optical light emitted from the subpixels for each of strip-shaped regions extending in a certain direction in a surface following the curved surface. The controller 7 is configured to acquire a position of a user's eye and change an image displayed by each of subpixels based on the display surface, the optical element, and the position of the user's eye.

A three-dimensional display apparatus 3 includes a display surface 51, an optical element, and a controller 7. The display surface 51 is formed as a curved surface. The curved surface does not have curvature in a first direction. The curved surface has curvature in a plane orthogonal to the first direction. The display surface 51 includes subpixels arranged in a grid pattern along the first direction and a direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction, in the display surface. The optical element is arranged to follow the curved surface. The optical element is configured to define a beam direction of optical light emitted from the subpixels for each of strip-shaped regions extending in a certain direction in a surface following the curved surface. The controller 7 is configured to acquire a position of a user's eye and change an image displayed by each of subpixels based on the display surface, the optical element, and the position of the user's eye.