Apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic two-dimensional image and method therefor

A method for displaying a stereoscopic two-dimensional picture comprising the steps of:

• providing a display unit having a flat image display screen for displaying a two-dimensional picture containing a stereoscopic image;
• arranging an image transmitting panel parallel to and apart from said image display screen, said image transmitting panel having a microlens array of a plurality of lenses and an effective area larger than that of the stereoscopic image contained in said two-dimensional picture, and a lens frame area surrounding a perimeter of the effective area of said microlens array;
• and
• defining a relative position relationship between said image display screen and said image transmitting panel so that said image transmitting panel generates an image-formation plane for displaying a real image of said two-dimensional picture in a space located on an opposite side to said display unit with respect to said microlens array.