Image display apparatus and method for operating the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYonguk LEE
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Abstract
An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display for displaying multi-viewpoint images, a lens unit disposed in front of the display, for separating the multi-viewpoint images according to directions, and a controller for, if at least a part of viewpoint images perceived to the left and right eyes of a first viewer are overlapped between the left and right eyes of the first viewer, controlling processing of at least a part of the overlapped viewpoint images as black.
Claims18
An image display apparatus comprising:
- a display for displaying multi-viewpoint images;
- a lens unit disposed in front of the display, for separating the multi-viewpoint images according to directions;
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- a controller for, if at least one of viewpoint images perceived to the left and right eyes of a first viewer are overlapped between the left and right eyes of the first viewer, controlling processing of at least one of the overlapped viewpoint images as black.
A method for operating an image display apparatus that displays multi-viewpoint images, the method comprising:
- receiving first position information being information about positions of the left and right eyes of a first viewer;
- determining viewpoint images perceived to the left eye of the first viewer and viewpoint images perceived to the right eye of the first viewer, using the first position information;
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- processing, if at least a one of the viewpoint images perceived to the left and right eyes of the first viewer are overlapped between the left and right eyes of the first viewer, at least a one of the overlapped viewpoint images as black and displaying the viewpoint images including the processed viewpoint images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.