Method and apparatus for rendering image

An image rendering apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a display panel comprising a two-dimensional (2D) display area that displays a 2D image and a three-dimensional (3D) display area that displays a 3D image,
• wherein the processor is configured to perform at least one from among a 2D rendering operation and a 3D rendering operation on each of a plurality of pixels that are to be output using the display panel, and to generate a result image in which the 2D image is combined with the 3D image, and
• the display panel is configured to display the result image.

A method of rendering a composite image to be displayed on a screen of a display device, the screen being divided into a two-dimensional (2D) display area that includes a plurality of first pixels and a three-dimensional (3D) display area that includes a plurality of second pixels, and the method comprising:

• for each first pixel from among the plurality of first pixels, performing a 2D rendering operation;
• for each second pixel from among the plurality of second pixels, tracking a right eye position and a left eye position of a viewer, and performing a 3D rendering operation based on each of the tracked right eye position and the tracked left eye position;
• and
• generating the composite image that includes a combination of a 2D image located in the 2D display area and a 3D image located in the 3D display area as a result of the performing all of the 2D rendering operations and the performing all of the 3D rendering operations.