Systems and methods for reducing image artefacts in binocular displays

A binocular display system operable to display binocular overlapping images to a user of the binocular display system, the binocular display system comprising:

• an image display unit comprising a plurality of pixels that are operable to display right and left-eye source images;
• binocular viewing optics for projecting the right and left-eye source images to a user such that the user perceives partially overlapping left and right-hand observation images;
• a display unit control engine that is operable to reduce or eliminate a perception of a subjective visual artefact in a subject artefact region in the perceived right and/or left-hand observation images by setting one or more pixel and/or image parameter values relating to the left and/or right-hand source images,
• wherein the modifying of one or more pixel parameter values is performed for one or more pixels that are mapped to a FOV region that is outside the subjective artefact region.

A binocular display system configured to display images to a user of, the system comprising:

• a display unit;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing software code portions executable by the one or more processors to enable performing the following:
• receiving image data that is descriptive of right and left-eye source images;
• and
• modifying the image data and/or modifying an operating parameter value of the display unit which is operable to display the image data to a user such that, a subjective visual artefact in a subjective artefact region in the perceived right and/or left-hand observation images is reduced or eliminated,
• wherein the modifying of an operating parameter value is performed by modifying one or more pixel parameter values for one or more pixels that are mapped to a FOV region that is outside the subjective artefact region.