Image processing method and display device

An image processing method comprising the steps of:

• separating first image data of a two-dimensional image into image data of objects and image data of background;
• obtaining feature amounts of two-dimensional objects from the image data of objects;
• comparing the feature amounts of the two-dimensional objects with data stored in a database;
• determining front-back relations among the two-dimensional objects using results of the comparisons, based on proximity of the two-dimensional objects with regard to a front side of the two-dimensional image;
• processing the image data of the two-dimensional objects in accordance with the front-back relations;
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• combining the image data of the two-dimensional objects after the processing with the image data of the background to generate second image data.

A display device comprising a display portion and an image processing portion, the image processing portion comprising:

• an image data input portion;
• a database;
• a means for separating image data of a two-dimensional image into image data of objects and image data of background;
• a means for obtaining feature amounts of two-dimensional objects from the image data of objects;
• a means for comparing the feature amounts of the two-dimensional objects with data stored in the database;
• a means for determining front-back relations among the two-dimensional objects using results of the comparisons, based on proximity of the two-dimensional objects with regard to a front side of the two-dimensional image;
• a means for processing the image data of objects according to the front-back relations among the two-dimensional objects;
• a means for combining the image data of objects after the processing with the image data of the background;
• a display portion controller configured for generating an image signal from the combined image data and outputting the image signal to the display portion.