Method of displaying three-dimensional image and three-dimensional image display apparatus performing the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsGyeong-Ub Moon, Hyun-Seok Ko
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Abstract
A three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a panel including a plurality of pixels and which displays an image, a relative viewer angle determining part which determines a relative viewer angle, where the relative viewer angle is a relative angle of a viewer with respect to the panel, and a light converting part which transmits the image on the panel to a left eye and a right eye of the viewer based on the relative viewer angle, where the light converting part includes a plurality of light converting units which is arranged substantially in a matrix form and generates a pattern.
Claims32
A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus comprising:
- a panel comprising a plurality of pixels and which displays an image;
- a relative viewer angle determining part which determines a relative viewer angle, wherein the relative viewer angle is a relative angle of a viewer with respect to the panel;
- and
- a light converting part which transmits the image on the panel to a left eye and a right eye of the viewer based on the relative viewer angle, wherein the light converting part comprises a plurality of light converting units which is arranged substantially in a matrix form and generates a pattern,
- wherein the pattern is inclined based on the relative viewer angle,
- wherein the pattern is adjusted based on a distance of the viewer from the panel, and
- wherein the pattern is a barrier pattern including transmitting areas in a curved line shape, when the distance of the viewer from the panel increased, a gap between adjacent transmitting areas of the barrier pattern is increased, and when the distance of the viewer from the panel increases, a curvature of the pattern is decreased.
A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus comprising:
- a panel comprising a plurality of pixels and which displays an image;
- a relative viewer angle determining part which determines a relative viewer angle, wherein the relative viewer angle is a relative angle of a viewer with respect to the panel;
- and
- a light converting part which transmits the image on the panel to a left eye and a right eye of the viewer based on the relative viewer angle, wherein the light converting part comprises a plurality of light converting units which is arranged substantially in a matrix form and generates a pattern,
- wherein the pattern is inclined based on the relative viewer angle,
- wherein the pattern is adjusted based on a distance of the viewer from the panel, and
- wherein
- the pattern is a barrier pattern including transmitting areas in a polygonal line shape,
- when the distance of the viewer from the panel increases, a gap between adjacent transmitting areas of the barrier pattern is increased, and
- when the distance of the viewer from the panel increases, a bending angle of the polygonal line shape is decreased.
A method of displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image, the method comprising:
- determining a relative viewer angle, wherein the relative viewer angle is a relative angle of a viewer with respect to a panel which displays the 3D image;
- and
- outputting a compensated image based on the relative viewer angle,
- wherein the panel comprises:
- an image display panel which displays an image;
- and
- a barrier panel disposed on the image display panel,
- wherein the barrier panel comprises a plurality of barrier units which generates a barrier pattern,
- wherein the barrier pattern is inclined based on the relative viewer angle,
- wherein the barrier pattern is adjusted based on a distance of the viewer from the panel, and
- wherein
- the barrier pattern includes transmitting areas in a curved line shape, when the distance of the viewer from the panel increases, a gap between adjacent transmitting areas of the barrier pattern is increased, and when the distance of the viewer from the panel increases, a curvature of the pattern is decreased.
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