3D DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND STRUCTURES
A method, apparatus and structure(s) for displaying 2D/3D images.
1 . A visual medium comprising:
a number of image sequences each individual image sequence including
a set of at least three individual images, each of the individual images having a different viewpoint.
2 . The visual medium of claim 1 being one selected from the group consisting of:
magnetic, optical, electronic, electromagnetic, and chemical.
3 . The visual medium of claim 1 wherein the number of sequences is a plurality.
4 . A method comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of individual image sequences, each individual image sequence including
a set of at least three individual images, each one of the individual images having a different viewpoint.
5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of:
retrieving from a suitable storage medium, the plurality of individual image sequences.
6 . The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of:
transmitting the plurality of individual image sequences.
7 . The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of:
displaying the plurality of individual image sequences.
8 . The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of:
receiving an indication of a desired 2D/3D effect;
retrieving from a suitable storage medium, the plurality of individual image sequences; and
conveying only those individual images of an image sequence which correspond to the indication.
9 . The method of claim 7 wherein said plurality of individual image sequences are displayed at a rate such that a continuous motion is observed by a viewer of the displayed images.
10 . A 2D/3D method comprising the steps of:
obtaining an indication of a desired 2D/3D effect;
accessing a plurality of individual image sequences, each individual image sequence including at least three individual images, each one of the individual images having a different viewpoint;
conveying particular ones of the individual images as determined by the obtained 2D/3D indication.
11 . The method according to claim 10 further comprising the steps of:
checking for a change in indication of the desired 2D/3D effect;
conveying particular ones of the individual images as determined by a changed indication.
12 . The method of claim 10 wherein the conveying includes displaying the particular ones of the individual images
13 . The method of claim 10 wherein the conveying includes transmitting the particular ones of the individual images via a suitable transmission medium.
14 . A apparatus for displaying 2D/3D images comprising:
a display system for visually displaying a plurality of individual image sequences, each individual image sequence including at least three individual images, each one of the images having a different viewpoint; and
a selector for determining which one(s) of the individual images within each sequence are to be visually displayed;
such that a viewer of the images visually displayed may experience a different amount of 2D/3D effect as determined by the selector.
15 . The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising:
a storage system for storing the plurality of individual image sequences.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising:
viewer eyewear which synchronizes the viewing of particular ones of the displayed images to a particular eye of a wearer of the viewer eyewear.
17 . The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the viewer eyewear comprises a selector for determining which particular eye of the wearer is synchronized to which image within each sequence.
18 . A computer readable medium comprising:
a plurality of image sequences wherein each individual image sequence includes
a set of at least three individual images, each of the individual images having a different viewpoint.
19 . The computer readable medium according to claim 18 wherein each of the individual images of a particular set is of a common scene, wherein each individual image exhibits a different viewpoint of that common scene.
20 . A apparatus comprising:
a processor;
logic encoded on one or more tangible media for execution by the processor, and when executed operable to:
receive a plurality of individual image sequences, each individual image sequence including at least three individual images, each one of the images having a different viewpoint; and
providing selected one(s) of the individual images to a display system for visually displaying the selected one(s) of the individual images.
21 . The apparatus of claim 20 wherein upon execution of the logic by the processor is further operable to:
receive an indication of a viewer preference; and
selecting the individual images based on the indication.
22 . The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising:
a visual display for displaying the selected one(s) of the individual images.
23 . The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the indication of viewer preference is indicative of an amount of 2D/3D effect experienced by the viewer of the displayed images.