Three-dimensional (3D) display system and method

1. A three-dimensional (3D) display system for displaying a 3D image including at least a first image and a second image, with a parallax between the first image and the second image, the 3D display system comprising:

a display device configured to display at least two combined images of the 3D image in a single display period, wherein each of the two combined images includes a part of the first image and a part of the second image; and

a liquid crystal lens array having a plurality of lens units configured to separate the part of the first image and the part of the second image in each of the two combined images into predetermined viewing directions, respectively, such that a complete first image and a complete second image are displayed without losing resolution.

2. The 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the display period includes a first display moment and a second display moment;

the two combined images include a first combined image containing one half of the first image and one half of the second image; and a second combined image containing the other half of the first image and the other half of the second image;

the first combined image is displayed at the first display moment; and

the second combined image is displayed at the second display moment.

3. The 3D display system according to claim 2 , wherein the liquid crystal lens array is further configured to:

process the first combined image at the first display moment using the plurality of lens units; and

process the second combined image at the second display moment using the plurality of lens units shifted by a predetermined distance.

4. The 3D display system according to claim 3 , wherein the liquid crystal lens array includes:

a first substrate;

a plurality of first electrodes arranged on a surface of the first substrate in parallel with each other;

a second substrate;

a second electrode arranged on a surface of the second substrate and corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes; and

a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate and controlled by the first electrodes and the second electrode to form the plurality of lens units.

5. The 3D display system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the plurality of lens units are shifted by shifting various voltages applied to the plurality of first electrodes.

6. The 3D display system according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal lens array further includes:

a third electrode built on a surface of the first substrate via a first insulation layer; and

a plurality of fourth electrodes arranged in parallel and built on the surface of the second substrate via a second insulation layer,

wherein the liquid crystal layer is controlled by the third electrode and the fourth electrodes to form another plurality of lens units.

7. The 3D display system according to claim 6 , wherein:

the liquid crystal lens array processes the first combined image at the first display moment using the plurality of lens units; and

the liquid crystal lens array processes the second combined image at the second display moment using the another plurality of lens units.

8. The 3D display system according to claim 7 , wherein:

The plurality of lens units and the another plurality of lens units are arranged in a predetermined offset based on the combined images.

9. The 3D display system according to claim 2 , wherein the display period is less than a maximum time period for human vision persistence.

10. A method for a three-dimensional (3D) display system, comprising:

providing a 3D image including at least a first image and a second image, with a parallax between the first image and the second image;

displaying at least two combined images of the 3D image in a single display period, wherein each of the two combined images includes a part of the first image and a part of the second image;

applying a plurality of driving voltages to a liquid crystal lens array including a plurality of lens units to separate the part of the first image and the part of the second image in each of the two combined images into predetermined viewing directions, respectively, such that a complete first image and a complete second image are displayed without losing resolution.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the display period includes a first display moment and a second display moment, the method further including:

combining one half of the first image and one half of the second image into a first combined image;

combining the other half of the first image and the other half of the second image into a second combined image;

displaying the first combined image at the first display moment; and

displaying the second combined image at the second display moment.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further including:

processing the first combined image at the first display moment using the plurality of lens units; and

processing the second combined image at the second display moment using the plurality of lens units shifted by a predetermined distance.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further including:

shifting the plurality of lens units by shifting various voltages applied to a plurality of first electrodes of the liquid crystal lens array and maintaining a same voltage on a second electrode of the liquid crystal lens array.

14. The method according to claim 12 , further including:

shifting the plurality of lens units by alternately using the plurality of lens units and another plurality of lens units of the liquid crystal lens array, the another plurality of lens units having a predetermined offset to the plurality of lens units.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further including:

processing the first combined image at the first display moment using the plurality of lens units; and

processing the second combined image at the second display moment using the another plurality of lens units.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the display period is less than a maximum time period for human vision persistence.

17. A three-dimensional (3D) display system for displaying a 3D image including at least a first image and a second image, with a parallax between the first image and the second image, the 3D display system comprising:

a display device configured to display at least two combined images of the 3D image in a single display period, wherein each of the two combined images includes a part of the first image and a part of the second image; and

a slit grating device configured to alternately form a first slit grating and a second slit grating to separate the part of the first image and the part of the second image in each of the two combined images into different viewing directions, respectively, such that a complete first image and a complete second image are displayed without losing resolution.

18. The 3D display system according to claim 17 , wherein:

the display period includes a first display moment and a second display moment;

the two combined images include a first combined image containing one half of the first image and one half of the second image; and a second combined image containing the other half of the first image and the other half of the second image;

the first combined image is displayed at the first display moment; and

the second combined image is displayed at the second display moment.

19. The 3D display system according to claim 18 , wherein the slit grating device is further configured to:

process the first combined image at the first display moment using the first slit grating; and

process the second combined image at the second display moment using the second slit grating which is equivalent to the first slit grating shifted by a predetermined distance.

20. The 3D display system according to claim 19 , wherein:

the first slit grating is shifted by shifting various voltages applied to a plurality of electrodes of the slit grating device.