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Method of converting two-dimensional image into three-dimensional image

US5739844A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 1995
Grant dateApr 14, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2013/0085
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-dimensional image which is constitute by a plurality of frame images which are continuous in time is taken as an image for one eye, while a two-dimensional image obtained by shifting the frame image by N frames (N includes zero and is not fixed), thereby to produce a three-dimensional image. For example, the two-dimensional image is not changed, that is, the frame difference (N) is adjusted to "0" with respect to a portion of the two-dimensional image whose content is not easily converted into a three-dimensional image, while the frame difference (N) is adjusted to (N) larger than (N) for a normal three-dimensional image with respect to a portion of the two-dimensional image whose content is very easily converted into a three-dimensional image, thereby to give further three-dimensional feeling to a viewer as well as reduce the fatigue of the eyes of the viewer.

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