JP2015084110A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device which can improve image quality.SOLUTION: A display device includes: a display part including pixels of a first series (subpixels 21R, 21G, and 21B) having first horizontal pixel width and pixels of a second series (subpixels 22R, 22G, and 22B) having second horizontal pixel width smaller than the first horizontal pixel width, where the pixels of the first series and the pixels of the second series are arrayed alternately in each of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction; and a light beam control part for controlling a light beam from the display part or a light beam toward the display part.

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a display device that displays video.

  In recent years, display devices that can realize stereoscopic display have attracted attention. Stereoscopic display displays parallax images with different parallax from each other (different viewpoints), and can be recognized as a stereoscopic video with depth by an observer viewing different viewpoint videos with the left and right eyes. it can. In addition, a display device has been developed that can provide a more natural three-dimensional image to an observer by displaying three or more images having parallax with each other.

  Examples of such a display device include a parallax barrier (parallax barrier) system and a lenticular lens system. In these methods, a plurality of viewpoint videos are displayed at the same time, and the images that are visible differ depending on the observation angle when the observer observes with the left and right eyes. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a parallax barrier display device using a liquid crystal element as a barrier.

  Various methods for improving the image quality have been disclosed for these types of display devices. For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a display device that can reduce moire caused by a relative positional relationship between a pixel array of a display unit and a lens or a barrier. Further, for example, Patent Document 3 discloses a display device that can increase the aperture ratio. Further, for example, Patent Document 4 discloses a display device capable of performing display having continuous parallax.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-119889 JP 2008-249887 A JP-A-10-186294 JP-A-7-005420

  In display devices, further improvement in image quality is desired. For example, in a display device capable of performing stereoscopic display, it is desired to reduce so-called crosstalk, in which a left eye image and a right eye image are mixed. In addition, when a display device is configured so that normal two-dimensional display can be performed in addition to stereoscopic display, it is also desired to improve image quality during two-dimensional display.

  The present disclosure has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a display device, a display panel, and an electronic device that can improve image quality.

  The display device of the present disclosure includes a display unit and a light beam control unit. The display unit displays a first series of pixels having a first horizontal pixel width and a second series of pixels having a second horizontal pixel width narrower than the first horizontal pixel width in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. They are arranged alternately in each. The light beam control unit controls the light beam from the display unit or the light beam directed to the display unit.

  The display panel of the present disclosure includes a first series of pixels and a second series of pixels. The first series of pixels has a first horizontal pixel width. The second series of pixels has a second horizontal pixel width that is narrower than the first horizontal pixel width. The first series of pixels and the second series of pixels are alternately arranged in each of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

  An electronic apparatus according to the present disclosure includes the display device, and includes, for example, a television device, a digital camera, a personal computer, a video camera, or a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone.

  In the display device, the display panel, and the electronic device according to the present disclosure, an image displayed on the display unit is visually recognized by an observer when light passes through the light beam control unit. At that time, in the display unit, display is performed on both the first series of pixels and the second series of pixels, which are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction and have different horizontal pixel widths.

  According to the display device, the display panel, and the electronic apparatus of the present disclosure, since the first series of pixels and the second series of pixels are alternately arranged in each of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, the image quality can be improved. .

It is a block diagram showing the example of 1 composition of the 3D display concerning an embodiment of this indication. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a display driving unit illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram and a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a display unit illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a configuration example of a display unit illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a detailed arrangement of sub-pixels illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 2 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a barrier unit illustrated in FIG. 1. It is explanatory drawing showing the relationship between the display part shown in FIG. 1, and a barrier part. It is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the display part shown in FIG. 1, and a barrier part. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation example of the stereoscopic display device illustrated in FIG. 1. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the characteristic of the three-dimensional display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of the luminance distribution in the three-dimensional display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram showing the other example of the luminance distribution in the three-dimensional display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view showing the example of 1 structure of the display part which concerns on a comparative example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the characteristic of the three-dimensional display apparatus which concerns on a comparative example. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of the luminance distribution in the three-dimensional display apparatus which concerns on a comparative example. It is a schematic diagram showing the other example of the luminance distribution in the three-dimensional display apparatus which concerns on a comparative example. It is a top view showing the example of 1 structure of the display part which concerns on a modification. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating one characteristic of a three-dimensional display apparatus. It is a top view showing the example of 1 composition of the barrier part concerning other modifications. It is explanatory drawing showing the relationship between the display part which concerns on another modification, and a barrier part. It is a top view showing the example of 1 structure of the display part which concerns on another modification. It is explanatory drawing showing the relationship between the display part which concerns on another modification, and a barrier part. It is a top view showing the example of 1 composition of the barrier part concerning other modifications. It is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the display part which concerns on another modification, and a barrier part. It is a block diagram showing the example of 1 structure of the three-dimensional display apparatus which concerns on another modification. It is a schematic diagram showing the example of 1 operation | movement of the stereoscopic display apparatus which concerns on another modification. It is a top view showing the example of 1 structure of the display part which concerns on another modification. It is a top view showing the other structural example of the display part which concerns on another modification. It is a top view showing the other structural example of the display part which concerns on another modification. It is explanatory drawing showing the relationship between the display part which concerns on another modification, and a barrier part. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance structure of the television apparatus to which the three-dimensional display apparatus which concerns on embodiment is applied.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The description will be given in the following order.
1. Embodiment 2. FIG. Application examples

<1. Embodiment>
[Configuration example]
(Overall configuration example)
FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration example of a stereoscopic display device according to an embodiment. The stereoscopic display device 1 is a parallax barrier type stereoscopic display device. Note that the display panel according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is embodied by the present embodiment, and will be described together.

  The stereoscopic display device 1 includes a control unit 41, a backlight driving unit 42, a backlight 30, a display driving unit 50, a display unit 20, a barrier driving unit 43, and a barrier unit 10.

  The control unit 41 is a circuit that controls the backlight driving unit 42, the display driving unit 50, and the barrier driving unit 43 based on the video signal Sdisp supplied from the outside. Specifically, the control unit 41 supplies a backlight control signal to the backlight driving unit 42, supplies a video signal Sdisp2 generated based on the video signal Sdisp to the display driving unit 50, and performs barrier driving. A barrier control signal is supplied to the unit 43. This video signal Sdisp2 is a video signal S2D including one viewpoint video when the stereoscopic display device 1 performs normal display (two-dimensional display), and when the stereoscopic display device 1 performs stereoscopic display, As will be described later, the video signal S3D includes a plurality (four in this example) of viewpoint videos.

  The backlight drive unit 42 drives the backlight 30 based on the backlight control signal supplied from the control unit 41. The backlight 30 has a function of emitting surface-emitting light to the display unit 20. The backlight 30 is configured using, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp), or the like.

  The display drive unit 50 drives the display unit 20 based on the video signal Sdisp2 supplied from the control unit 41. In this example, the display unit 20 is a liquid crystal display unit, and performs display by driving a liquid crystal display element and modulating light emitted from the backlight 30.

  The barrier driving unit 43 drives the barrier unit 10 based on the barrier control signal supplied from the control unit 41. The barrier unit 10 transmits (opens operation) or blocks (closes operation) light emitted from the backlight 30 and transmitted through the display unit 20, and includes a plurality of opening / closing units 11, 12 ( (To be described later).

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the stereoscopic display device 1, the backlight 30, the display unit 20, and the barrier unit 10 are arranged in this order. That is, the light emitted from the backlight 30 reaches the observer via the display unit 20 and the barrier unit 10.

(Display drive unit 50 and display unit 20)
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a block diagram of the display driving unit 50. The display driving unit 50 includes a timing control unit 51, a gate driver 52, and a data driver 53. The timing control unit 51 controls the drive timing of the gate driver 52 and the data driver 53, generates a video signal Sdisp 3 based on the video signal Sdisp 2 supplied from the control unit 41, and supplies the video signal Sdisp 3 to the data driver 53. . The gate driver 52 performs line-sequential scanning by sequentially selecting the pixels Pix in the display unit 20 for each row in accordance with timing control by the timing control unit 51. The data driver 53 supplies a pixel signal based on the video signal Sdisp3 to each pixel Pix of the display unit 20. Specifically, the data driver 53 performs a D / A (digital / analog) conversion based on the video signal Sdisp3 to generate a pixel signal that is an analog signal and supply the pixel signal to each pixel Pix. Yes.

  3A and 3B show an example of the configuration of the display unit 20, in which FIG. 3A shows an example of a circuit diagram of the sub-pixel SPix constituting the pixel Pix, and FIG. 3B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the display unit 20.

  The pixel Pix has three subpixels SPix corresponding to red (R), green (G), and blue (B), respectively. As shown in FIG. 3A, each subpixel SPix includes a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) element Tr, a liquid crystal element LC, and a storage capacitor element Cs. The TFT element Tr is configured by, for example, a MOS-FET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor-Field Effect Transistor), the gate is connected to the gate line GCL, the source is connected to the data line SGL, and the drain is the liquid crystal element LC. One end and one end of the storage capacitor element Cs are connected. The liquid crystal element LC has one end connected to the drain of the TFT element Tr and the other end grounded. The storage capacitor element Cs has one end connected to the drain of the TFT element Tr and the other end connected to the storage capacitor line CSL. The gate line GCL is connected to the gate driver 52, and the data line SGL is connected to the data driver 53.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the display portion 20 has a liquid crystal layer 203 sealed between a driving substrate 207 and a counter substrate 208. The drive substrate 207 includes a transparent substrate 201, a pixel electrode 202, and a polarizing plate 206a. The transparent substrate 201 is made of, for example, glass or the like, and has a TFT element Tr formed thereon. On the transparent substrate 201, a pixel electrode 202 is provided for each subpixel SPix. A polarizing plate 206a is attached to the surface of the transparent substrate 201 opposite to the surface on which the pixel electrode 202 is disposed. The counter substrate 208 includes a transparent substrate 205, a counter electrode 204, and a polarizing plate 206b. The transparent substrate 205 is made of, for example, glass. A color filter and a black matrix (not shown) are formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 205 on the liquid crystal layer 203 side, and a counter electrode 204 is disposed thereon as a common electrode for each subpixel SPix. A polarizing plate 206b is attached to the surface of the transparent substrate 205 opposite to the surface on which the counter electrode 204 is disposed. The polarizing plate 206a and the polarizing plate 206b are bonded to each other so as to be crossed Nicols or parallel Nicols.

  FIG. 4 shows the arrangement of the sub-pixels SPix in the display unit 20. In FIG. 4, “R” indicates a red sub-pixel SPix, “G” indicates a green sub-pixel SPix, and “B” indicates a blue sub-pixel SPix.

  The display unit 20 has two types of sub-pixels SPix (21, 22) extending in the vertical direction Y and having different widths in the horizontal direction X direction of the display screen. Specifically, the display unit 20 includes a sub-pixel 21 (21R, 21G, 21B) having a wide width W21 in the horizontal direction X and a sub-pixel 22 (22R, 22G, 22B) having a narrow width W22 in the horizontal direction X. have. The sub pixels 21 and the sub pixels 22 are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction X. Specifically, in this example, in the horizontal direction X, the sub-pixels 21R, 22B, 21G, 22R, 21B, and 22G are repeatedly arranged in this order. In addition, the sub-pixels 21 and the sub-pixels 22 are alternately arranged in the vertical direction Y of the display screen. At that time, the center coordinates in the horizontal direction X of the sub-pixel 21 and the sub-pixel 22 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction Y coincide with each other. A black matrix (not shown) is formed at the boundary between the adjacent sub-pixels 21 and 22, thereby making it difficult for red (R), green (G), and blue (B) to be mixed.

  FIG. 5 shows the arrangement of the sub-pixels 21 in the display unit 20 in more detail. In the display unit 20, the interval S21 between the sub-pixels 21 adjacent in the horizontal direction X is equal to the width W21 of the sub-pixel 21 itself. Thereby, for example, the coordinate in the horizontal direction X of the right side (for example, the right side SR1) of a certain sub pixel 21 is the coordinate in the horizontal direction X of the left side (for example, the left side SL2) of the sub pixel 21 arranged adjacent to the upper right. For example, the coordinate in the horizontal direction X of the left side (for example, the left side SL1) of a certain subpixel 21 is equal to the coordinate in the horizontal direction X of the right side (right side SR2) of the subpixel 21 arranged adjacent to the upper left. ing.

  With this configuration, in the stereoscopic display device 1, as will be described later, when performing stereoscopic display, the sub-pixel 21 displays four viewpoint videos and the sub-pixel 22 displays black. Further, when performing normal display (two-dimensional display), both the sub-pixel 21 and the sub-pixel 22 display a two-dimensional image. Thereby, in the stereoscopic display device 1, as described later, when performing stereoscopic display, it is possible to improve image quality by reducing moire and crosstalk, and when performing normal display, The image quality can be improved by increasing the luminance.

(Barrier part 10)
6A and 6B show an example of the configuration of the barrier unit 10, in which FIG. 6A shows a plan view of the barrier unit 10 and FIG. 6B shows a cross section taken along the VI-VI arrow direction of the barrier unit 10 in FIG. The configuration is shown.

  The barrier unit 10 is a so-called parallax barrier, and includes a plurality of open / close units (liquid crystal barriers) 11 and 12 that transmit or block light, as shown in FIG. The opening / closing parts 11 and 12 are provided so as to extend in the vertical direction Y in this example. In this example, the width W11 of the opening / closing part 11 and the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 are different from each other, for example, W11> W12. However, the magnitude relationship between the widths of the open / close sections 11 and 12 is not limited to this, and W11 <W12 may be satisfied, or W11 = W12 may be satisfied.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the barrier unit 10 is obtained by sealing the liquid crystal layer 103 between the driving substrate 107 and the counter substrate 108. The drive substrate 107 includes a transparent substrate 101, a transparent electrode layer 102, and a polarizing plate 106a. The transparent substrate 101 is made of glass or the like, for example, and a transparent electrode layer 102 is formed thereon. A polarizing plate 106a is attached to the surface of the transparent substrate 101 opposite to the surface on which the transparent electrode layer 102 is provided. The counter substrate 108 includes a transparent substrate 105, a transparent electrode layer 104, and a polarizing plate 106b. The transparent substrate 105 is made of, for example, glass or the like, and the transparent electrode layer 104 is formed thereon. A polarizing plate 106b is attached to the surface of the transparent substrate 105 opposite to the surface on which the transparent electrode layer 104 is disposed. The polarizing plate 106a and the polarizing plate 106b are bonded to each other so as to be crossed Nicols or parallel Nicols.

  The transparent electrode layer 102 has a plurality of transparent electrodes 110 and 120. The transparent electrode layer 104 is provided as a so-called common electrode over positions corresponding to the plurality of transparent electrodes 110 and 120. The transparent electrode 110 and the portion corresponding to the transparent electrode 110 in the liquid crystal layer 103 and the transparent electrode layer 104 constitute an opening / closing part 11. Similarly, the transparent electrode 120 and the part corresponding to the transparent electrode 120 in the liquid crystal layer 103 and the transparent electrode layer 104 constitute the opening / closing part 12. With such a configuration, in the barrier unit 10, by selectively applying a voltage to the transparent electrode 110 or the transparent electrode 120, the liquid crystal layer 103 has a liquid crystal orientation corresponding to the voltage, and each of the open / close units 11 and 12 An opening / closing operation can be performed.

  These open / close sections 11 and 12 perform different operations depending on whether the stereoscopic display device 1 performs normal display (two-dimensional display) or stereoscopic display. Specifically, as will be described later, the opening / closing unit 11 is in an open state (transmission state) during normal display, and is in a closed state (blocking state) when performing stereoscopic display. . As will be described later, the opening / closing unit 12 is in an open state (transmission state) in both normal display and stereoscopic display.

  FIG. 7 shows the relative positional relationship between the sub-pixel 21 in the display unit 20 and the open / close units 11 and 12 in the barrier unit 10. In the drawing, the sub-pixels 22 in the display unit 20 are not shown. That is, in this drawing, illustration of the sub-pixel 22 that displays black in the stereoscopic display is omitted. In the horizontal direction X, the open / close unit 12 is provided at a ratio of one to four sub pixels 21 (sub pixel groups PG) in two adjacent rows. This corresponds to the fact that the stereoscopic display device 1 displays four viewpoint videos when performing stereoscopic display.

  FIG. 8 schematically shows the state of the barrier unit 10 when performing stereoscopic display and normal display (two-dimensional display) using a cross-sectional structure, and FIG. 8A shows a state where stereoscopic display is performed. (B) shows a state in which normal display is performed. In FIG. 8, the opening / closing part 11 indicated by hatching indicates a state where light is blocked.

  When performing stereoscopic display, the video signal S3D is supplied to the display driving unit 50, and the display unit 20 performs display based on the video signal S3D. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 8A, in the barrier unit 10, the opening / closing unit 12 is in an open state (transmission state), and the opening / closing unit 11 is in a closed state (blocking state). In the display unit 20, four adjacent sub pixels 21 (sub pixel groups PG) arranged at positions corresponding to the opening / closing unit 12 include sub pixel information P1 to P4 corresponding to the four viewpoint videos, respectively. In addition, all the sub-pixels 22 (not shown) perform black display. Thus, as will be described later, the observer can view a stereoscopic image by observing different viewpoint images for the left eye and the right eye.

  Further, when normal display (two-dimensional display) is performed, the video signal S2D is supplied to the display driving unit 50, and the display unit 20 performs display based thereon. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 8B, in the barrier unit 10, the open / close units 11 and 12 are both in an open state (transmission state), and in the display unit 20, all the sub-pixels 21 and 22 are in the open state. One viewpoint video (two-dimensional video) is displayed. Thereby, the observer can view the normal two-dimensional image displayed on the display unit 20 as it is.

  Here, the sub-pixel 21 (21R, 21G, 21B) corresponds to a specific example of “a first series of pixels” in the present disclosure, and the sub-pixel 22 (22R, 22G, 22B) This corresponds to a specific example of “two series of pixels”. The opening / closing part 12 corresponds to a specific example of “first series liquid crystal barrier” in the present disclosure, and the opening / closing part 11 corresponds to a specific example of “second series liquid crystal barrier” in the present disclosure.

[Operation and Action]
Next, the operation and action of the stereoscopic display device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

(Overview of overall operation)
First, with reference to FIG. 1, an overview of the overall operation of the stereoscopic display device 1 will be described. The control unit 41 controls the backlight drive unit 42, the display drive unit 50, and the barrier drive unit 43 based on the video signal Sdisp supplied from the outside. The backlight drive unit 42 drives the backlight 30 based on the backlight control signal supplied from the control unit 41. The backlight 30 emits surface-emitting light to the display unit 20. The display driving unit 50 drives the display unit 20 based on the video signal Sdisp2 supplied from the control unit 41. The display unit 20 performs display by modulating the light emitted from the backlight 30. Specifically, during stereoscopic display, the sub-pixel 21 of the display unit 20 displays pixel information related to four viewpoint videos, and the sub-pixel 22 performs black display. In normal display (two-dimensional display), the sub-pixels 21 and 22 display pixel information related to one viewpoint video (two-dimensional video). The barrier driving unit 43 controls the barrier unit 10 based on the barrier control signal supplied from the control unit 41. The open / close units 11 and 12 of the barrier unit 10 perform an open / close operation based on an instruction from the barrier drive unit 43 to transmit or block light emitted from the backlight 30 and transmitted through the display unit 20.

(Detailed operation of stereoscopic display)
Next, a detailed operation when performing stereoscopic display will be described.

  FIG. 9 illustrates an example of stereoscopic display operation in the display unit 20 and the barrier unit 10. When performing stereoscopic display, in the barrier unit 10, the opening / closing unit 12 is in an open state (transmission state), and the opening / closing unit 11 is in a closed state (blocking state). The display unit 20 displays pixel information of the video signal S3D. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the four sub-pixels 21 (sub-pixel groups PG) arranged in the vicinity of the opening / closing unit 12 display the pixel information P1 to P4 corresponding to the four viewpoint videos, respectively. The light emitted from each sub-pixel 21 of the display unit 20 is output with its angle limited by the opening / closing unit 12. Thereby, the observer views the pixel information P2 with the left eye and the pixel information P3 with the right eye, for example. In this way, since the observer sees different pixel information among the pixel information P1 to P4 with the left eye and the right eye, the observer can feel the display image as a three-dimensional image.

(About image quality)
Next, the image quality of the stereoscopic display device 1 will be described. First, the image quality during stereoscopic display will be described, and then the image quality during normal display will be described.

First, moire and crosstalk in stereoscopic display will be described.

  10A to 10C show a relative positional relationship between the sub-pixel 21 in the display unit 20 and the opening / closing unit 12 in the barrier unit 10. In this figure, the opening / closing part 11 and the sub-pixel 22 are not shown. That is, in this figure, the opening / closing part 12 that is opened in the stereoscopic display and the sub-pixel 21 that displays the image are illustrated. The opening / closing part 11 that is closed in the stereoscopic display, and the black Illustration of the sub-pixels 22 for displaying is omitted. The positional relationships shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C are caused by, for example, the observation angle when the observer observes the display screen. Specifically, for example, when the observer observes from the front of the display screen, the positional relationship is as shown in FIG. 10B, and when observed from the right side of the front of the display screen, as shown in FIG. When viewed from the left side of the front of the display screen, the positional relationship is as shown in FIG.

  For example, in the positional relationship shown in FIG. 10A, the observer observes a portion A1 corresponding to the open / close portion 12 in the open state in a certain subpixel 21G. In the positional relationship shown in FIG. 10B, the observer observes the portions A21 and A22 corresponding to the opening / closing part 12 of the two sub-pixels 21G. In the positional relationship shown in FIG. 10C, the observer observes a portion A3 corresponding to the opening / closing portion 12 in a certain sub-pixel 21G. At this time, in the stereoscopic display device 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the sub-pixels 21 are arranged so that the interval S <b> 21 in the horizontal direction X is equal to the width W <b> 21 of the sub-pixels 21. ), The total area of the portions A21 and A22 in FIG. 10B, and the area of the portion A3 in FIG. 10C can be made equal to each other. That is, the area of the observed sub-pixel can be made substantially constant regardless of the observation angle α when the observer observes the display screen. Thereby, in the stereoscopic display device 1, since the luminance can be made almost constant irrespective of the observation angle α, unlike the comparative example described later, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of moire and to suppress the deterioration of image quality. .

  Further, for example, due to manufacturing variations, the relative positional relationship between the sub-pixels 21 and 22 and the opening / closing unit 12 deviates from a desired positional relationship, and the states of FIGS. 10A to 10C are periodically displayed in the display screen. May appear. However, even in such a case, in the stereoscopic display device 1, the luminance is equal to each other in the states of FIGS. 10A to 10C, so that the luminance in the display screen can be made uniform.

  11 and 12 schematically show the luminance distribution relating to a certain sub-pixel group PG. FIG. 11 shows a case where the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is wide, and FIG. 12 shows the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12. Indicates a narrow case.

  Light from four different viewpoint images emitted from each sub-pixel of the sub-pixel group PG (two sub-pixels 21R and two sub-pixels 21G in this example) is transmitted through the open / close unit 12 that is open. In each direction, a luminance distribution ID is generated. These luminance distribution IDs reflect the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12. That is, in the luminance distribution ID, the luminance I is higher when the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is wider (FIG. 11) than when the width W12 is narrow (FIG. 12). The overlap between adjacent luminance distribution IDs is larger when the width W11 of the opening / closing part 12 is narrower (FIG. 12) than when the width W11 is wider (FIG. 11).

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the total luminance IT, which is the sum of the luminance distribution IDs, is substantially constant regardless of the observation angle α regardless of the width W12 of the opening / closing portion 12, thereby suppressing the occurrence of moire. Can do. This corresponds to the fact that the area of the observed sub-pixel becomes substantially constant regardless of the observation angle α as shown in FIG. That is, since this characteristic is based on the arrangement of the sub-pixels 21 (FIG. 5), it is established regardless of the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12. As described above, in the stereoscopic display device 1, regardless of the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12, the total luminance IT has a flat characteristic with respect to the observation luminance α, so that the occurrence of moire can be suppressed.

  In the range where the adjacent luminance distributions overlap (crosstalk range αct), the light related to different viewpoint images overlap, so that when the observer observes the display image from the observation angle α within the range, different viewpoint images are displayed. So-called crosstalk that is displayed in an overlapping manner occurs. The crosstalk range αct can be narrowed by narrowing the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 as shown in FIGS. That is, the stereoscopic display device 1 can reduce the crosstalk while suppressing the occurrence of moire, unlike the case of the comparative example described later, by narrowing the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12.

  As described above, in the stereoscopic display device 1, since the sub-pixels 21 and the sub-pixels 22 are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction X, the occurrence of moire can be suppressed regardless of the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12. The degree of freedom can be increased. Specifically, for example, when it is desired to reduce the crosstalk, the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 can be narrowed, and when the luminance I is to be increased, the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 can be increased.

  Next, image quality in normal display (two-dimensional display) will be described.

  In the normal display, the stereoscopic display device 1 opens and closes the open / close units 11 and 12 of the barrier unit 10, and the sub-pixels 21 and 22 of the display unit 20 display a two-dimensional image. That is, in the stereoscopic display, only the sub-pixel 21 of the display unit 20 displays the viewpoint video and the sub-pixel 22 performs the black display. In the normal display, both the sub-pixels 21 and 22 display the video. indicate. Thereby, in the stereoscopic display device 1, it is possible to increase the luminance during normal display compared to the case where the sub-pixel 22 is not provided. As described above, in the stereoscopic display device 1, when stereoscopic display is performed, the image quality can be improved by effectively using the sub-pixels 22 that have been performing black display in normal display.

  Further, in the stereoscopic display device 1, as shown in FIG. 4, the sub-pixels 21 and 22 are repeatedly arranged in the order of the sub-pixels 21R, 22B, 21G, 22R, 21B, and 22G. Since the sub-pixels (for example, sub-pixels 21R and 22R) are equally arranged at equal intervals, for example, a smooth display with less dot feeling is performed as compared with the case where the sub-pixels 21R and 22R are arranged adjacent to each other. be able to.

(Comparative example)
Next, as a comparison with the comparative example, effects of the stereoscopic display device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The stereoscopic display device 1R according to this comparative example is configured by using a display unit 60R in which the arrangement of the sub-pixels SPix is different from that in the present embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those of the present embodiment (FIG. 1 and the like).

  FIG. 13 shows an array of sub-pixels SPix in the display unit 60R. The display unit 60R includes sub-pixels 61 (61R, 61G, 61B) having the same width in the horizontal direction X. That is, the display unit 20 according to the present embodiment has two types of sub-pixels 21 and 22 having different widths. However, in the display unit 60R according to this comparative example, all the sub-pixels 61R and 61G are included. , 61B are equal in width. In the stereoscopic display device 1R, all of these sub-pixels 61R, 61G, and 61B perform display in both stereoscopic display and normal display (two-dimensional display).

  FIG. 14 illustrates a relative positional relationship between the sub-pixel 61 and the opening / closing unit 12 in the stereoscopic display device 1R. In the stereoscopic display, for example, in the positional relationship shown in FIG. 14A, the observer observes a portion R1 corresponding to the open / close unit 12 in the open state in a certain subpixel 61G. In the positional relationship shown in FIG. 14B, the observer observes the portions R21 and R22 corresponding to the opening / closing portion 12 of the two sub-pixels 61G. In the positional relationship shown in FIG. 14C, the observer observes a portion R3 corresponding to the opening / closing unit 12 in a certain sub-pixel 61G. At this time, for example, the area of the portion R1 in FIG. 14A and the area of the portion R3 in FIG. 14C are larger than the total area of the portions R21 and R22 in FIG. Therefore, in this example, the luminance of green is higher in the positional relationship of FIGS. 14A and 14C than in the positional relationship of FIG. As described above, in the stereoscopic display device 1R, the luminance changes (moire) depending on the observation angle α, and the image quality may be deteriorated.

  Further, for example, due to manufacturing variations, the relative positional relationship between the sub-pixel 61 and the opening / closing unit 12 deviates from a desired positional relationship, and the states of FIGS. 14A to 14C are periodically displayed in the display screen. If they appear, the luminance differs from each other in the states of FIGS. 14A to 14C, so that the observer may observe the luminance non-uniformity on the display screen, and the image quality deteriorates. .

  15 and 16 schematically show the luminance distribution related to a certain sub-pixel group PG in the stereoscopic display device 1R. FIG. 15 shows a case where the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is wide, and FIG. The case where the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is narrow is shown.

  The total luminance IT, which is the sum of the luminance distribution IDs, varies with the observation angle α as shown in FIGS. This is because, as shown in FIG. 14, the area of the observed sub-pixel 61 changes depending on the observation angle α. In particular, as shown in FIG. 16, the total luminance IT changes greatly depending on the observation angle α when the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is narrowed. As described above, in the stereoscopic display device 1R, when the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is narrowed, the luminance I may change depending on the observation angle α, and may be observed as moire.

  The crosstalk range αct can be narrowed by narrowing the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12, as shown in FIGS. That is, as in the case of the stereoscopic display device 1 according to the present embodiment (FIGS. 11 and 12), the crosstalk can be reduced by narrowing the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12.

  As described above, in the stereoscopic display device 1R according to the comparative example, for example, when the width W12 of the opening / closing unit 12 is increased, moire can be reduced on the display screen, but crosstalk is deteriorated. Further, for example, if the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is reduced, crosstalk can be reduced, but moire occurs. That is, in this stereoscopic display device 1R, moire and crosstalk are in a trade-off relationship, and both characteristics cannot be improved at the same time.

  On the other hand, in the stereoscopic display device 1 according to the present embodiment, since the sub-pixels 21 and the sub-pixels 22 are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction X, the occurrence of moire is suppressed regardless of the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12. Can do. That is, in the 3D display device 1, since the moire and the crosstalk do not have a trade-off relationship, the crosstalk can be reduced while suppressing the occurrence of the moire by narrowing the width W12 of the opening / closing unit 12.

[effect]
As described above, in the present embodiment, since the sub-pixel 22 is provided in addition to the sub-pixel 21, the luminance in normal display (two-dimensional display) can be increased, and the image quality can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, since the interval between the sub-pixels 21 in the horizontal direction is made equal to the width of the sub-pixel 21 itself, the occurrence of moire can be suppressed during stereoscopic display, and the degree of freedom in design can be increased. Can be increased. Specifically, for example, when the width of the opening / closing part 12 is narrowed, crosstalk can be reduced while suppressing the occurrence of moire.

[Modification 1-1]
In the above embodiment, the interval S21 between the sub-pixels 21 in the horizontal direction X is set equal to the width W21 of the sub-pixel 21 itself, but is not limited to this. The details will be described below.

  FIG. 17 illustrates an arrangement of the sub-pixels 21 in the display unit 20A according to the present modification. FIG. 17A illustrates a case where the interval S21 between the sub-pixels 21 is smaller than the width W21, and FIG. The case where the space | interval S21 of the sub pixel 21 is larger than the width W21 is shown. When the sub-pixels 21 are arranged as shown in FIG. 17, unlike the above-described embodiment (FIG. 10), the sub-pixel 21 is observed depending on the observation angle α when the observer observes the display screen. The area of the pixel changes slightly. Thereby, for example, although the crosstalk can be reduced as the width W12 of the opening / closing part 12 is reduced, moire may occur. That is, in this modification, although not as much as the comparative example described above, a trade-off relationship occurs between crosstalk and moire. Therefore, in this modification, it is necessary to set the interval S21 and the width W21 of the sub-pixels 21 and the width W12 of the opening / closing unit 12 within a range where there is no influence of image quality degradation due to crosstalk and moire.

  In the following, the amount of crosstalk and moire that does not cause the observer to feel a decrease in image quality will be described. First, the allowable amount of crosstalk will be described.

FIG. 18 shows the luminance distribution of a plurality of adjacent sub-pixels 21. In the vicinity of both ends of the observation angle range Rα in which light from a certain subpixel 21 can be mainly observed, light from the subpixel 21 adjacent to the subpixel 21 is also observed. Specifically, for example, at the observation angle α1, in addition to the light with luminance I1 from the desired subpixel 21, light with luminance I2 from the adjacent subpixel 21 is also observed. At this time, the crosstalk amount CT is expressed by the following equation.
CT = I2 / I1 × 100 (1)
That is, the value of the crosstalk amount CT increases as the influence from the adjacent sub-pixels 21 increases (the crosstalk increases). Although the manner of perceiving the deterioration in image quality due to crosstalk varies among individuals and varies depending on the content of the video to be displayed, it is desirable that the crosstalk amount CT be approximately 10% or less.

Next, the allowable amount of moire will be described. When the sub-pixels 21 are arranged as shown in FIG. 17, the area of the sub-pixel to be observed changes depending on the observation angle α when the observer observes the display screen, so the luminance I changes depending on the observation angle α. To do. Specifically, for example, at a certain observation angle α, the luminance I is maximized (luminance I3), and at other observation angles α, the luminance I is minimized (luminance I4). At this time, the moire amount MO is expressed by the following equation.
MO = (1-I4 / I3) × 100 (2)
That is, the moire amount MO increases as the difference in luminance I depending on the observation angle α increases. Although there are individual differences in how the image quality deteriorates due to moire, the moire amount MO is preferably about 30% or less.

  Therefore, when the sub-pixels 21 are arranged as shown in FIG. 17, for example, it is desirable to arrange them so that the crosstalk amount CT is 10% or less and the moire amount MO is 30% or less. .

[Modification 1-2]
In the above embodiment, the sub-pixel 22 displays black during stereoscopic display. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, gray may be displayed. Thereby, the brightness | luminance of the display screen in the case of a stereoscopic display can be raised compared with the case where the sub pixel 22 performs black display.

Furthermore, in this case, the crosstalk amount CT can also be reduced. When the sub-pixel 22 displays gray, the crosstalk amount CT is expressed by the following equation.
CT = I2 / (I1 + IG) × 100 (3)
Here, IG is the luminance of gray display. Thus, since the sub pixel 22 performs gray display, the crosstalk amount CT is reduced, so that the possibility that the observer perceives a reduction in image quality due to crosstalk can be reduced. Even in this case, for example, the luminance IG for gray display can be set so that the crosstalk amount CT is 10% or less.

[Modification 1-3]
In the above embodiment, the opening / closing portions 11 and 12 are provided so as to extend in the vertical direction Y. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the barrier shown in FIG. Like the part 70A, the opening / closing parts 71A, 72A may be provided in a step shape, and like the barrier part 70B shown in FIG. 19B, the opening / closing parts 71B, 72B extend obliquely. It may be provided.

  FIG. 20 shows the positional relationship between the sub-pixel 21 and the opening / closing unit 72A when the barrier unit 70A shown in FIG. 19A is used. In this figure, the sub-pixel 22 and the opening / closing part 72B are not shown. These open / close sections 72A are supplied with the same control signal and simultaneously perform open / close operations. One open / close portion 72A is provided for each of the four sub-pixels 21 in the horizontal direction X. This corresponds to the fact that the stereoscopic display device according to the present modification displays four viewpoint videos when performing stereoscopic display.

[Modification 1-4]
In the above embodiment, the sub-pixels 21 and 22 are formed so as to extend in the vertical direction Y. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead, for example, the sub-pixels 21 and 22 are formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction X. May be. The details will be described below.

  FIG. 21 shows an arrangement of the sub-pixels SPix in the display unit 80 according to this modification. The display unit 80 includes two types of sub-pixels SPix (81, 82) that extend in the horizontal direction X and have different widths in the horizontal direction X. Specifically, the display unit 80 includes a sub-pixel 81 (81R, 81G, 81B) having a wide width (width W81) in the horizontal direction X, and a sub-pixel 82 (having a narrow width (width W82) in the horizontal direction X. 82R, 82G, 82B). The sub-pixels 81 and the sub-pixels 82 are alternately arranged in both the horizontal direction X and the vertical direction Y. Specifically, in this example, in the vertical direction Y, the sub-pixels 81R, 82G, 81B, 82R, 81G, and 82B are repeatedly arranged in this order. At this time, the center coordinates in the horizontal direction X of the sub-pixel 81 and the sub-pixel 82 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction Y coincide with each other. In the horizontal direction X, the sub pixels 81R and 82R are alternately arranged, the sub pixels 81G and 82G are alternately arranged, and the sub pixels 81B and 82B are alternately arranged. In the display unit 80, the interval S81 between the sub-pixels 81 adjacent in the horizontal direction X is equal to the width W81 of the sub-pixel 81 itself. With this configuration, in the display device according to this modification, when performing stereoscopic display, the sub-pixel 81 displays four viewpoint videos and the sub-pixel 82 displays black. Further, when performing normal display (two-dimensional display), both the sub-pixel 81 and the sub-pixel 82 display a two-dimensional image.

  FIG. 22 shows the positional relationship between the sub-pixel 81 in the display unit 80 and the opening / closing unit 12 in the barrier unit 10. In this figure, the opening / closing part 11 and the sub-pixel 82 are not shown. One opening / closing portion 12 is provided for four sub-pixels 81 (sub-pixel groups PG) in two adjacent rows. This corresponds to the fact that the stereoscopic display device according to the present modification displays four viewpoint videos when performing stereoscopic display.

[Modification 1-5]
In the above embodiment, when performing stereoscopic display, the opening / closing part 12 is always in the open state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the opening / closing part 12 is grouped into a plurality of groups. It is possible to divide and drive to open and close between groups in a time-sharing manner. The details will be described below.

  FIG. 23 illustrates a group configuration example of the opening / closing unit 12. In this example, the opening / closing parts 12 are grouped into two groups A and B, and the opening / closing parts 12 belonging to the group A and the opening / closing parts 12 belonging to the group B are alternately arranged with the opening / closing part 11 interposed therebetween. Yes. In the following description, the opening / closing part 12A is appropriately used as a generic name of the opening / closing parts 12 belonging to the group A, and similarly, the opening / closing part 12B is appropriately used as a generic name of the opening / closing parts 12 belonging to the group B.

  FIG. 24 illustrates an operation example of the stereoscopic display device 1E according to this modification in the case of performing stereoscopic display, where (A) shows the first state and (B) shows the second state. . The stereoscopic display device 1E operates by alternately switching between the first state and the second state.

  In the first state, as shown in FIG. 24A, each of the sub-pixels 21 of the display unit 20 displays pixel information P1 to P4 corresponding to each of the four viewpoint videos. At this time, the pixel information P1 to P4 is respectively displayed on the sub-pixels 21 arranged in the vicinity of the opening / closing part 12A. In the barrier unit 10, the opening / closing part 12A is in an open state (transmission state), and the opening / closing part 12B is in a closed state. The light emitted from each sub-pixel 21 of the display unit 20 is output with the angle being limited by the opening / closing unit 12A. As a result, the observer can view a stereoscopic image by viewing the pixel information P2 with the left eye and the pixel information P3 with the right eye, for example.

  In the second state, as shown in FIG. 24B, each of the sub-pixels 21 of the display unit 20 displays pixel information P1 to P4 corresponding to each of the four viewpoint videos. At this time, the pixel information P <b> 1 to P <b> 4 is respectively displayed on the sub-pixels 21 arranged in the vicinity of the opening / closing part 12 </ b> B. In the barrier unit 10, the opening / closing part 12B is in an open state (transmission state), and the opening / closing part 12A is in a closed state. The light emitted from each sub-pixel 21 of the display unit 20 is output with its angle limited by the opening / closing unit 12B. As a result, the observer can view a stereoscopic image by viewing the pixel information P2 with the left eye and the pixel information P3 with the right eye, for example.

  In this way, by opening and closing the opening / closing section 12A and the opening / closing section 12B alternately in a time-division manner and displaying the images, the observer can average and view the images displayed at positions shifted from each other. Therefore, the stereoscopic display device 1E can realize twice the resolution as compared with the stereoscopic display device 1 according to the above embodiment.

[Modification 1-6]
In the above embodiment, the backlight 30, the display unit 20, and the barrier unit 10 are arranged in this order. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead, as shown in FIG. The barrier unit 10 and the display unit 20 may be arranged in this order. FIG. 26 illustrates an operation example of the display unit 20 and the barrier unit 10 according to this modification. In the present modification, the light emitted from the backlight 30 first enters the barrier unit 10. Of the light, the light transmitted through the opening / closing unit 12 is modulated by the display unit 20 and outputs four viewpoint videos.

[Modification 1-7]
In the said embodiment, although the display part 20 and the backlight 30 were used, it is not limited to this, For example, instead of this, you may use display parts, such as EL (Electro Luminescence).

[Modification 1-8]
In the above embodiment, in the horizontal direction X, the sub-pixels 21R, 22B, 21G, 22R, 21B, and 22G are repeatedly arranged in this order. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead, for example, FIG. As shown, the sub-pixels 21R, 22G, 21G, 22B, 21B, and 22R may be repeatedly arranged in this order, or the arrangement of the sub-pixels 21 and 22 may be changed for each row as shown in FIG. Also good.

  As shown in FIG. 29, for example, the sub-pixels 21R, 21G, and 21B may be arranged at positions close to each other, and similarly, the sub-pixels 22R, 22G, and 22B may be arranged at positions close to each other. In this example, for example, the subpixels 21R and 21G are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction X with one subpixel 22 interposed therebetween, and the subpixel 21B is adjacent to the sandwiched subpixel 22 in the vertical direction Y. Are arranged as follows. Similarly, for example, the sub-pixels 22R and 22G are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction X with one sub-pixel 21 in between, and the sub-pixel 22B is adjacent to the sandwiched sub-pixel 21 in the vertical direction Y. Is arranged. By doing so, it is possible to improve the color balance during normal display (two-dimensional display).

[Modification 1-9]
In the above-described embodiment, the barrier unit 10 is configured using the opening / closing units 11 and 12 that can change the light transmittance. Instead, for example, the light corresponding to the opening / closing unit 11 is blocked. However, the barrier portion may be configured using a fixed barrier in which a portion corresponding to the opening / closing portion 12 is opened to transmit light. Even in this case, in the stereoscopic display, the display can be performed in the same manner as in the above embodiment (FIG. 9 and the like). In the normal display (two-dimensional display), for example, four sub-pixels 21 (sub-pixel group PG) and four sub-pixels 22 arranged in the vicinity of the opening display one pixel information. Thus, a two-dimensional image can be displayed.

[Modification 1-10]
In the above embodiment, the parallax barrier type stereoscopic display device is configured. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead, for example, a lenticular lens type stereoscopic display device may be configured. Details will be described below.

  FIG. 30 illustrates an example of stereoscopic display operation in the lenticular lens type stereoscopic display device 9. The stereoscopic display device 9 includes a lens unit 90 including a plurality of lenses 99 that refracts light emitted from the backlight 30 and transmitted through the display unit 20. In the case of performing stereoscopic display, in the display unit 20, the four sub pixels 21 (sub pixel groups PG) arranged in the portions corresponding to the lenses 99 have pixel information P1 to P4 corresponding to the four viewpoint videos. Is displayed. Then, the light emitted from each sub-pixel 21 of the display unit 20 is refracted by the lens 99 and output toward each direction.

  The lens 99 may be a molded lens having a fixed refractive index, or may be a lens having a variable refractive index or the like, such as a liquid crystal lens or a liquid lens. .

<2. Application example>
Next, application examples of the stereoscopic display device described in the above embodiment and modifications will be described.

  FIG. 31 illustrates an appearance of a television device to which the stereoscopic display device according to the above-described embodiment or the like is applied. This television apparatus has, for example, a video display screen unit 510 including a front panel 511 and a filter glass 512. The video display screen unit 510 is configured by the stereoscopic display device according to the above-described embodiment and the like. Yes.

  The stereoscopic display device according to the above-described embodiment is an electronic device in various fields such as a digital camera, a notebook personal computer, a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone, a portable game machine, or a video camera in addition to such a television device. It can be applied to equipment. In other words, the stereoscopic display device according to the above-described embodiment can be applied to electronic devices in all fields that display video.

  While the present technology has been described with some modifications, the present technology is not limited to these embodiments and the like, and various modifications are possible.

  In the above embodiment, four viewpoint videos are displayed in the stereoscopic display. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and three or less viewpoint videos or five or more viewpoint videos may be displayed. Good.

  In the above embodiment, the present technology has been described by taking a stereoscopic display device as an example. However, the present technology is not limited to this, and for example, the present technology can be applied to a multi-display. That is, instead of a plurality of viewpoint images, an image for a plurality of observers is displayed. For example, an image observed from the left side of the display screen is different from an image observed from the right side of the display screen. By doing so, a multi-display can be realized.

  In addition, this technique can be set as the following structures.

(1) A first series of pixels having a first horizontal pixel width and a second series of pixels having a second horizontal pixel width narrower than the first horizontal pixel width in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. A display unit that is alternately arranged in each, and
A display device comprising: a light beam control unit that controls a light beam from the display unit or a light beam traveling toward the display unit.

(2) having a plurality of display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode;
In the first display mode, the first series of pixels and the second series of pixels display a single image,
In the second display mode, the display device according to (1), wherein the first series of pixels displays a plurality of images, and the second series of pixels displays black.

(3) The display device according to (2), wherein an interval in the horizontal direction of the pixels of the first series is equal to the width of the first horizontal pixel.

(4) The display device according to (2), wherein an interval in the horizontal direction of the pixels of the first series is narrower than a width of the first horizontal pixel.

(5) The display device according to (2), wherein an interval in the horizontal direction of the pixels of the first series is wider than a width of the first horizontal pixel.

(6) The center coordinates in the horizontal direction of the pixels of each first series are equal to the center coordinates in the horizontal direction of the pixels of the second series adjacent to the first series of pixels in the vertical direction. The display apparatus in any one of.

(7) having a plurality of display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode;
In the first display mode, the first series of pixels and the second series of pixels display a single image,
In the second display mode, the display device according to (1), wherein the first series of pixels displays a plurality of images, and the second series of pixels displays gray.

(8) The light beam controller
In the first display mode, the light beam from the single image or the light beam directed to the single image is transmitted as it is,
In the second display mode, any one of (2) to (7) that operates so as to regulate light rays from each image displayed on the display unit or light rays directed to each image in a corresponding angular direction. A display device according to any one of the above.

(9) The light beam control unit is a barrier unit that transmits or blocks light,
The display according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the barrier section includes a plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers and a plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers capable of switching between an open state and a closed state. apparatus.

(10) In the first display mode, the plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers and the plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers are in a transmissive state,
The display device according to (9), wherein in the second display mode, the plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers are in a transmissive state, and the plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers are in a blocked state.

(11) The display device according to (10), wherein the plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers and the plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers extend in a predetermined direction.

(12) The display device according to (11), wherein a width of the liquid crystal barrier of the first series is narrower than a width of the first horizontal pixel.

(13) The light beam control unit is a barrier unit that transmits or blocks light,
The display device according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the barrier section includes a plurality of fixed openings.

(14) The display device according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the light beam control unit includes a plurality of variable lenses capable of switching a refractive index.

(15) The display device according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the light beam control unit includes a plurality of fixed lenses.

(16) A backlight is further provided,
The display unit is a liquid crystal display unit;
The liquid crystal display unit according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the liquid crystal display unit is disposed between the backlight and the barrier unit.

(17) A backlight is further provided,
The display unit is a liquid crystal display unit;
The display device according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the barrier unit is disposed between the backlight and the liquid crystal display unit.

(18) a first series of pixels having a first horizontal pixel width;
A second series of pixels having a second horizontal pixel width narrower than the first horizontal pixel width;
The display panel in which the first series of pixels and the second series of pixels are alternately arranged in each of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

(19) a display device;
A control unit that performs operation control using the display device,
The display device
A first series of pixels having a first horizontal pixel width and a second series of pixels having a second horizontal pixel width narrower than the first horizontal pixel width are alternately arranged in each of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. An electronic apparatus comprising: a display unit arranged in a line; and a light beam control unit that controls light beams from the display unit or light beams traveling toward the display unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,9 ... Three-dimensional display apparatus 10,70A, 70B ... Barrier part, 11, 12, 12A, 12B, 71A, 72A, 71B, 72B ... Opening / closing part, 20 ... Display part, 21 (21R, 21G, 21B), 22 (22R, 22G, 22B), 81 (81R, 81G, 81B), 82 (82R, 82G, 82B) ... sub-pixel, 30 ... backlight, 41 ... control unit, 42 ... backlight drive unit, 43 ... barrier Drive unit 50... Display drive unit 51. Timing controller 52. Gate driver 53 53 Data driver 90 Lens unit 99 Lens 101 Transparent substrate 102 Transparent electrode layer 103 Liquid crystal layer 104 ... transparent electrode layer, 105 ... transparent electrode, 106a, 106b ... polarizing plate, 107 ... drive substrate, 108 ... counter substrate, 110,120 ... transparent electrode, 201 ... transparent substrate 202 ... Pixel electrode, 203 ... Liquid crystal layer, 204 ... Counter electrode, 205 ... Transparent electrode, 206a, 206b ... Polarizing plate, 207 ... Driving substrate, 208 ... Counter substrate, A, B ... Group, A1, A21, A22, A3 ... part, Cs ... retention capacitance element, CSL ... retention capacitance line, DR, DG, DB ... luminance distribution, GCL ... gate line, I ... luminance, LC ... liquid crystal element, P1-P4 ... pixel information, PG ... subpixel Group, Pix ... pixel, S21, S81 ... interval, Sdisp, Sdisp2 ... video signal, SGL ... data line, SPix ... subpixel, Tr ... TFT element, W21, W81 ... width, α ... observation angle.

Claims (8)

A display unit in which a first series of pixels and a second series of pixels different from the first series of pixels are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction;
A light control unit that controls the light from the display unit or the light toward the display unit,
The light beam control unit is a barrier unit having a plurality of open / close units that transmit or block light,
A plurality of display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode;
In the first display mode, the opening / closing portion opens to transmit light, and the first series of pixels and the second series of pixels display a single image,
In the second display mode, at least a part of the opening / closing sections are opened to block light, and an image for the first series of pixels to correspond to a plurality of viewpoints is displayed, and the second series of pixels is displayed. Displays black or gray. The barrier portion is grouped into two or more opening groups each having an opening position of the opening / closing portion, and the opening positions are grouped into the opening groups at a predetermined interval in the second display mode. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a position where the light is opened and light is transmitted can be switched.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first series of pixels are arranged with an interval corresponding to a horizontal width of the first series of pixels. The light beam control unit
In the first display mode, the light beam from the single image or the light beam directed to the single image is transmitted as it is,
2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein in the second display mode, the display device operates so as to restrict light beams from each image displayed on the display unit or light beams directed to the respective images in corresponding angular directions. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the barrier unit includes a plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers and a plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers that can be switched between an open state and a closed state. In the first display mode, the plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers and the plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers are in a transmissive state,
6. The display device according to claim 5, wherein, in the second display mode, the plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers are in a transmissive state, and the plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers are in a blocked state. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of first-series liquid crystal barriers and the plurality of second-series liquid crystal barriers extend in a predetermined direction. The display device according to claim 7, wherein a width of the first series liquid crystal barrier is narrower than a width of the first horizontal pixel.

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