JP3269657B2 - Binocular stereoscopic device - Google Patents
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【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は，立体テレビや実験用両
眼立体視装置の如き，左右両眼に異なる２種類の画像を
提示することによって立体感を得る両眼立体視装置に関
するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to two kinds of different images for the left and right eyes, such as a stereoscopic television and an experimental binocular stereoscopic apparatus.
The present invention relates to a binocular stereoscopic device that provides a stereoscopic effect by presenting .
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来，両眼立体視装置としては，図２に
示す如く，左眼画像１０１を左眼に，右眼画像１０２を
右眼にそのまま提示する方法がとられている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a binocular stereoscopic apparatus, a method of presenting a left-eye image 101 to a left eye and a right-eye image 102 to a right eye as shown in FIG.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】従来の両眼立体視装置
においては，図３に示す如く，画面の左右端に非対応領
域１０３を含んだままの画像１０１，１０２を表示して
いた。このため，画面の左右端において片眼の画像にし
か存在しない領域（非対応領域１０３）が生じ，視野闘
争が起こって立体感を低下させていた。In the conventional binocular stereoscopic apparatus, as shown in FIG. 3, images 101 and 102 are displayed while including the non-corresponding area 103 at the left and right ends of the screen. For this reason, an area (non-corresponding area 103) which exists only in the image of one eye is generated at the left and right ends of the screen, and a visual field conflict occurs to reduce the stereoscopic effect.
【０００４】本発明は，視野闘争が生じないようにして
立体感を向上させることを目的としている。[0004] It is an object of the present invention to improve the three-dimensional effect without causing visual field conflict.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は，左右両眼に異
なる２種類の画像を提示する両眼立体視装置において，
提示された右眼入力画像と提示された左眼入力画像とに
もとづき，両入力画像の画素の間で相関が所定の閾値以
下であってかつ視差が取り得る範囲内にある画素を調べ
て左右対応する画素領域を求め，当該対応する画素領域
以外の領域を前記右眼入力画像と前記左眼入力画像から
除去して，出力側に提示するよう構成するものである。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for distinguishing right and left eyes.
Binocular stereoscopic device that presents two types of images:
Between the presented right eye input image and the presented left eye input image
Therefore, the correlation between the pixels of both input images is less than a predetermined threshold.
Examine pixels that are below and within the parallax range
To find the corresponding pixel area,
Other regions from the right eye input image and the left eye input image
It is configured to be removed and presented on the output side .
【０００６】[0006]
【作用】本発明には，画面の左右端において片眼の画像
にしか存在しない領域が表示されないことから，視野闘
争を抑制または解消する作用がある。The present invention has an effect of suppressing or eliminating visual field conflict because an area that exists only in one eye image is not displayed at the left and right edges of the screen.
【０００７】[0007]
【実施例】以下に本発明の実施例について，画面を参照
して説明する。図１は，本発明の実施例を表わすブロッ
ク図である。図中の符号１は画像蓄積部，２は対応点検
出部，３は左右端非対応領域除去部，４は表示部を表わ
している。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to screens. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an image storage unit, 2 denotes a corresponding point detecting unit, 3 denotes a left and right end non-corresponding region removing unit, and 4 denotes a display unit.
【０００８】画像蓄積部１から読み出された左眼入力画
像および右眼入力画像は対応点検出部２および左右端非
対応領域除去部３へ出力される。対応点検出部２では，
画像蓄積部１から入力された左眼入力画像と右眼入力画
像との相関に基づいて左眼画像１０１と右眼画像１０２
とが対応する領域を求め，対応がとれた領域以外の領域
として左眼画像１０１における非対応領域１０３および
右眼画像１０２における非対応領域１０３の情報を左右
端非対応領域除去部３へ出力する。[0008] The left eye input image and the right eye input image read from the image storage unit 1 are output to the corresponding point detection unit 2 and the left and right end non-corresponding region removal unit 3. In the corresponding point detection unit 2,
The left-eye image 101 and the right-eye image 102 based on the correlation between the left-eye input image and the right-eye input image input from the image storage unit 1
Is obtained, and information on the non-corresponding region 103 in the left-eye image 101 and the non-corresponding region 103 in the right-eye image 102 is output to the left and right non-corresponding region removing unit 3 as a region other than the correlated region. .
【０００９】左右端非対応領域除去部３は，対応点検出
部２から入力された左眼画像非対応領域情報および右眼
画像非対応領域情報に基づいて，画像蓄積部１から入力
された左眼入力画像および右眼入力画像の左右端に位置
する非対応領域を除去し，その結果得られた左眼出力画
像および右眼出力画像を表示部４へ出力する。表示部４
は，左右端非対応領域除去部３から入力された左眼出力
画像が観察者の左眼へ，また右眼出力画像が観察者の右
眼へそれぞれ入力されるように表示する。[0009] The left and right end non-corresponding region removing unit 3 is configured to input a left-eye image non-corresponding region information and a right-eye image non-corresponding region information input from the corresponding point detecting unit 2 to a left and right image. The non-corresponding regions located at the left and right ends of the eye input image and the right eye input image are removed, and the resulting left eye output image and right eye output image are output to the display unit 4. Display unit 4
Is displayed such that the left-eye output image input from the left and right end non-corresponding region removing unit 3 is input to the left eye of the observer, and the right-eye output image is input to the right eye of the observer.
【００１０】図４は本発明による左右眼出力画像を表わ
す。図中の符号１０４は左眼出力画像，１０５は右眼出
力画像を表わす。図５と図６とは一緒になって図１に示
す対応点検出部の処理を表す１つのフローチャートを構
成するものであり，図５中のＡが図６中のＡにつながる
ものである。FIG. 4 shows left and right eye output images according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 104 denotes a left-eye output image, and 105 denotes a right-eye output image. FIGS. 5 and 6 together constitute one flowchart showing the processing of the corresponding point detection unit shown in FIG. 1, and A in FIG. 5 is connected to A in FIG.
【００１１】画素位置（ｘ，ｙ）における左眼画像の画
素値をＬ（ｘ，ｙ），右眼画像の画素値をＲ（ｘ，ｙ）
とする。また画素位置（ｘ，ｙ）における視差の値をｄ
（ｘ，ｙ）とし，視差の取り得る値の範囲を −Ｄ≦ｄ≦＋Ｄ とする。更に画素位置（ｘ，ｙ）における視差ｄに対す
る左右画素の相関の大きさを Ｃ（ｘ，ｙ，ｄ）＝１／｛Ｌ（ｘ，ｙ）−Ｒ（ｘ＋ｄ，ｙ）｝ とし，相関の有無判定のための閾値をＣthとする。The pixel value of the left eye image at the pixel position (x, y) is L (x, y), and the pixel value of the right eye image is R (x, y).
And Also, the value of the parallax at the pixel position (x, y) is d
(X, y), and the range of possible parallax values is −D ≦ d ≦ + D. Further, the magnitude of the correlation between the left and right pixels with respect to the parallax d at the pixel position (x, y) is expressed as C (x, y, d) = 1 / {L (x, y) -R (x + d, y)}. The threshold for the presence / absence determination is C th .
【００１２】そして, すべての画素位置（ｘ，ｙ）につ
いて，次の処理を行う。 処理：最初，視差ｄの値を−Ｄにプリセットする。 処理：或る画素位置（ｘ，ｙ）における視差ｄの値が
＋Ｄ以下であるか否かを調べる。ＮＯであれば，処理
へ進む。Then , the following processing is performed for all pixel positions (x, y). Processing: First, the value of the parallax d is preset to -D. Processing: It is checked whether or not the value of the parallax d at a certain pixel position (x, y) is equal to or less than + D. If NO, the process proceeds.
【００１３】処理：ＹＥＳであった場合，左右画素の
相関の大きさＣを計算する。 処理：次いで，視差ｄをプラス１し，処理に戻る，
幾回かの後に処理へ進む。Processing: If YES, the magnitude C of the correlation between the left and right pixels is calculated. Processing: Next, add 1 to the parallax d and return to the processing.
The process proceeds after several times.
【００１４】処理：処理においてＮＯとなった際
に，視差ｄの値を−Ｄとし，ＣＭＡＸの値を零にセット
し，ＤＭＡＸの値を零にセットする。 処理：視差ｄの値が＋Ｄ以下であるか否かを調べる。
ＮＯであれば，処理(10)へ進む。Processing: When the result is NO in the processing, the value of the parallax d is set to -D, the value of CMAX is set to zero, and the value of DMAX is set to zero. Processing: It is checked whether or not the value of the parallax d is equal to or less than + D.
If NO, proceed to processing (10).
【００１５】処理：ＹＥＳであった場合，ＣＭＡＸの
値が先に図５で求めておいた相関の大きさＣ（ｘ，ｙ，
ｄ）よりも小さいか否かを調べる。ＮＯであれば，処理
へ進む。Processing: If YES, the value of CMAX is determined by the correlation magnitude C (x, y,
Check if it is smaller than d). If NO, the process proceeds.
【００１６】 処理：ＹＥＳであった場合，上記ＣＭＡＸの値に上記
相関の大きさＣ（ｘ，ｙ，ｄ）をセットし，かつＤＭＡ
Ｘに視差ｄの値をセットする。 処理：視差ｄをプラス１し，処理に戻る。幾回かの
後に処理(10)へ進む。処理(10)：そのときのＣＭＡＸの
値が相関の大きさの閾値Ｃthよりも大きいか否かを調べ
る。ＮＯであれば，処理(12)へ進む。 処理(11)：処理(10)でＹＥＳであった場合には左右で対
応する画素があることを意味し，当該ＤＭＡＸの値をと
った所の視差ｄの値を定める。 処理(12)：処理(10)でＮＯであった場合には左右で対応
する画素がないことを意味し, 当該画素は非対応点であ
るとみなす。Processing: If YES, set the magnitude of the correlation C (x, y, d) to the value of CMAX, and
The value of the parallax d is set to X. Processing: Increase the parallax d by 1, and return to the processing. After several times, the process proceeds to processing (10). Process (10): It is checked whether or not the value of CMAX at that time is larger than a threshold value C th of the correlation magnitude. If NO, proceed to processing (12). Process (11): If YES in process (10), it means that there are corresponding pixels on the left and right, and the value of the parallax d where the value of DMAX is taken is determined. Process (12): If NO in process (10), it means that there is no corresponding pixel on the left and right, and the pixel is regarded as a non-corresponding point.
【００１７】[0017]
【発明の効果】本発明によれば，画面の左右端において
片眼の画像にしか存在しない領域が無くなるため，視野
闘争が抑制または解消され，立体感の向上を実現するこ
とができる。According to the present invention, since there is no region at the left and right ends of the screen which is present only in the image of one eye, visual field competition is suppressed or eliminated, and an improvement in three-dimensional effect can be realized.
【図１】本発明の構成例を示す。FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of the present invention.
【図２】従来技術における左右眼画像の表示例を示す。FIG. 2 shows a display example of left and right eye images in the related art.
【図３】従来技術における左右画像での非対応領域を示
す。FIG. 3 shows non-corresponding regions in left and right images according to the related art.
【図４】本発明における左右眼画像の表示例を示す。FIG. 4 shows a display example of left and right eye images according to the present invention.
【図５】図１に示す対応点検出部の処理フローを示す。FIG. 5 shows a processing flow of a corresponding point detection unit shown in FIG.
【図６】図１に示す対応点検出部の処理フローを示す。FIG. 6 shows a processing flow of a corresponding point detection unit shown in FIG.
【符号の説明】 １ 画像蓄積部 ２ 対応点検出部 ３ 左右端非対応領域除去部 ４ 表示部 １０１ 左眼画像 １０２ 右眼画像 １０３ 左右端非対応領域除去部 １０４ 左眼出力画像 １０５ 右眼出力画像[Description of Signs] 1 Image storage unit 2 Corresponding point detection unit 3 Left and right end non-corresponding region removing unit 4 Display unit 101 Left eye image 102 Right eye image 103 Left and right end non-corresponding region removing unit 104 Left eye output image 105 Right eye output image
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Claims (1)
る両眼立体視装置において，提示された右眼入力画像と提示された左眼入力画像とに
もとづき，両入力画像の画素の間で相関が所定の閾値以
下であってかつ視差が取り得る範囲内にある画素を調べ
て左右対応する画素領域を求め，当該対応する画素領域
以外の領域を前記右眼入力画像と前記左眼入力画像から
除去して，出力側に提示するようにした ことを特徴とす
る両眼立体視装置。1. A binocular stereoscopic device that presents two different types of images to the left and right eyes and a left-eye input image and a presented left-eye input image.
Therefore, the correlation between the pixels of both input images is less than a predetermined threshold.
Examine pixels that are below and within the parallax range
To find the corresponding pixel area,
Other regions from the right eye input image and the left eye input image
A binocular stereoscopic device characterized in that the binocular stereoscopic device is removed and presented on the output side .
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