KR101912242B1 - 3d display apparatus and method for image processing thereof - Google Patents

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KR101912242B1
KR101912242B1 KR1020120130308A KR20120130308A KR101912242B1 KR 101912242 B1 KR101912242 B1 KR 101912242B1 KR 1020120130308 A KR1020120130308 A KR 1020120130308A KR 20120130308 A KR20120130308 A KR 20120130308A KR 101912242 B1 KR101912242 B1 KR 101912242B1
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A 3D display device is disclosed. The 3D display device includes an image input unit for receiving image and depth information, a multi-viewpoint image having depth information smaller than a predetermined depth value, and a multi-viewpoint image having depth information of a depth value or more, A multi-view image generating unit for generating an image, a multi-view image rendering unit for arranging multi-view foreground images in a first arrangement pattern, And a display unit.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a 3D display device,

The present invention relates to a 3D display apparatus and an image processing method thereof, and more particularly, to a 3D display apparatus and an image processing method for reducing a dead zone caused by a viewing position of a user.

Development effort for 3D display devices is accelerating for more realistic viewing. Accordingly, 3D video signals, which have been mainly used in the theater, can be viewed at home using a general display device such as a TV.

On the other hand, a 3D (Dimensions) display apparatus can be divided into a spectacular or non-spectacular system, depending on whether or not the 3D image viewing glasses are used.

As an example of a spectacled system, there is a shutter glass type display apparatus. The shutter glass system is a system in which the left and right shutter glasses of the 3D glasses worn by the user are alternately opened and closed by interlocking with the left and right eye images so that the user can feel the stereoscopic feeling.

The no-vision system is also called an autostereoscopy system. The non-eyeglass type 3D display device displays images corresponding to images at different viewpoints on the left and right eyes of a viewer using a Parallax Barrier technique or a lenticular lens while displaying optically separated multi-view images. So that the user can feel a three-dimensional feeling.

1 is a view for explaining a display operation of a multi-view image of a general spectacles 3D display device.

Referring to FIG. 1, a multi-view image from an optically separated view point to a 9 view point is rendered in such a manner that one view image is positioned at one view point and nine view points are positioned at nine view points, Play point video. If the viewer is located between one point and nine points, 3D images can be viewed without glasses, and motion parallax can be felt according to the viewing position change. However, a typical 3D display device displays images sequentially from one point to nine points, and thus a dead zone may occur depending on the viewing position.

The dead zone means a position where the viewer's viewing position is switched from point N to point-in-time. Since this point simultaneously sees images at two separate points in time, serious crosstalk occurs and the 3D image can not be viewed. As shown in FIG. 1, a dead zone corresponds to a position where the 9 view image and the 1 view image are simultaneously viewed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement pattern of multi-view images of a general spectacle-free 3D display device.

Referring to FIG. 2, since the multi-view images are sequentially arranged at the respective optical viewpoints as described in FIG. 1, it is possible to identify a dead zone in which a difference in a sharp image viewpoint occurs between the 9 viewpoint and the 1 viewpoint.

Thus, there is a problem that a dead zone occurs in the conventional non-spectacle 3D display device, and the 3D image can not be normally viewed due to crosstalk in the dead zone.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a 3D display device capable of viewing 3D images comfortably at any position by a multi-view image processing method that reduces dead zones, In the method,

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a 3D display apparatus including an image input unit for inputting image and depth information, depth information less than a preset depth value using the input image and depth information, A multi-view image generating unit for generating a multi-view image having a multi-viewpoint foreground image and depth information of the depth value or more, a multi-view image generating unit for arranging the multi-view foreground images in a first arrangement pattern, And a display unit for outputting the rendered multi-view image.

Herein, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints, and the first placement pattern is a view from the first viewpoint to the K viewpoint when the N is an odd number (2K-1, K is a natural number) (2K, K is a natural number), the first to (K + 1) -th to (K + 1) -th to Wherein the second arrangement pattern is the same as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point in time, so that the phase difference is shifted from the first point to the second point, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

In this case, the viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint rearview image are a total of 9 viewpoints, and the first placement pattern is a viewpoint of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, And the second arrangement pattern may be an arrangement pattern in which the second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, third, second, first, and second viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.

On the other hand, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are a total of N viewpoints, and the first placement pattern sequentially arranges odd viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, And the second arrangement pattern is the same as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined time point so as to have a phase difference, .

In this case, the viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint rearview image are nine times in total, and the first placement pattern is a viewpoint of the first, third, fifth, seventh, And the second arrangement pattern may be an arrangement pattern in which the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eighth, sixth, fourth, second, and one viewpoint image are repeatedly arranged.

On the other hand, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are a total of N viewpoints, and the first placement pattern sequentially arranges odd viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, And the second arrangement pattern is arranged such that when N is an odd number, the first point is arranged first, and the second point is arranged from the second point to the Nth point Numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the second viewpoint are arranged in the reverse order, and when N is an even number, Numbered viewpoints may be sequentially arranged, and then a pattern in which the odd-numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the first viewpoint are arranged in the reverse order may be repeated.

In this case, the viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint rearview image are nine times in total, and the first placement pattern is a viewpoint of the first, third, fifth, seventh, And the second arrangement pattern may be an arrangement pattern in which first, second, fourth, sixth, eighth, ninth, seventh, fifth, and third viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.

The image processing method of the 3D display apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the steps of receiving image and depth information, using a depth image, and a multi-view image having depth information less than a preset depth value, Creating a multi-viewpoint image having depth information greater than a depth value, arranging the multi-viewpoint images in a first placement pattern, placing the multi-viewpoint image in a second placement pattern and rendering, And outputting the multi-view image.

Herein, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints, and the first placement pattern is a view from the first viewpoint to the K viewpoint when the N is an odd number (2K-1, K is a natural number) (2K, K is a natural number), the first to (K + 1) -th to (K + 1) -th to Wherein the second arrangement pattern is the same as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point in time, so that the phase difference is shifted from the first point to the second point, As shown in FIG.

In this case, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are a total of N viewpoints, and the first placement pattern sequentially arranges odd viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, Wherein the second arrangement pattern is a layout pattern which is the same as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference, have.

On the other hand, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are a total of N viewpoints, and the first placement pattern sequentially arranges odd viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, And the second arrangement pattern is a layout pattern in which, when N is an odd number, the first point of time is arranged first, and the second point of time from the second point of time to the Nth point of time Numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the second viewpoint are arranged in the reverse order, and when N is an even number, Numbered viewpoints may be sequentially arranged, and then a pattern in which the odd-numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the first viewpoint are arranged in the reverse order may be repeated.

A computer readable recording medium including a program for executing an image processing method of a 3D display device according to the present embodiment includes a step of receiving an image and depth information, Point image having depth information of depth values greater than or equal to the depth value, arranging the multi-view foreground images in a first arrangement pattern, arranging the multi-viewpoint image in a first arrangement pattern, 2 arrangement pattern, and outputting the rendered multi-view image.

1 is a view for explaining a display operation of a multi-view image of a general spectacles 3D display device,
2 is a view for explaining a rendering operation of a multi-view image of a general non-eyeglass 3D display device,
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a 3D display device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a view for explaining an operation of a multi-view image generating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining an arrangement pattern of multi-view images according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
7 and 8 are views for explaining an arrangement pattern of multi-view images according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
9 and 10 are views for explaining an arrangement pattern of multi-view images according to the third embodiment of the present invention,
11 is a view for explaining the operation of the multi-view image rendering unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,
12 is a flowchart for explaining an image processing method of the 3D display device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a 3D display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The 3D display device is a device for displaying the content in a 3D manner so that the user can feel a three-dimensional feeling. Various types of devices such as a TV, a monitor, a PC, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet PC, an electronic photo frame, an electronic book, a PDA, and the like can be implemented as a 3D display device. Meanwhile, the 3D display device of the present invention is implemented by a non-spectacles 3D display method.

3, the 3D display device 100 includes an image input unit 110, a multi-view image generating unit 120, a multi-view image rendering unit 130, and a display unit 140. [

The image input unit 110 receives image and depth information. Specifically, the image input unit 110 can receive image and image depth information from various external devices such as an external storage medium, a broadcasting station, a web server, and the like.

Here, the input image is one of a single view image, a stereo image, and a multi-view image. A stereoscopic image is a three-dimensional video image expressed by only a left eye image and a right eye image, and is a stereoscopic image photographed by a stereo photographing apparatus. Generally, a stereo photographing apparatus is used for photographing a stereoscopic image with a photographing apparatus having two lenses. A multiview image refers to a three-dimensional video image that geometrically corrects images photographed through one or more image capturing devices and provides various views in various directions to the user through spatial synthesis.

Meanwhile, the image input unit 110 can receive the depth information of the image.

Here, the depth information is a depth value assigned to each pixel of the image. For example, 8-bit depth information may have a value ranging from 0 to 255. [ Depth information can generally be obtained through a passive method of obtaining only the two-dimensional characteristics of an image, such as stereo matching, and an active method using a device such as a depth camera. On the other hand, the depth information may be a depth map.

Generally, the closer the distance is, the smaller the value, and the farther the distance is, the larger the value. Of course, the opposite case also exists, which depends on the definition, but for the sake of convenience of description, only the case where the value becomes smaller as the distance is closer will be described in this specification.

The multi-view image generating unit 120 generates a multi-view foreground image having depth information smaller than a preset depth value and a multi-view image having depth information of a depth value using the input image and depth information. Specifically, the multi-view image generating unit 120 separates the foreground image and the posterior image using the input depth information, and divides the foreground image and the background image into image data of the foreground image And generate a multi-viewpoint image.

In the input image, the foreground image and the posterior image can be separated using the depth information of the image. Hereinafter, a method of separating the foreground image and the background image will be described.

For example, if the depth information of 8 bits is used, the depth value of each pixel is 0 to 255. In this case, the depth value serving as a reference for distinguishing between the foreground and the background can be set to 128. Here, if the depth information of the pixel is less than 128, it can be separated into the foreground image, and if it is 128 or more, it can be separated into the rear image. That is, the foreground image is a set of pixels having depth values less than 128, and the background image is a set of pixels having a depth value of 128 or more.

Here, the predetermined depth value is 128, which is the middle value of the depth value that the depth information can have. As described above, it is common to set the predetermined depth value for separating the foreground image and the background image to a medium value, but this can be changed.

The method of separating the foreground image and the background image will be further described with reference to FIG. 4. Hereinafter, a method of generating the foreground image and the back-view image using the separated foreground image and the background image will be described Explain it.

Of course, if the n-view image corresponding to the n-view point determined in the 3D display device 100 of the present invention is given, multi-view image generation is not necessary. However, in order to photograph substantially the n-viewpoint image, it is necessary to photograph the same at the same time with N photographing apparatuses, and since the capacity thereof is large, it can be said that it is practically difficult to receive the input.

Therefore, it is necessary to generate a virtual n-view image using a single view image or an image at a view point less than the N view.

The virtual multi-view image generation method uses the depth information of each viewpoint and the images at the surrounding viewpoint.

For example, when a two-view image is used, a plurality of new viewpoints may be created between two viewpoint images, and a one-view image and a two-view image may be sent to a three-dimensional space using the input depth information, .

This image processing technique is called 3D warping. Generally, a multi-view image generated using a two-view image rather than a single view image is less distorted.

As described above, the multi-view image generating unit 120 can generate the multi-view image and the multi-view image using the input image and the depth information.

The multi-view image rendering unit 130 re-arranges the point foreground images in the first arrangement pattern, and re-arranges the rear-point images in the second arrangement pattern. Here, the second arrangement pattern may be the same as the first arrangement pattern according to the embodiment.

The arrangement pattern according to each embodiment will be described in order to reduce the dead zone.

The first arrangement pattern and the second arrangement pattern according to the first embodiment are as follows.

Here, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are assumed to be N view points in total. The first arrangement pattern and the second arrangement pattern according to the first embodiment are different from the embodiments in which the total N time points are an odd number and an even number, respectively.

In the case where N is an odd number (2K-1, K is a natural number), the first arrangement pattern is arranged sequentially from the first point to the Kth point and then arranged in reverse order from the K-1 point to the first point Can be defined as a repeating arrangement pattern. The second arrangement pattern corresponding to the first arrangement pattern can be defined as a layout pattern that is shifted by a predetermined point and has a phase difference.

For example, in the case of a total of 9 viewpoints, the first layout pattern according to the first embodiment is a layout pattern in which first, second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, The second placement pattern is defined as a placement pattern in which second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, third, second, first, and second viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.

On the other hand, when N is an even number (2K, K is a natural number), arrangements are sequentially performed from the first time point to the (K + 1) th time point, . ≪ / RTI > The second arrangement pattern corresponding to the first arrangement pattern can be defined as a layout pattern that is shifted by a predetermined point and has a phase difference.

For example, in the case of a total of 8 viewpoints, the first layout pattern according to the first embodiment is a layout pattern in which the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, The placement pattern is defined as a placement pattern in which second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, third, second, and one viewpoint views are repeatedly arranged.

The arrangement pattern according to the first embodiment as described above will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 5 and 6. Fig.

The first arrangement pattern and the second arrangement pattern according to the second embodiment are as follows.

Here, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are assumed to be a total of N viewpoints as in the first embodiment. However, unlike the first embodiment, the first arrangement pattern and the second arrangement pattern according to the second embodiment are the same in the case where the total N time points are an odd number and an even number, so the description will be made without distinguishing between them.

The first arrangement pattern can be defined as a layout pattern in which the odd-numbered viewpoints from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged and then the even-numbered views from the Nth point to the first point are arranged in reverse order have. The second arrangement pattern may be defined as an arrangement pattern that is the same as the first arrangement pattern and shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.

For example, in the case of nine views in total, the first layout pattern according to the second embodiment is defined as a layout pattern in which first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eighth, do. The second arrangement pattern is defined as an arrangement pattern in which the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eighth, sixth, fourth, second, and one viewpoint rearview images are repeatedly arranged.

On the other hand, in the case of a total of 8 viewpoints, the first layout pattern according to the second embodiment is defined as a layout pattern in which the first, third, fifth, seventh, eighth, sixth, fourth and second viewpoint foreground images are repeatedly arranged. The second placement pattern is defined as a placement pattern in which the third, fifth, seventh, eighth, sixth, fourth, second, and one viewpoint rearview images are repeatedly arranged.

The arrangement pattern according to the second embodiment as described above will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 7 and 8. Fig.

The first arrangement pattern and the second arrangement pattern according to the third embodiment are as follows.

Here, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are assumed to be a total of N viewpoints as in the first and second embodiments. However, unlike the first and second embodiments, the first arrangement pattern and the second arrangement pattern according to the third embodiment are designed in completely different arrangement patterns.

In the first arrangement pattern according to the third embodiment, odd-numbered viewpoints from the first point to the Nth point are sequentially arranged, and then a pattern for arranging the even-numbered points from the Nth point to the first point in reverse order is repeated It can be defined as a batch pattern. In the second arrangement pattern, when N is an odd number, the first time point is arranged first, the even time points from the second time point to the Nth time point are sequentially arranged, and then, from the Nth point to the second point An even number of viewpoints from an Nth viewpoint to an Nth viewpoint are sequentially arranged when N is an even number, and then an odd-numbered viewpoint from an Nth viewpoint to a first viewpoint is sequentially arranged, A pattern that arranges the viewpoints in reverse order is defined as a repeated placement pattern .

For example, in the case of nine views in total, the first layout pattern according to the third embodiment is defined as a layout pattern in which first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eighth, do. The second placement pattern is defined as a placement pattern in which first, second, fourth, sixth, 8th, 9th, 7th, 5th, and 3rd viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.

On the other hand, in a total of 8 viewpoints, the first layout pattern according to the third embodiment is defined as a layout pattern in which the first, third, fifth, seventh, eighth, sixth, fourth and second viewpoint foreground images are repeatedly arranged. The second placement pattern is defined as a placement pattern in which the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, seventh, fifth, third, and first viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.

The arrangement pattern according to the third embodiment as described above will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 9 and 10. Fig.

By designing to have the arrangement pattern as described above, there is no sudden change in the viewpoint of the video regardless of the position of the viewer, so that the dead zone disappears.

On the other hand, even when the multi-view video image in which the foreground image and the background image are not separated is arranged and rendered as in the first arrangement pattern of the first, second, and third embodiments, rapid change in the viewpoint of the image can be reduced, have.

However, in the multi-view image in which the foreground image and the background image are not separated from each other, the Stereo interval in which the viewpoints are sequentially arranged and the Pseudo Stereo interval in which the viewpoints are arranged in the reverse order occurs, And an impact due to the transition of the section may also occur.

Therefore, according to the present invention, by using a pattern in which the foreground image and the background image are arranged with a predetermined phase difference from each other, the shock caused by the transition between the regular period and the period is mitigated and the user can feel the awkward region It is possible to further reduce the effect.

The display unit 140 outputs the rendered multi-view image. Specifically, the multi-view image rendered by the multi-view image rendering unit 130 may be optically separated to display a separate multi-view image to the viewer. Here, the optical separation method of the multi-view image includes a method using a parallax barrier and a method using a lenticular lens. Since the multi-view image separated by the optical separation method described above appears repeatedly before the 3D display device 100, the viewer can view the 3D image according to the binocular parallax.

The 3D display device 100 described above provides an effect of allowing a viewer to view 3D images comfortably at any position using a multi-view image processing method that reduces a dead zone.

4 is a view for explaining the operation of the multi-view image generating unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 illustrates an operation of separating an image input from the image input unit 110 into a foreground image and a posterior image using depth information.

The whole image includes the foreground image and the posterior image. As described in FIG. 1, the foreground image is a set of pixels having depth information less than a predetermined depth value, and the background image is a set of pixels having depth information of a predetermined depth value or more.

For the sake of convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the depth information is 8 bits and can have a value of 0 to 255. [

The depth information of the pixel values representing the tree 410 hatched in FIG. 4 is 70, the depth information of the pixel values representing the tree 420 indicated by black is 150, the depth of pixel values representing the background 430 Assuming the information is 255, a pixel representing a hatched tree 410 having a depth value lower than 125 based on 125 is a foreground image, a tree 420 indicated by a black color having a depth value greater than 125, (430) may be separated into a posterior image.

4, the multi-view image generation unit 420 may separate the foreground image and the posterior image using a preset reference.

5 to 10, a description will be made of a pattern for arranging multi-view images in the multi-view image rendering unit 430. FIG. Here, it is assumed that the point foreground image and the backward point image are composed of a total of nine viewpoints. However, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the viewpoint is composed of other points such as eight viewpoints depending on the setting of the 3D display device 100. [

5 and 6 are views for explaining an arrangement pattern of multi-view images according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The first arrangement pattern according to the first embodiment, that is, the arrangement pattern of the multi-viewpoint image, sequentially arranges the first arrangement pattern from the first point of time to the Kth point of view, and thereafter from the K-1 point to the first point of time The patterns arranged in the reverse order can be defined as the repeated placement pattern. The arrangement pattern of the second arrangement pattern, that is, the arrangement pattern of the rear-point image, is the same as the first arrangement pattern, and can be defined as a layout pattern shifted by a predetermined point to have a phase difference. Here, the predetermined time is preferably one time, but may be changed according to the setting of the user.

Referring to FIG. 5, a dot foreground image and a multi-view image may be arranged at the optical viewpoint as shown in Table 1 below.

Optical point of view One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 One 2 3 Foreground image point One 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 One One 2 3 Posterior viewpoint One One 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 One One 2

As shown in FIG. 5, at the optical time points 5 and 6, the foreground image viewpoint corresponds to Psudo Stereo, and the posterior viewpoint corresponds to Stereo. The viewpoint of the foreground image is changed from the regular time to the normal view at the 5th and 6th sections of the optical view, and the viewpoint of the rear view image is changed from the regular time to the 6th and 7th sections of the optical viewpoint. This provides the effect of mitigating the transition shock, since the foreground image is first switched from normal to normal and then from the normal to the normal. In addition, since the interval is smaller than that of the multi-view image in which the foreground and the background are not separated, it is possible to further reduce the interval in which the user feels awkward.

6 shows an operation of optically separating and displaying the multi-view image rendered by the 3D display device 100 according to the first embodiment. And shows the viewpoints of the foreground image and the rearview image arranged according to the first embodiment corresponding to the respective optical viewpoints. For example, when the viewer is located at the optical time points 5 and 6, the viewer's left eye shows four views of the foreground image and three views of the posterior view, and the right eye shows the foreground image of five viewpoints and the posterior viewpoint of the four viewpoints .

7 and 8 are views for explaining an arrangement pattern of multi-view images according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The first arrangement pattern according to the second embodiment, that is, the arrangement pattern of the multi-view foreground images, sequentially arranges the odd-numbered viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, and then arranges the odd-numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the first viewpoint In a reverse order, can be defined as a repeated arrangement pattern. The arrangement pattern of the second arrangement pattern, that is, the arrangement pattern of the rear-point image, is the same as the first arrangement pattern, and can be defined as a layout pattern shifted by a predetermined point to have a phase difference. Here, the predetermined time is preferably one time, but may be changed according to the setting of the user.

Referring to FIG. 7, a point front image and a rear point rear image may be arranged at an optical point as shown in Table 2 below.

Optical point of view One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 One 2 3 Foreground image point One 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 One 3 5 Posterior viewpoint 2 One 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 One 3

As shown in FIG. 7, at the optical time points 5 and 6, the foreground image time point corresponds to (Psudo Stereo), and the posterior image view point corresponds to the time (Stereo). The viewpoint of the foreground image is changed from the regular time to the normal view at the 5th and 6th sections of the optical view, and the viewpoint of the rear view image is changed from the regular time to the 6th and 7th sections of the optical viewpoint. This provides the effect of mitigating the transition shock, since the foreground image is first switched from normal to normal and then from the normal to the normal. In addition, since the interval is smaller than that of the multi-view image in which the foreground and the background are not separated, it is possible to further reduce the interval in which the user feels awkward.

FIG. 8 shows an operation of optically separating and displaying the multi-view image rendered by the 3D display device 100 according to the second embodiment. And shows the viewpoints of the foreground image and the rearview image arranged according to the first embodiment corresponding to the respective optical viewpoints. For example, if the viewer is located at the optical time points 5 and 6, the viewer's left eye shows the 9-point foreground image and the 7-point posterior view image, and the right eye shows the 8-point foreground image and the 9- .

9 and 10 are views for explaining an arrangement pattern of multi-view images according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The first arrangement pattern according to the third embodiment, that is, the arrangement pattern of the multi-view foreground images, sequentially arranges the odd-numbered viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, and then arranges the odd-numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the first viewpoint In a reverse order, can be defined as a repeated arrangement pattern. In the second arrangement pattern, when N is an odd number, the first time point is arranged first, the even time points from the second time point to the Nth time point are sequentially arranged, and then, from the Nth point to the second point An even number of viewpoints from an Nth viewpoint to an Nth viewpoint are sequentially arranged when N is an even number, and then an odd-numbered viewpoint from an Nth viewpoint to a first viewpoint is sequentially arranged, A pattern for arranging the viewpoints in reverse order can be defined as a repeated placement pattern.

Referring to FIG. 9, a point front image and a rear point rear image may be arranged at an optical point as shown in Table 3 below.

Optical point of view One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 One 2 3 Foreground image point One 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 One 3 5 Posterior viewpoint One 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 One 2 4

As shown in FIG. 9, at the optical time points 5 and 6, the foreground image time point corresponds to (Psudo Stereo), and the posterior view point corresponds to the stereoscopic (Stereo). The viewpoint of the foreground image is changed from the regular time to the normal view at the 5th and 6th sections of the optical view, and the viewpoint of the rear view image is changed from the regular time to the 6th and 7th sections of the optical viewpoint. This provides the effect of mitigating the transition shock, since the foreground image is first switched from normal to normal and then from the normal to the normal. In addition, since the interval is smaller than that of the multi-view image in which the foreground and the background are not separated, it is possible to further reduce the interval in which the user feels awkward.

10 shows an operation in which the 3D display device 100 optically separates and displays the rendered multi-view image according to the third embodiment. And shows the viewpoints of the foreground image and the rearview image arranged according to the first embodiment corresponding to the respective optical viewpoints. For example, when the viewer is located at the optical time points 5 and 6, the viewer's left eye shows the 9-view foreground image and the 8-view postural image, and the right eye shows the 8-view foreground image and the 9- .

11 is a view for explaining the operation of the multi-view image rendering unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, a method of rendering by one frame to be arranged and displayed by a predetermined arrangement pattern will be described. Here, it is assumed that the foreground image and the posterior image are composed of 8 views in total.

11, the foreground image 1110 and the foreground image 1120 of the image separated by the multi-view image generator 120 are arranged in a foreground area 1110 in a predetermined arrangement pattern Rendering can be performed only on the pixels in which the rear point image is arranged in the predetermined arrangement pattern in the rear point region 1120. [

Here, the arrangement of the pixels for each area is the one to which the arrangement pattern according to the third embodiment is applied, the number arranged in each pixel means the number of the viewpoint, f means foreground, and b means foreground.

As described above, the multi-view image rendering unit 130 renders the multi-view foreground image and the multi-view image, which are arranged in a predetermined arrangement pattern, as one frame and displays the rendered multi-view image on the display unit 140 .

12 is a flowchart for explaining an image processing method of the 3D display device 100 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, the 3D display device 100 receives the image and depth information (S1210).

The 3D display device 100 generates a multi-viewpoint image having depth information smaller than a preset depth value and a multi-viewpoint image having depth information of the depth value or more using the input image and depth information S1220).

The method of generating the multi-view foreground image and the multi-view image is described with reference to FIG. 1, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Then, the 3D display device 100 arranges the foreground image in the first arrangement pattern and the rear-point image in the second arrangement pattern for rendering (S1230).

Here, the viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image may be total N time points.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the number N is an odd number (2K-1, K is a natural number), the first arrangement pattern is sequentially arranged from the first point to the Kth point, (2K, K is a natural number) are sequentially arranged from the first time point to the (K + 1) th time point, and after that, from the k-th point to the second point-in-time in reverse order. The second arrangement pattern may be defined as an arrangement pattern that is the same as the first arrangement pattern and shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.

Meanwhile, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the first arrangement pattern is obtained by sequentially arranging the odd-numbered viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, and thereafter arranging the odd-numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the first viewpoint in reverse order The arrangement pattern can be defined as a repeated arrangement pattern. The second arrangement pattern may be defined as an arrangement pattern that is the same as the first arrangement pattern and shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.

Meanwhile, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the first arrangement pattern is obtained by sequentially arranging the odd-numbered viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the Nth viewpoint, and thereafter arranging the odd-numbered viewpoints from the Nth viewpoint to the first viewpoint in reverse order The arrangement pattern can be defined as a repeated arrangement pattern. In the second arrangement pattern, when N is an odd number, the first time point is arranged first, the even time points from the second time point to the Nth time point are sequentially arranged, and then, from the Nth point to the second point An even number of viewpoints from an Nth viewpoint to an Nth viewpoint are sequentially arranged when N is an even number, and then an odd-numbered viewpoint from an Nth viewpoint to a first viewpoint is sequentially arranged, A pattern for arranging the viewpoints in reverse order can be defined as a repeated placement pattern.

When the rendering is completed, the 3D display device 100 outputs the rendered multi-view image (S1240).

Meanwhile, the image processing method of the 3D display device 100 as shown in FIG. 12 may be implemented in the 3D display device 100 having the configuration of FIG. 3, or may be executed in the 3D display device having other configurations.

As described above, the image processing method of the 3D display apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention provides an effect that a viewer can view 3D images comfortably at any position by using a video rendering method of reducing a dead zone .

In addition, the image processing method of the 3D display device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention uses a pattern in which the foreground image and the back-view image are arranged with a predetermined phase difference from each other, It is possible to mitigate the impact and further reduce the interval in which the user feels awkward.

Meanwhile, the methods according to various embodiments may be programmed and stored in various storage media. As such, the methods according to various embodiments described above can be implemented in various types of electronic devices that execute the storage medium.

Further, the image processing method as described above can be implemented as a program including an executable algorithm that can be executed in a computer, and the program can be stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium have.

A non-transitory readable medium is a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., but semi-permanently stores data and is readable by the apparatus. In particular, the various applications or programs described above may be stored on non-volatile readable media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM,

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: 3D display device 110: Image input unit
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In a 3D display device,
A video input unit receiving video and depth information;
A multi-view image generator for generating multi-view foreground images having depth information less than a predetermined depth value and multi-view image having depth information of the depth value or more using the input image and depth information;
A multi-view image rendering unit for arranging the multi-view foreground images in a first arrangement pattern, and arranging and rendering the multi-viewpoint images in a second arrangement pattern; And
And a display unit for outputting the rendered multi-view image.
The method according to claim 1,
The viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
When N is an odd number (2K-1, K is a natural number), arrangements are sequentially performed from the first time point to the K time point, and thereafter, a pattern in which the patterns are arranged in the reverse order from the K- (2K, K is a natural number), the arrangement pattern is sequentially arranged from the first point to the (K + 1) th point and then arranged in the reverse order from the kth point to the second point in time. Lt;
Wherein the second arrangement pattern is the same arrangement pattern as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.
3. The method of claim 2,
The viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are nine times in total,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern comprises:
Wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, fourth, third, second, first, and second viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.
The method according to claim 1,
The viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
An arrangement pattern in which odd-numbered time points from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged, and an even-numbered point in time from the N-th point to the first point are arranged in reverse order,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern is the same arrangement pattern as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.
5. The method of claim 4,
The viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are nine times in total,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
The first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eighth, sixth, fourth, and second viewpoint foreground images are repeatedly arranged,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern comprises:
And the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, 8th, 6th, 4th, 2th, 1nd viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.
The method according to claim 1,
The viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
An arrangement pattern in which odd-numbered time points from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged, and an even-numbered point in time from the N-th point to the first point are arranged in reverse order,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern comprises:
When N is an odd number, the first point is arranged first, the even point is sequentially arranged from the second point to the N point, and then the odd point from the N point to the second point is arranged in reverse order In the case where N is an even number, a pattern in which even-numbered views from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged and odd-numbered points from the Nth point to the first point are arranged in reverse order Wherein the display device is a repeated arrangement pattern.
The method according to claim 6,
The viewpoints of the multi-view foreground image and the multi-viewpoint multi-view image are nine times in total,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
The first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eighth, sixth, fourth, and second viewpoint foreground images are repeatedly arranged,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern comprises:
Wherein the first, second, fourth, sixth, eighth, 9th, 7th, 5th, and 3th viewpoint images are repeatedly arranged.
A method of processing an image of a 3D display device,
Receiving image and depth information;
Generating a multi-viewpoint foreground image having depth information less than a predetermined depth value and a multi-viewpoint image having depth information of the depth value or more using the input image and depth information;
Arranging the multi-view foreground images in a first layout pattern, and arranging and rendering the multi-view image in a second layout pattern; And
And outputting the rendered multi-view image.
9. The method of claim 8,
The viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
When N is an odd number (2K-1, K is a natural number), arrangements are sequentially performed from the first time point to the K time point, and thereafter, a pattern in which the patterns are arranged in the reverse order from the K- (2K, K is a natural number), the arrangement pattern is sequentially arranged from the first point to the (K + 1) th point and then arranged in the reverse order from the kth point to the second point in time. Lt;
Wherein the second arrangement pattern is the same as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.
9. The method of claim 8,
The viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
An arrangement pattern in which odd-numbered time points from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged, and an even-numbered point in time from the N-th point to the first point are arranged in reverse order,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern is the same as the first arrangement pattern and is shifted by a predetermined point so as to have a phase difference.
9. The method of claim 8,
The viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint foreground image and the multi-viewpoint viewpoint are the N viewpoints,
Wherein the first arrangement pattern comprises:
An arrangement pattern in which odd-numbered time points from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged, and an even-numbered point in time from the N-th point to the first point are arranged in reverse order,
Wherein the second arrangement pattern comprises:
When N is an odd number, the first point is arranged first, the even point is sequentially arranged from the second point to the N point, and then the odd point from the N point to the second point is arranged in reverse order In the case where N is an even number, a pattern in which even-numbered views from the first point to the N-th point are sequentially arranged and odd-numbered points from the Nth point to the first point are arranged in reverse order Wherein the image is a repeated arrangement pattern.
A non-transitory readable recording medium comprising a program for executing a method of image processing of a 3D display device,
The image processing method includes:
Receiving image and depth information;
Generating a multi-viewpoint foreground image having depth information less than a predetermined depth value and a multi-viewpoint image having depth information of the depth value or more using the input image and depth information;
Arranging the multi-view foreground images in a first layout pattern, and arranging and rendering the multi-view image in a second layout pattern; And
And outputting the rendered multi-view image.

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