Image processing device, method of controlling image processing device, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11114001-B2
Application number	US-201916601618-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Oct 16, 2018
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A projector configured to generate a first image and a second image to be displayed by a projection section, the projection section displaying first pixels constituting the first image and second pixels constituting the second image so that the second pixels are shifted with respect to corresponding ones of the first pixels, includes a filter processing circuit configured to execute a filter process of limiting a frequency band of an image signal of an input image with a one-dimensional filter to generate an intermediate image, an image expanding circuit configured to expand the intermediate image to generate a second expanded image, and an image dividing circuit configured to divide some of second expanded pixels constituting the second expanded image into the first image and the second image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing device configured to generate a first image and a second image so that first pixels constituting the first image and second pixels constituting the second image are displayed so as to be shifted from each other, the image processing device comprising:
a filter processing circuit configured to execute a filter process of limiting a frequency band of an image signal of an input image with a one-dimensional filter to generate an intermediate image;
an image expanding circuit configured to expand the intermediate image generated by the filter processing circuit to generate an expanded image; and
an image dividing circuit configured to divide some of pixels constituting the expanded image generated by the image expanding circuit into the first image and the second image;
wherein the one-dimensional filter includes a first filter configured as a low-pass filter and a second filter configured as a low-pass filter,
pixels constituting the input image are arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and
the filter processing circuit comprises a filter processing circuit configured for limiting a frequency band in the first direction of the input image with the first filter, and for limiting a frequency band in the second direction of the input image with the second filter.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first filter and the second filter are configured so that a sum of a maximum frequency in the first direction of the intermediate image and a maximum frequency in the second direction becomes one of equal to and lower than a predetermined frequency.

3. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the image expanding circuit comprises an image expanding circuit configured for performing the expansion so that a sum of a number of pixels of the first image and a number of pixels of the second image becomes one of equal to and larger than a number of pixels constituting the input image.

4. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the image dividing circuit comprises an image dividing circuit configured for dividing pixels arranged in a zigzag manner out of the pixels constituting the expanded image into the first image and the second image.

5. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the pixels constituting the expanded image are arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and
in the expanded image, the second pixels represent pixels located at a distance of one pixel in the first direction with respect to the first pixels, and located at a distance of one pixel in the second direction with respect to the first pixels.

6. A method of controlling an image processing device configured to generate a first image and a second image so that first pixels constituting the first image and second pixels constituting the second image are displayed so as to be shifted from each other, the method comprising:
executing a filter process of limiting a frequency band of an image signal of an input image with a one-dimensional filter to generate an intermediate image;
expanding the intermediate image to generate an expanded image; and
dividing some of pixels constituting the expanded image into the first image and the second image;
wherein the one-dimensional filter includes a first filter configured as a low-pass filter and a second filter configured as a low-pass filter,
pixels constituting the input image are arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and
a frequency band in the first direction of the input image is limited by the first filter, and a frequency band in the second direction of the input image is limited b the second filter.

7. The method of controlling the image processing device according to claim 6 , wherein
the first filter and the second filter are configured so that a sum of a maximum frequency in the first direction of the intermediate image and a maximum frequency in the second direction becomes one of equal to and lower than a predetermined frequency.

8. The method of controlling the image processing device according to claim 6 , wherein
the expansion is performed so that a sum of a number of pixels of the first image and a number of pixels of the second image becomes one of equal to and larger than a number of pixels constituting the input image.

9. The method of controlling the image processing device according to claim 6 , wherein
pixels arranged in a zigzag manner out of the pixels constituting the expanded image are divided into the first image and the second image.

10. The method of controlling the image processing device according to claim 6 , wherein
the pixels constituting the expanded image are arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and
in the expanded image, the second pixels represent pixels located at a distance of one pixel in the first direction with respect to the first pixels, and located at a distance of one pixel in the second direction with respect to the first pixels.

11. A display device comprising:
a display section configured to display first pixels constituting a first image and second pixels constituting a second image so that the second pixels are shifted with respect to corresponding ones of the first pixels; and
an image processing section configured to generate the first image and the second image, wherein
the image processing section includes
a filter processing circuit configured to execute a filter process of limiting a frequency band of an image signal of an input image with a one-dimensional filter to generate an intermediate image,
an image expanding circuit configured to expand the intermediate image generated by the filter processing circuit to generate an expanded image, and
an image dividing circuit configured to divide some of pixels constituting the expanded image generated by the image expanding circuit into the first image and the second image;
wherein the one-dimensional filter includes a first filter configured as a low-pass filter and a second filter configured as a low pass filter,
pixels constituting the input image are arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and
the filter processing circuit comprises a filter processing circuit configured for limiting a frequency band in the first direction of the input image with the first filter, and for limiting a frequency band in the second direction of the input image with the second filter.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein
the first filter and the second filter are configured so that a sum of a maximum frequency in the first direction of the intermediate image and a maximum frequency in the second direction becomes one of equal to and lower than a predetermined frequency.

13. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein
the image expanding circuit comprises an image expanding circuit configured for performing the expansion so that a sum of a number of pixels of the first image and a number of pixels of the second image becomes one of equal to and larger than a number of pixels constituting the input image.

14. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein
the image dividing circuit comprises an image dividing circuit configured for dividing pixels arranged in a zigzag manner out of the pixels constituting the expanded image into the first image and the second image.

15. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein
the

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp
• Seiko Espon Corp

Inventors

• Saigo Manabu

Classifications

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