Display device and display method

US8928655B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928655-B2
Application numberUS-201213364966-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 2, 2012
Priority dateFeb 14, 2011
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information of the viewpoint images between frames.

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The invention is claimed as follows: 1. A display device comprising: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separation unit based on correlation information…

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What does patent US8928655B2 cover?
A display device includes: a display unit displaying plural viewpoint images; a light separation unit having plural transmitting portions and separating light from the display unit; and a display control unit controlling the timing of switching either of display positions of respective viewpoint images on the display unit and transmittance of respective transmitting portions of the light separa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Chiba Atsuhiro, Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N13/366. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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