Patent ID: 6795067
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A data processing method for use on a data processing system, the data processing system including a display device for displaying images and a viewing device for viewing said images, the method comprising:reading a maximum virtual width from a value set by a user; building a left image and a right image from a display image, said left image and said right image including a common central part of said display image, said left image further including a left part of said display image that is not included in said right image and said right image further including a right part of said display image that is not included in said left image wherein either said left or said right image can be displayed fully on said display device; and displaying said left image and said right image on said display device wherein, in combination with said viewing device, an observer perceives a single virtual image that is no wider than said maximum virtual width.