Patent ID: 8441527
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A three-dimensional (3D) image processing apparatus which has (i) a two-screen processing mode in which a synthesized image including a first image and a second image in a single screen is generated and (ii) a 3D image processing mode in which a first input 3D image in a first format is converted into an output 3D image in a second format, said 3D image processing apparatus comprising: a first image processing unit configured to perform, in the two-screen processing mode, a first format conversion process on the first image to generate a first processed image; a second image processing unit configured to perform, in the two-screen processing mode, a second format conversion process on the second image to generate a second processed image; a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the first processed image and the second processed image to generate the synthesized image; and an output unit configured to output the synthesized image in the two-screen processing mode and output the output 3D image in the 3D image processing mode, wherein said first image processing unit is configured to perform, in the 3D image processing mode, a third format conversion process on a left screen input image that is a left half of the first input 3D image, to generate a left screen output image that is a left half of the output 3D image, said second image processing unit is configured to perform, in the 3D image processing mode, a fourth format conversion process on a right screen input image that is a right half of the first input 3D image, to generate a right screen output image that is a right half of the output 3D image, said output processing unit is configured to output the left screen output image and the right screen output image in the 3D image processing mode, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth format conversion processes includes at least one of changing an image size, converting a frame rate, and conversion from an interlace scheme to a progressive scheme, and at least one of the third and fourth format conversion processes includes increasing a frame rate.