Patent ID: 8928682
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing images, said method comprising: accessing an initial image, which has a spatially uniform brightness; generating a first image from said initial image, wherein said first image is configured for display on a first display screen of a display device, wherein said first display screen is operable to display a plurality of shades of a single color; applying at least one of blurring and sharpening to a plurality of portions of said first image such that a first portion of said first image has a different amount of blur or sharpness from a second portion of said first image; generating a second image from said initial image, wherein said second image is configured for display on a second display screen of said display device, wherein said second display screen is operable to display a plurality of colors; applying at least one of blurring and sharpening to a plurality of portions of said second image such that a first portion of said second image has a different amount of blur or sharpness from a second portion of said second image; and wherein an overlap of said first and second images is configured to produce a resultant image associated with a variable depth located at or between positions of said first display screen and said second display screen of said display device, such that different portions of said resultant image is displayable at different depths, and wherein said generating said first image further comprises determining an amount of blur associated with said first portion of said first image based on a first depth, and blurring a portion of said initial image corresponding to said first portion of said first image based on said amount of blur to generate said first portion of said first image, and wherein said generating said second image further comprises sharpening said portion of said initial image corresponding to said first portion of said first image based on said first image and said first depth to generate said first portion of said second image.