Patent ID: 8223277
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B60R,G02F,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A display device comprising: a shutter that is provided on a display screen, shields part of the display screen, and is capable of changing the shielded region; and a display control unit that displays a plurality of display contents on the display screen in a time-sharing manner, and changes image display modes by controlling the shutter in synchronization with the switching between the display contents, the display control unit inserting a buffer image when switching the image display modes, the display control unit generates a first composite image by combining a first designated pixel group in a first image and a second exclusive pixel group existing in a position exclusive of the first designated pixel group in a second image, generates a second composite image by combining a second designated pixel group existing in the same position as the first designated pixel group in the second image and a first exclusive pixel group existing in a position exclusive of the second designated pixel group in the first image, and displays the first and second composite images on the display screen in a time-sharing manner, the first designated pixel group and the second exclusive pixel group are alternately arranged in the longitudinal and transverse directions in the first image, the second designated pixel group and the first exclusive pixel group are alternately arranged in the longitudinal and transverse directions in the second image, and the shutter has a pixel group arranged in the hound's-tooth form which is placed out of alignment with each pixel of the display screen.