Patent ID: 7301510

Claim:
A method of producing a stereoscopic image of a scene on a stereoscopic display for an observer, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a left video signal and a right video signal of the scene; processing the left video signal and the right video signal to generate left stereoscopic image data and right stereoscopic image data; displaying a left stereoscopic image on the stereoscopic display such that the left stereoscopic image appears at a viewing surface; displaying a right stereoscopic image on the stereoscopic display such that the right stereoscopic image appears at the viewing surface; and obscuring at least a portion of the left stereoscopic image from the observer with a left aperture located between a left eyepiece and the stereoscopic display, and obscuring at least a portion of the right stereoscopic image from the observer with a right aperture located between a right eyepiece and the stereoscopic display, to thereby prevent frame violation effects in the stereoscopic image, such that displayed objects intended to appear in front of the viewing surface are not blocked by an edge of a display frame.