Patent ID: 8565516

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: main image statistical information generating means for detecting a parallax of each of predetermined units of a 3D main image on the basis of main image data representing image data of the main image and generating main image statistical information representing statistical information regarding the parallax; sub-image statistical information generating means for detecting a parallax of each of predetermined units of a 3D sub-image on the basis of sub-image data representing image data of the sub-image and generating sub-image statistical information representing statistical information regarding the parallax; parallax control means for computing, on the basis of the main image statistical information and the sub-image statistical information, an amount of correction used for correcting at least one of the parallax of the main image and the parallax of the sub-image so that a distance between the position of the main image and the position of the sub-image in a depth direction representing a direction perpendicular to a screen of the main image and the sub-image is within a predetermined range; image conversion means for converting at least one of the main image data and the sub-image data so that at least one of the parallax of the main image and the parallax of the sub-image is corrected by the amount of correction and outputting the image data; and superimposing means for superimposing the sub-image data output from the image conversion means on the main image data output from the image conversion means.