INTERMEDIATE IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, INTERMEDIATE IMAGE FILE, INTERMEDIATE IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM

摘要

In conventional multi-view stereoscopic image generation syst ems, stereoscopic images should be generated by performing co mplicated interpolation calculations using original images of a plurality of viewpoints in real time, consuming a large amo unt of resources and requiring a highly specialised and expen sive computer or the like. Furthermore, the inability to outp ut or transmit the original images of a plurality of viewpoint s in a standard format is a major challenge for the diffusion of the stereoscopic technology. By generating in advance int ermediate images which have the same resolution as a stereosc opic image that is the final output image, and which integrate pixels for respective viewpoints, generation of a stereoscop ic image is possible only by converting the pixel arrangement without using a high-speed and specialised computer or the li ke. Furthermore, using intermediate images in which images f or respective viewpoints are arranged in a shape of tiles, a c ompletely new stereoscopic image generation system can be rea lised in which a simple and low-cost stereoscopic image gener ation device generates stereoscopic images from intermediate images output or transmitted in a more standard format by a st andard image output device such as a Blu-ray player, an STB, o r an image distribution server.