The technical field relates to a measurement method configured to measure a stereoscopic display, a measurement apparatus for a stereoscopic display, and a computer program product in a computer readable medium for measuring a stereoscopic display.
A naked-eye stereoscopic display technology has been called for more and more markets, such as medical field, display, entertainment, education, military, design, advertisement and so on. However, attention to how to determine and describe characteristics of a developed stereoscopic display has not yet been drawn so far. Meanwhile, if viewing by using a well-manufactured auto-stereoscopic display but standing in a wrong position, no good viewing quality will be obtained. As a result, not only would blurry image be high possible to be seen, of which brightness, contrast and the images are incorrect, but also a sense of discomfort would be probably occur, which lead to loss of worth that a stereoscopic display should have. Accordingly, a technique for analyzing positions of measuring the stereoscopic display has become very important. Due to difference between parameters at design stage and of actual product outputs, how to identifying an optimal viewing position has become a major issue.
One of exemplary embodiments introduces a measurement method configured to measure a stereoscopic display. The method includes causing at least three different displaying positions of the stereoscopic display to emit lights corresponding to a first viewing zone and measuring a plurality of light intensities of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions corresponding to the first viewing zone to respectively obtain at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data, wherein the at least three displaying positions have different abscissa values; causing the at least three different displaying positions of the stereoscopic display to emit lights corresponding to a second viewing zone and measuring a plurality of light intensities of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions corresponding to the second viewing zone to respectively obtain at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data, wherein the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data are distribution data of a plurality of light intensity values respectively corresponding to positions where a plurality of values are located in the space in front of the stereoscopic display; calculating a set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data; and determining an optimal viewing position in the space in front of the stereoscopic display according to the set of total comprehensive distribution data.
One of exemplary embodiment introduces a measurement apparatus for measuring a stereoscopic display. The measurement apparatus includes a movable support unit, a light intensity meter, a signal generation device and a processing unit. The movable support unit includes a first carrying portion and a second carrying portion, wherein the second carrying portion is configured to move relatively to the first carrying portion to different positions and directions, and the first carrying portion is configured to carry the stereoscopic display. The light intensity meter is disposed on the second carrying portion, wherein when the second carrying portion moves relatively to the first carrying portion to different positions and directions, the light intensity meter measures a plurality of light intensities of lights emitted from different displaying positions of the stereoscopic display in different measuring positions or at different viewing angles. The signal generation device is configured to electrically connect with the stereoscopic display to output a test pattern signal to the stereoscopic display. The processing unit is electrically connected to the light intensity meter to calculate actual parameters of the stereoscopic display according to the plurality of light intensities measured by the light intensity meter.
One of exemplary embodiment introduces a computer program product in a computer readable medium for measuring a stereoscopic display. The computer program product includes first instructions, second instructions, third instructions and fourth instructions. The first instructions are configured to cause at least three different displaying positions of the stereoscopic display to emit lights corresponding to a first viewing zone and to measure a plurality of light intensities of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions corresponding to the first viewing zone to respectively obtain at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data, wherein the at least three displaying positions have different abscissa values. The second instructions are configured to cause the at least three different displaying positions of the stereoscopic display to emit lights corresponding to a second viewing zone and to measure a plurality of light intensities of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions corresponding to the second viewing zone to respectively obtain at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data. The at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data are distribution data of a plurality of light intensity values respectively corresponding to positions where a plurality of values are located in the space in front of the stereoscopic display. The third instructions are configured to calculate a set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data. The fourth instructions are configured to determine an optimal viewing position in the space in front of the stereoscopic display according to the set of total comprehensive distribution data.
Several exemplary embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below to further describe the disclosure in details.
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Then, step S120 is performed, where at least three different displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 of the stereoscopic display 100 are caused to emit lights corresponding to the second viewing zones V2 and light intensities of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 corresponding to the second viewing zones V2 are measured to obtain at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data. In the present embodiment, the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data are distribution data of a plurality of light intensity values respectively corresponding to positions Q (as shown in
In the present embodiment, the step of measuring the light intensity of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 respectively corresponding to the first viewing zones V1 and the second viewing zones V2 includes measuring the light intensity of the lights emitted by the at least three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 respectively corresponding to the first viewing zones V1 and the second viewing zones V2 at different viewing angles θ (as shown in
In the present embodiment, the positions Q where the values of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data are located may be defined as a plurality of position pairs QP. Each of the position pairs QP includes a first value position Q1 and second value position Q2. In the position pairs QP, distances between the first value positions Q1 and the corresponding second value positions Q2 are substantially the same. In other words, a distance between the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 in each of the position pairs QP is substantially the same.
In the present embodiment, the first value positions Q1 (i.e., positions labeled by a “X” mark in
In the present embodiment, the second value position Q2 (i.e., positions labeled by a “Δ” mark in
In the present embodiment, a first value position Q1 in one of the position pairs QP and a second value position Q2 in another one of the position pairs QP may be the same position. In other words, in
In the present embodiment, each of the light intensity values is, for example, luminance. In particular, the light intensity meter 220 is, for example, a luminance meter. In the present embodiment, three sets of luminance values may be measured using the luminance meter by respectively aiming at the displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 at the viewing angles. The luminance values measured using the luminance meter are not affected by distances being measured, and thus, the luminance values measured on any positions of the same extension line L (i.e., at the same viewing angle θ) are the same when the luminance meter is placed on the same extension line L. In other words, light intensity values (i.e., luminance values) of the first view light intensity distribution data corresponding to positions of different values on the same extension line L are the same, and light intensity values (i.e., luminance values) of the second view light intensity distribution data corresponding to positions of different values on the same extension line L are the same. By doing so, three sets of luminance distribution data (i.e., the first view light intensity distribution data) respectively corresponding to the displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 may be obtained. For instance, the first view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P1 include the luminance value corresponding to each first value position Q1 and the corresponding y-coordinate and z-coordinate of the first value position Q1 obtained when measuring the displaying position P1.
Additionally, in the present embodiment, three sets of luminance values may be measured using the light intensity meter 220 (e.g. a luminance meter) by respectively aiming at the displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 at the viewing angles. By doing so, three sets of luminance distribution data (i.e., the second view light intensity distribution data) respectively corresponding to the displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 may be obtained. For instance, the second view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P2 includes the luminance value corresponding to each first value position Q1 and the corresponding y-coordinate and z-coordinate of the second value position Q2 obtained when measuring the displaying position P2.
In the present embodiment, the at least three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 are located on the same horizontal line of the stereoscopic display 100, and the horizontal line is substantially parallel to an arrangement direction DV of the first viewing zone V1 and the second viewing zone V2. In the present embodiment, the horizontal line is parallel to the connection line between the two eyes of the user when the user is able to view a 3D image. In
In other embodiment, the stereoscopic display 100 may also be a switchable stereoscopic display 100 capable of being switched to be a stereoscopic display suitable for horizontal disposition (e.g., the stereoscopic display 100 as shown in
Afterward, step S130 is performed, where a set of total comprehensive distribution data is calculated according to the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data. In the present embodiment, step S130 includes performing a corresponding multiplication operation on the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data so as to calculate a set of total comprehensive distribution data. For instance, step S130 may include performing a corresponding operation to evaluate geometric means of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the set of total comprehensive distribution data.
In the present embodiment, the step of performing the corresponding multiplication operation (or the corresponding operation to evaluate the geometric means) of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data includes multiplying the light intensity values of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the first value position Q1 with the light intensity values of the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the second value position Q1, which are in the same position pair QP, mapping the multiplication results (or the geometric means) to midpoint positions between the first value positions Q1 and the second value positions Q2 in the position pairs QP and further serving multiplication results (or geometric means) of the position pairs QP and corresponding midpoint positions as the set of total comprehensive distribution data.
In the present embodiment, step S130 may include steps S132, S134 and S136 (with reference to
In the present embodiment, step S132 includes performing a multiplication operation on the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and obtaining the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data according to the multiplication result. For instance, a method for calculating the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data according to the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data is to evaluate geometric means of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data. To be more specific, a certain first value position Q1 (e.g., a certain (y, z) coordinate position) may correspond to three sets of first view light intensity (i.e., the light intensity values in the first view light intensity distribution data), such as L11, L12 and L13, which are respectively measured when measuring the three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3. In this case, a first view comprehensive light intensity value Leq1 corresponding to the (y, z) coordinate in the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data is
Additionally, the other first value positions Q1 are also calculated in the same way. Thus, the first view comprehensive light intensity value Leq1 located in all first value positions Q1 and the (y, z) coordinates of the first value positions Q1 corresponding thereto may construct the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data, such as
In the present embodiment, step S134 includes performing a multiplication operation on the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data and then obtaining the second view comprehensive light intensity value according to the multiplication result. For instance, a method for calculating the second view comprehensive light intensity value according to the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data is to evaluate geometric means of the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the second view comprehensive light intensity value. To be more specific, a certain second value position Q2 (e.g., a certain (y, z) coordinate position) may correspond to three sets of second view light intensity (i.e., the light intensity values in the second view light intensity distribution data), such as L21, L22 and L23, which are respectively measured when measuring the three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3. In this case, a second view comprehensive light intensity value Leq2 corresponding to the (y, z) coordinate in the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data is
Additionally, the other second value positions Q2 are also calculated in the same way. Thus, the second view comprehensive light intensity value Leq2 located in all second value positions Q2 and the (y, z) coordinates of the second value positions Q2 corresponding thereto may construct the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data, such as
In the present embodiment, step S136 includes performing a multiplication operation on the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and then obtaining the set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the multiplication result. For instance, a method for calculating the set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data is to evaluate geometric means of the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the set of total comprehensive distribution data.
In the present embodiment, the operation of evaluating the geometric means of the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data includes converting coordinates of first measuring positions in the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and coordinates of second measuring positions in the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data into a common coordinate and performing the operation of evaluating the geometric means of the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data according to the common coordinate. To be more specific, a first value position Q1 of each position pair QP may be considered as a left-eye position when the user watch the stereoscopic display 100 with the left eye, and a second value position Q2 of each position pair QP may be considered as a right-eye position when the user watch the stereoscopic display 100 with the right eye. An average of distances between binocular pupils of humans is about 6.5 cm, and accordingly, a distance between the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 in each position pair QP may be designed to be 6.5 cm. When the set of total comprehensive distribution data is calculated according to the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity distribution data, the (x, y) coordinate corresponding to the midpoint between the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 in each position pair QP is considered as a coordinate position of the common coordinate. Therefore, the (x, y) coordinates corresponding to all the midpoints may be considered as a plurality of viewing positions on the common coordinates, and each of the viewing positions corresponds to the midpoint of the binocular pupils of the user, i.e., approximately corresponding to the position between the eyebrows of the user. Moreover, a light intensity value Lbi−eq1+2 in the set of total comprehensive distribution data corresponding to the (x, y) coordinate of the midpoint of each common coordinate (i.e., corresponding to each position pair QP) is √{square root over (Leq1×Leq2)}, and values of Lbi−eq1+2 of the midpoints on all the common coordinates and the corresponding (x, y) coordinates may construct the set of total comprehensive distribution data, such as
In the above embodiment, the stereoscopic display having two viewing zones is illustrated for example. In other embodiments, when the stereoscopic display has three or more viewing zones, a geometric mean of comprehensive light intensity values of the viewing zones may be calculated so as to obtain a set of total comprehensive distribution data.
Thereafter, step S140 is performed, where an optimal viewing position in the space in front of the stereoscopic display 100 is determined according to the set of total comprehensive distribution data. In the present embodiment, step S140 includes determining the optimal viewing position based on positions corresponding to an extreme value in the set of total comprehensive distribution data. For instance, a method for determining the optimal viewing position based on the positions corresponding to the extreme value in the set of total comprehensive distribution data is serving a midpoint position between a first value position Q1 and a second value position Q2 (i.e., the midpoint position between the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 in one of the position pairs QP) corresponding to the extreme value of the set of total comprehensive distribution data as the optimal viewing position, and the optimal viewing position corresponds to the midpoint position of the user's eyes (i.e., the midpoint position between the binocular pupils, which is also the position between the user's eyebrows). Additionally, an extreme value is, for example, the absolute maximum value, which is also the maximum among all light intensity values Lbi−eq1+2 throughout the set of total comprehensive distribution data. For instance, with reference to
In the measurement method of the present embodiment, the first view light intensity distribution data and the second view light intensity distribution data are utilized to calculate the set of total comprehensive distribution data, and then the optimal viewing position in the space in front of the stereoscopic display is determined according to the set of total comprehensive distribution data. Thus, by the measurement method of the present embodiment, not only the optimal viewing distance but also the optimal viewing position may be calculated. For example, in addition to the optimal viewing distance in the direction vertical to the display surface of the stereoscopic display 100, the optimal viewing position in the direction parallel to the display surface of the stereoscopic display 100 may be obtained. In this way, the optimal viewing position may still be accurately estimated even though design parameters of the stereoscopic display 100 have manufacturing errors. Meanwhile, whether there is any problem in the design parameters of the stereoscopic display 100 or whether the manufacturing error of the stereoscopic display 100 is excessively large and beyond a tolerable range may be judged according to the estimated optimal viewing position, and thereby, a feedback message in regard thereto is sent to the manufacturer of the stereoscopic display 100 to facilitate in future process improvement.
In another embodiment, the calculated optimal viewing position and positions neighboring therewith (e.g., neighboring positions having values of total comprehensive distribution data that are not much different from those of the set of total comprehensive distribution data of the optimal viewing position) may be considered as a movable space. When the position between the position between the user's eyebrows moves within the movable space, a correct and good 3D image still can be viewed.
Additionally, in the present embodiment, the method of evaluating the geometric means of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the corresponding at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the at least three sets of multiple view light intensity distribution data includes converting coordinates of first measuring positions in the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and coordinates of second measuring positions in the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data into a common coordinate and performing the operation of evaluating the geometric means of the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data and the corresponding at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the at least three sets of multiple view light intensity distribution data.
For instance, a certain first value position Q1 (e.g., a certain (y, z) coordinate position) may correspond to three sets of first view light intensity measured when measuring three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3, such as L11, L12 and L13, a certain second value position Q2 (e.g., a certain (y, z) coordinate position) paired with the first value position Q1 (i.e., the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 belong to the same position pair QP) may correspond to three sets of second view light intensity measured when measuring three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3, such as L21, L22 and L23, and thus, a multiple view light intensity distribution value in the multiple view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P1 is √{square root over (L11×L21)}, a multiple view light intensity distribution value in the multiple view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P2 is √{square root over (L12×L22)}, a multiple view light intensity distribution value in the multiple view light intensity distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P3 is √{square root over (L13×L23)}. Moreover, each of the measuring positions corresponding to the values of √{square root over (L11×L21)}, √{square root over (L12×L22)} and √{square root over (L13×L23)} is a midpoint between the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 in one of the position pairs QP that correspond to the measuring positions.
Then, step S134a is performed, where a set of total comprehensive distribution data is calculated according to the at least three sets of multiple view light intensity distribution data. In the present embodiment, step S134a includes performing a multiplication operation on the at least three sets of multiple view light intensity distribution data and obtaining the set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the multiplication result. To be more specific, the method of calculating the set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the at least three sets of multiple view light intensity distribution data includes performing an operation of correspondingly evaluating geometric means of the at least three sets of multiple view light intensity distribution data so as to obtain the set of total comprehensive distribution data. For instance, a value in the set of total comprehensive distribution data corresponding to a midpoint of one of the position pairs QP is
and the graph of the set of total comprehensive distribution data is the same as that illustrated in
In another embodiment, steps S132, S134 and S136 depicted in
is calculated according the values of L11, L12, L13, L21, L22 and L23 measured in each measuring position pair OP so as to obtain values included in the set of total comprehensive distribution data, where a coordinate corresponding to each of the values is that of the midpoint of the corresponding position pair.
Afterward, step S136b is performed, where a set of total comprehensive distribution data are calculated according to the at least three sets of adjusted first view light intensity distribution data and the at least three sets of adjusted second view light intensity distribution data. The implementation of step S136b is equivalent to respectively replacing the first view light intensity distribution data and second view light intensity distribution data in step S130 of
In the measurement method of the present embodiment, since the data is filtered in advance depending on whether the uniformity thereof conforms to the predetermined conditions, the set of total comprehensive distribution data calculated based on the filtered data may determine the optimal viewing position and optimal viewing distance in a more accurate way.
Afterward, step S134c is performed, where a plurality of second SCT values is evaluated for the positions Q (i.e., the second value position Q2) where the values are located in each second view light intensity distribution data, and the second SCT values that conform to the predetermined condition are selected from the second SCT values as a plurality of selected second SCT values. To be more specific, a second SCT value X2 of a certain second view light intensity distribution data is evaluated by an equation of X2=(L2WK−L2KK)/(L2KW−L2KK). L2WK is a luminance obtained when measuring the displaying position P1, P2 or P3 in the second value position Q2 in a scenario where the first image corresponding to the first viewing zone V1 presents a white screen, and the second image corresponding to the second viewing zone V2 presents a black screen (e.g., a striped screen presented by the stereoscopic display 100 shown in
Afterward, step S136c is performed, where the set of total comprehensive distribution data is calculated according to the at least three sets of first view light intensity distribution data, the at least three sets of second view light intensity distribution data, the selected first SCT values and the selected second SCT values. In the present embodiment, step S136c includes calculating the set of total comprehensive distribution data by serving a product of respectively multiplying the light intensity values corresponding to positions where the values having the first SCT values conforming to the predetermined condition are located in each first view light intensity distribution data with reciprocals of the selected first SCT values as a set of first view light intensity crosstalk distribution data, by serving a product of respectively multiplying a product of respectively multiplying the light intensity values corresponding to positions where the values having the second SCT values conforming to the predetermined condition are located in each second view light intensity distribution data with reciprocals of the selected second SCT values as a set of second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data and calculating the set of total comprehensive distribution data according to the at least three sets of first view light intensity crosstalk distribution data and the at least three sets of second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data.
To be more specific, a certain first value position Q1 may correspond to three sets of first view light intensity respectively measured when measuring the three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3, such as L11, L12 and L13 and may correspond to three sets of evaluated SCT values, X11, X12, X13. Then, from the first SCT values X11, X12 and X13 measured in the first value position Q1, those having values less than 5% are selected as the selected first SCT values X11, X12, X13, while the rest of the first SCT values X11, X12 and X13 are discarded. Thereafter, from the sets of first view light intensity L11, L12 and L13, those corresponding to the selected first SCT values X11, X12, X13 are selected as a set of selected first view light intensity L11, L12 and L13. Additionally,
corresponding to all the first value positions Q1 is served as the first view light intensity crosstalk distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P1,
corresponding to all the first value positions Q1 is served as the first view light intensity crosstalk distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P2, and
corresponding to all the first value positions Q1 is served as the first view light intensity crosstalk distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P3.
On the other hand, a certain second value position Q2 may correspond to three sets of second view light intensity respectively measured when measuring the three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3, such as L21, L22 and L23 and may correspond to three sets of evaluated SCT values, X21, X22 and X23. Then, from the SCT values X21, X22 and X23 measured in the second value position Q2, those having values less than 5% are selected as the second SCT values X21, X22, X23, while the rest of the second SCT values X21, X22, X23 are discarded. Thereafter, from the sets of second view light intensity L21, L22 and L23, those corresponding to the selected second SCT values X21, X22 and X23 are selected as a set of selected second view light intensity L21, L22 and L23. Additionally,
corresponding to all the second value positions Q2 is served as the second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data value corresponding to the displaying position P1,
corresponding to all the second value positions Q2 is served as the second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P2, and
corresponding to all the second value positions Q2 is served as the second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data corresponding to the displaying position P3.
Afterwards, a result of
is calculated, a coordinate position corresponding to each result is a midpoint coordinate between the first value position Q1 and the second value position Q2 in each position pair QP. Additionally, in the first view light intensity crosstalk distribution data and the second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data, values of the first and the second view light intensity crosstalk distribution data corresponding to the first value positions Q1 and the second value positions Q2 which correspond to the discarded first SCT values X11, X12 and X13, the discarded second SCT values X21, X22 and X23, the discarded first view light intensity L11, L12 and L13 and the discarded second view light intensity L21, L22 and L23 may be set be 0.
All results of
corresponding to all the midpoint positions construct the set of total comprehensive distribution data. The way for calculating the results of
may vary in calculation according to the commutative property of multiplication and the index commutative property. For instance, results of
may be first respectively calculated, the two results may be multiplied, and then the square root of the product may be calculated. Or, results of
may be first respectively calculated, the three results may be multiplied, and then the cube root of the product may be calculated. Alternatively, results of
may be first respectively calculated, the four results may be multiplied, and then the square root of the product may be calculated.
and
Referring to
For instance, step S132 of
may be calculated, and results corresponding to all the first value positions Q1 may be served as the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data. In this case, N=2, i.e., a square of L12 is calculated, which is also L12×L12 as expressed above. Additionally, values of the rest of the first view light intensity distribution data are L11 and L13. Thus, a value of the first product data is L11×L12×L12×L13. Further, in this case, the number of the sets of the rest of the first view light intensity distribution data is 2 (i.e., the data constructed by L11 and that constructed by L13 are 2 sets in total), N=2, and thus, M=2+2=4. Accordingly, the result of
is obtained from the 4th root of the value of the first product data.
Moreover, step S134 of
may be calculated and results corresponding to all the second value positions Q2 may be served as the second view comprehensive light intensity data.
After performing step S132 and step S134 of the method described above where the weighted first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the weighted second view comprehensive light intensity data are respectively calculated through a weighting operation, the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data and the second view comprehensive light intensity data may be processed by step S136 of the method of the embodiment illustrated in
As such, when viewing at the optimal viewing position, the 3D image from the center of the display surface of the stereoscopic display 100 will be clearer. However, when having a need to make the 3D image near the displaying position P1 (i.e., the left side of the display surface of the stereoscopic display 100) more clear, the user may increase the weight of the displaying position P1 to, for example, calculate the optimal viewing position according to the results of
As such, when viewing at the optimal viewing position, the 3D image from the left side of the display surface of the stereoscopic display 100 will be clearer, and likewise, the calculation of the optimal viewing position when desiring the 3D image near the displaying position P1 to be clearer may be so inferred.
Referring to
In the present embodiment, step S134a of
may be calculated, and results corresponding to all the midpoint position construct the set of total comprehensive distribution data. To be more specific, a value of the multiple view light intensity distribution data that corresponds to the displaying position P2 is √{square root over (L12×L22)}. In the present embodiment N may be set to be 2, and a value of the weighted multiple view light intensity distribution data is √{square root over (L12×L22)})2=L12×L22. Values of the rest of the multiple view light intensity distribution data are √{square root over (L11×L21)} and √{square root over (L13×L23)}, and the product data is √{square root over (L11×L21)}×L12×L22×√{square root over (L13×L23)}. The number of the reset of the sets of the multiple view light intensity distribution data is 2 and N=2, and as a result, M=4. Therefore, the 4th root of that value of the product data is calculated, i.e., calculating the result of
values of
corresponding to all the midpoint positions construct the set of total comprehensive distribution data. When the position between the user's eyebrows is located in the optimal viewing position obtained from the set of total comprehensive distribution data that is calculated in the aforementioned manner, the 3D image near the center of the stereoscopic display 100 will be clearer.
may be inferred according to the principle of similar triangles. In this formula, PD, PB and f are design parameters of the stereoscopic display 100 itself. Thus, under an ideal condition, PD, PB and f are all given when designing the stereoscopic display 100. Accordingly, in the formula, only one parameter Z is unknown, and
may be obtained from the aforementioned formula. That is to say, when the ideal design parameters PD, PB and f are given, an optimal viewing distance under the ideal condition may be obtained, which is the value of Z calculated based on the formula. However, manufacturing errors of the stereoscopic display 100 are uneasy to be avoided, and thus, the value of Z calculated based on the formula can not always fit to actual conditions.
Additionally,
may also be inferred according to the principle of similar triangles, and
may be obtained by substituting the calculated value of Z therein and reorganizing the formula.
Referring to
Referring to
Accordingly, in an embodiment, the first view comprehensive light intensity distribution data of
In
Moreover, the method of calculating the optimal viewing distance range (e.g., by calculating the value of Z) under the ideal condition in advance and then calculating the optimal viewing position based on the optimal viewing distance range may also be applied to the embodiment where the first view light intensity and the second view light intensity are luminance to reduce calculation amount and the number of measuring positions.
In the present embodiment, the measurement apparatus 200 may further include a first actuator 213 and a second actuator 215. The first actuator 213 is connected with the first carrying portion 212 and the connection portion 216 to drive the first carrying portion 212 to move along the first direction T1. The second actuator 215 is connected with the second carrying portion 214 and the connection portion 216 to drive the second carrying portion 214 to move along the second direction T2 and to drive the second carrying portion 214 to rotate around the third direction T3.
The signal generation device 230 is electrically connected to the stereoscopic display 100 to output a test pattern signal to the stereoscopic display 100. For instance, the signal generation device 230 may generate a first view test pattern signal to the stereoscopic display 100, such that the at least three displaying positions P1, P2 and P3 of the stereoscopic display 100 emit lights corresponding to the first viewing zone V1 (i.e., the condition as illustrated in
The processing unit 240 is electrically connected to the light intensity meter 220 to calculate actual parameters, such as the optimal viewing position or the optimal viewing distance of the stereoscopic display 100 according to the light intensity measured by the light intensity meter 220. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 240 is also electrically connected with the movable support unit 210, such as with the first actuator 213 and the second actuator 215, such that the processing unit 240 may control the operation of the movable support unit 210 by instructing the first actuator 213 and the second actuator 215 to operate. Moreover, in the present embodiment, the processing unit 240 may be electrically connected to the signal generation device 230 to instruct the signal generation device 230 to generate the test pattern signal (e.g., the first view test pattern signal and the second view test pattern signal).
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However, in other embodiments, the processing unit 240 may also be implemented in a hardware form. For instance, the measurement apparatus 200 may not include the computer readable medium, and the processing unit 240 may be a logic circuit, such as a digital logic circuit. The digital logic circuit may implement the measurement method of each of the embodiments introduced by the disclosure by controlling the light intensity meter 220, the movable support unit 210 and the signal generation device 230 and utilizing the computing capabilities of itself.
To sum up, in the measurement method, the measurement apparatus and the computer program product on the embodiments introduced by the disclosure, the set of total comprehensive distribution data is calculated according to the sets of the first view light intensity distribution data and the sets of the second view light intensity distribution data, then the optimal viewing position in the space in front of the stereoscopic display is determined according to the set of total comprehensive distribution data, and thereby, not only the optimal viewing distance but also the optimal viewing position can be calculated by the measurement method, the measurement apparatus and the computer program product on the embodiments introduced by the disclosure. Accordingly, even though manufacturing errors exit in the design parameters of the stereoscopic display, the optimal viewing position can also be estimated more accurately. Moreover, the estimated optimal viewing position can be utilized to determine whether there is any issue regarding the design parameters of the stereoscopic display and also whether the manufacturing errors of the stereoscopic display are overly large and beyond the tolerable rang to transmit a feedback message to a manufacturer of the stereoscopic display to facilitate in future process improvement.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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102125250 | Jul 2013 | TW | national |
This application claims the priority benefits of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/732,393, filed on Dec. 2, 2012 and Taiwan application serial no. 102125250, filed on Jul. 15, 2013. The entirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
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61732393 | Dec 2012 | US |