【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は立体映像提示方法に
係わる。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image presentation method.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】立体カメラで撮影した映像をモニターで
提示する方法としていくつかの方式が提案されている。
例えば、視者が左右異なる偏光板を持つ眼鏡をかけ、左
目用映像と右目用映像をそれぞれ別の画像処理装置１、
２から左目用信号端子（Ｌ）に、右目用信号端子（Ｒ）
１３を介して立体映像モニター３に例えば、120Hz の周
期で交互に入力して、画面上に左目用と右目用に異なる
偏光軸を持つ映像４を交互に出力することにより、視者
は同じモニター上に左目では左目用映像のみを、右目で
は右目用映像のみを見るようにして、立体映像を提示す
る方法がある（図１）。2. Description of the Related Art Several methods have been proposed as a method for presenting an image photographed by a stereoscopic camera on a monitor.
For example, the viewer wears glasses having left and right polarizing plates, and separates the left-eye image and the right-eye image into different image processing devices 1,
2 to the left eye signal terminal (L) and the right eye signal terminal (R)
For example, by alternately inputting to the three-dimensional image monitor 3 at a cycle of 120 Hz via the LCD 13 and alternately outputting images 4 having different polarization axes for the left eye and the right eye on the screen, the viewer can view the same monitor. There is a method of presenting a stereoscopic image by viewing only the image for the left eye with the left eye and only the image for the right eye with the right eye (FIG. 1).
【０００３】また、立体映像モニター５内に２台のブラ
ウン管６、７から半反射板８を用いて画面９上に２台の
ブラウン管からの映像４を交互に提示する方式により、
上記の同様に、視者が左右異なる偏光板を持つ眼鏡をか
けることで視者に立体映像を提示する方法がある（図
２）。その他に、ＨＭＤ(head mounted display)と呼ば
れるモニター装置では、眼鏡型のＨＭＤの両眼の前のそ
れぞれに多くは液晶式の映像表示装置１０、１１を設
け、その左右の映像表示装置にそれぞれ左右の眼用の異
なる映像を信号端子１２、１３を介して出力して、ＨＭ
Ｄを付けた視者に立体映像を提示する方法もある。[0003] Further, a method of alternately presenting images 4 from two CRTs on a screen 9 by using a semi-reflecting plate 8 from two CRTs 6 and 7 in a three-dimensional image monitor 5 is provided.
Similarly to the above, there is a method of presenting a stereoscopic image to the viewer by wearing glasses having polarizing plates that are different from each other on the left and right (FIG. 2). In addition, in a monitor device called an HMD (head mounted display), a liquid crystal type image display device 10 or 11 is provided in front of both eyes of a spectacle type HMD, and left and right image display devices are respectively provided on the left and right sides. Output different images for the eyes through the signal terminals 12 and 13,
There is also a method of presenting a stereoscopic image to a viewer who attaches a D.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】立体映像でも一度に複
数の映像を見ることが望まれる場合がある。しかし、Ｈ
ＭＤ方式では視者が２台以上のＨＭＤを付けることはで
きない。また、モニター画面に左右目用映像を切り換え
て出力する場合、２台以上のモニターを見ようとする
と、映像が干渉しあうので不都合である。In some cases, it is desired to view a plurality of images at a time even in a stereoscopic image. But H
In the MD method, a viewer cannot attach two or more HMDs. In addition, when switching left and right images to be output on a monitor screen, it is inconvenient to view two or more monitors because the images interfere with each other.
【０００５】そこて、このような問題を解決して、２種
類以上の立体映像を障害なく鮮明に見るとこができる立
体映像提示を提供することが本発明の目的である。[0005] It is an object of the present invention to solve such a problem and to provide a stereoscopic video presentation that allows two or more types of stereoscopic video to be clearly seen without any obstacle.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記目的を達
成するために、下記を提供するものである。 （１）少なくとも２台の立体カメラの各々から出力され
る右目用映像信号と左目用映像信号の２種類の映像信号
を、モニター上の映像分割の配置および大きさは同一で
あるように調整した少なくとも２台の映像分割装置に、
各々の前記映像分割装置の映像配置に対応する映像信号
が、同一の立体カメラからの映像信号であり、且つ、該
立体カメラの２種類の左右の映像信号のうち同一側の映
像信号を同一の該映像分割装置に入力し、該映像分割装
置から出力される映像信号を１台の立体提示モニターに
入力することにより、該１台の立体モニターにより２種
類以上の立体映像を提示することを特徴とする立体映像
提示方法。The present invention provides the following to achieve the above object. (1) Two types of video signals, that is, a right-eye video signal and a left-eye video signal output from at least two stereo cameras, are adjusted so that the arrangement and size of the video division on the monitor are the same. At least two video splitters,
The video signal corresponding to the video arrangement of each video dividing device is a video signal from the same stereoscopic camera, and the video signal on the same side of the two types of left and right video signals of the stereoscopic camera is the same. It is characterized in that two or more types of stereoscopic images are presented by the single stereoscopic monitor by inputting the video signal to the video segmenting device and inputting the video signal output from the video dividing device to one stereoscopic display monitor. 3D image presentation method.
【０００７】（２）それぞれ２台の２分割映像分割器を
モニター上の映像分割の配置および大きさは同一である
ように調整した２対の２分割映像分割器を用い、３台の
立体カメラのうち２台の立体カメラの各々から出力され
る右目用映像信号と左目用映像信号の２種類の映像信号
を、１対の２分割映像分割器による映像配置の対応する
映像信号が同一の立体カメラからの映像信号であり、か
つ、該２台の立体カメラの２種類の左右の映像信号のう
ち同一側の映像信号を同一の２分割映像分割器に入力
し、かつ該１対の各々の２分割映像分割器から出力され
る２種類の左右の合成映像信号を同一の映像配置となる
ように出力し、さらに、前記１対の映像分割器から出力
された２種類の左右の合成映像信号を、３台の立体カメ
ラのうち残りの１台の立体カメラから出力される右目用
映像信号と左目用映像信号の２種類の映像信号が前記２
種類の左右の合成映像信号と左右同一側の映像信号とな
るように、残りの１対の２分割映像分割器に入力し、前
記残りの１対の２分割映像分割器から出力される映像信
号を１台の立体提示モニターに入力することにより、前
記１台の立体モニターより３種類の立体映像を提示する
ことを特徴とする立体映像提示方法。(2) Three stereoscopic cameras using two pairs of two-divided video dividers in which two two-divided video dividers are adjusted so that the arrangement and size of video division on the monitor are the same. Out of two types of video signals output from each of the two stereoscopic cameras, a right-eye video signal and a left-eye video signal, are output by a pair of two-divided video splitters. A video signal from a camera, and a video signal on the same side among two types of left and right video signals of the two stereo cameras is input to the same two-division video splitter, and each of the pair is The two left and right composite video signals output from the two-divided video divider are output so as to have the same video arrangement, and the two left and right composite video signals output from the pair of video dividers are further output. The remaining one of the three stereo cameras The two types of video signals of the right-eye video signal and left eye video signal output from the stereo camera 2
Video signals input to the remaining pair of two-divided video dividers and output from the remaining pair of two-divided video dividers so that the left and right combined video signals are the same as the left and right composite video signals. Is input to a single stereoscopic display monitor to present three types of stereoscopic images from the single stereoscopic monitor.
【０００８】（３）２種類以上の立体映像の分割提示と
共に、それと異なる種類の立体映像を分割提示あるいは
全画面表示を選択実施できることが望ましい。 （４）立体映像表示と共に、平面映像表示も選択実施で
きることが望ましい。(3) It is desirable that two or more types of three-dimensional images can be separately presented, and that a different type of three-dimensional image can be selectively presented or displayed on a full screen. (4) It is desirable that the plane image display can be selected and executed together with the stereoscopic image display.
【０００９】[0009]
【実施例】本発明を実施するための立体モニターは、図
１〜３に説明したもののほか、どのような方式でも適用
できることが、本発明の大きな特徴の１つである。従っ
て、以下では立体モニターの方式の説明は省略し、その
表示画面のみを示す。図４に本発明の最も基本となる２
分割映像分割提示方法を説明する。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One of the major features of the present invention is that a stereoscopic monitor for carrying out the present invention can be applied to any method other than those described with reference to FIGS. Therefore, the description of the stereoscopic monitor system is omitted below, and only the display screen is shown. FIG. 4 shows the most basic 2 of the present invention.
The method of presenting a divided video image will be described.
【００１０】２台の立体カメラ２１、２２は、それぞれ
左目用カメラ２１Ｌ、２２Ｌと右目用カメラ２１Ｒ、２
２Ｒを有する。２台の立体カメラ２１、２２の映像信号
は、左目用映像２１Ｌ、２２Ｌは１台の左目用映像のた
めの２分割映像分割器２３に送って左目用信号端子
（Ｌ）２６を介して立体モニター２５に２分割表示し
（図４では左半分画面１）、右目用映像２１Ｒ、２２Ｒ
はもう１台の右目用映像のための２分割映像分割器２４
に送って右目用信号端子（Ｒ）２７を介して立体モニタ
ー２５に２分割表示する（図４では右半分画面２）。The two stereo cameras 21 and 22 include left-eye cameras 21L and 22L and right-eye cameras 21R and 21R, respectively.
Has 2R. The video signals of the two stereo cameras 21 and 22 are sent to the left-eye video 21L and 22L to a single left-eye video splitter 23 for a left-eye video and sent to the left-eye signal terminal (L) 26 via the left-eye signal terminal (L) 26. The image is displayed on the monitor 25 in two parts (left half screen 1 in FIG. 4), and the right-eye images 21R and 22R are displayed.
Is a split video splitter 24 for another right-eye video
To display on the stereoscopic monitor 25 via the right-eye signal terminal (R) 27 (the right half screen 2 in FIG. 4).
【００１１】こうすることにより、立体モニター１５の
左半分画面１には、同じ立体カメラで撮影した左目用映
像２１Ｌと右目用映像２１Ｒとが１台の立体モニターの
場合と同じように同じ画面上に交互に出力されると共
に、立体モニター１５の右半分画面２には、同じ立体カ
メラで撮影した左目用映像２２Ｌと右目用映像２２Ｒと
が１台の立体モニターの場合と同じように同じ画面上に
交互に出力される。By doing so, the left half screen 1 of the stereoscopic monitor 15 displays the left-eye image 21L and the right-eye image 21R photographed by the same stereoscopic camera on the same screen as in the case of one stereoscopic monitor. And the right half screen 2 of the stereoscopic monitor 15 displays the left-eye video 22L and the right-eye video 22R photographed by the same stereoscopic camera on the same screen as in the case of one stereoscopic monitor. Are output alternately.
【００１２】従って、立体モニターの視者は、所定の立
体メガネをつけて立体モニターを普通にみるだけで、２
種類の立体映像を映像が相互に干渉されることなくモニ
ター上に見ることができる。図５は図４の２分割映像提
示と同様であるが、２分割映像分割器に代えて４分割映
像分割器を用いる４分割映像提示の方式を説明する。Therefore, the viewer of the stereoscopic monitor can simply look at the stereoscopic monitor by wearing the predetermined stereoscopic glasses, and
The three-dimensional images can be viewed on the monitor without mutual interference of the images. FIG. 5 is the same as the two-divided video presentation of FIG. 4, but a method of presenting a four-divided video using a four-divided video divider instead of the two-divided video divider will be described.
【００１３】ここでは、立体カメラが２台ではなく４台
３１〜３４あるが、４台の立体カメラからの映像信号の
うち左目用映像信号は左目用映像信号処理のために図４
の２分割映像分割器に代わって４分割映像分割器３５で
処理し、立体モニター３７のための４分割映像を作成す
ると共に、４台の立体カメラからの映像信号のうち右目
用映像信号は右目用映像信号処理のための４分割映像分
割器３６で処理して、立体モニター３７のための４分割
映像を作成する。３８、３９はそれぞれ左目用信号端子
（Ｌ）、右目用信号端子（Ｒ）である。In this case, there are four stereo cameras, not two, but 31 to 34. Among the video signals from the four stereo cameras, the left-eye video signal is used for processing the left-eye video signal in FIG.
Is processed by the four-divided video divider 35 in place of the two-divided video divider to create the four-divided video for the three-dimensional monitor 37, and the right-eye video signal among the video signals from the four stereo cameras is the right-eye video signal. The video signal is processed by a four-divided video divider for video signal processing, and a four-divided video for the stereoscopic monitor 37 is created. Reference numerals 38 and 39 denote a left-eye signal terminal (L) and a right-eye signal terminal (R), respectively.
【００１４】この場合も、立体モニター３７の各分割画
面上に各立体カメラで撮影した各立体映像が相互に干渉
することなく鮮明に提示される。同様の方法で異なる種
類への映像分割器を用いて、例えば、８分割その他の分
割提示をすることができることは明らかである。図６は
別の応用態様である３分割映像提示の方式を説明する。Also in this case, the three-dimensional images shot by the three-dimensional cameras are clearly presented on the respective divided screens of the three-dimensional monitor 37 without mutual interference. Obviously, in a similar manner, different types of video dividers can be used, for example, to make eight or other split presentations. FIG. 6 illustrates a method of presenting a three-divided video image as another application mode.
【００１５】この場合には、３台の立体カメラ４１〜４
３で撮影した映像を立体モニター４６に示すように３分
割提示する。即ち、立体カメラ４１で撮影した映像をモ
ニター画面の上半分（映像１）に提示し、立体カメラ４
２、４３で撮影した映像をモニター画面の下半分をさら
に左右に２分割した画面（映像２、３）として提示する
ものである。In this case, three stereo cameras 41 to 4
The image photographed in Step 3 is presented in three parts as shown on the stereoscopic monitor 46. That is, the image photographed by the stereoscopic camera 41 is presented on the upper half (image 1) of the monitor screen, and the stereoscopic camera 4
The images shot in steps 2 and 43 are presented as screens (images 2 and 3) in which the lower half of the monitor screen is further divided into right and left.
【００１６】これを実施するために、まず最初に、２台
の立体カメラ４２、４３で撮影した映像信号を第１の対
の２分割映像分割器４４（４４Ｌ，４４Ｒ）で左右２分
割映像に合成処理する。即ち、１台のカメラ４２の左右
の映像を左半分に、もう１台のカメラ４３の左右の映像
を右半分に、それぞれ同じ映像配置になるように表示さ
れるように処理する。４７は左目用信号端子（Ｌ）、４
８は右目用信号端子（Ｒ）である。In order to implement this, first, the video signals photographed by the two stereo cameras 42 and 43 are divided into left and right two-divided images by a first pair of two-divided image dividers 44 (44L and 44R). Synthesize processing. That is, the left and right images of one camera 42 are displayed in the left half, and the left and right images of the other camera 43 are displayed in the right half so that they are displayed in the same image arrangement. 47 is a left-eye signal terminal (L), 4
8 is a right-eye signal terminal (R).
【００１７】こうして得られる左右２分割映像（モニタ
ー４６上の下半分の左右映像２，３からなる映像）から
なる合成映像を１つの立体映像（左右映像信号からな
る）とする。一方、もう１つの立体カメラ４１で得られ
る立体映像（左右映像信号からなる）をもう１つの立体
映像とする。A composite image composed of the left and right split images (the image composed of the lower half left and right images 2 and 3 on the monitor 46) thus obtained is defined as one stereoscopic image (consisting of the left and right image signals). On the other hand, a stereoscopic video (consisting of left and right video signals) obtained by another stereoscopic camera 41 is defined as another stereoscopic video.
【００１８】そして、これらの２つの立体映像を第２の
対の２分割映像分割器４５（４５Ｌ，４５Ｒ）で、それ
ぞれの左右映像はそれぞれ同じ２分割映像分割器４５Ｌ
または４５Ｒで処理し、かつそれぞれの映像がモニター
上同じ映像配置になるように処理する。即ち、上下２分
割映像（モニター４６の上半分の映像１と、下半分の合
成映像２，３と）に処理する。The two stereoscopic images are divided by a second pair of split image splitters 45 (45L, 45R), and the left and right images are respectively split into the same split image splitter 45L.
Alternatively, processing is performed at 45R, and processing is performed so that the respective images have the same image arrangement on the monitor. That is, processing is performed on the upper and lower split images (the upper half image 1 of the monitor 46 and the lower half composite images 2 and 3).
【００１９】こうして、先の左右２分割映像とされた合
成映像を立体モニター４６の下半分に、立体カメラ４１
の映像を立体モニター４６の上半分に提示させることが
できる。図４で説明した２分割方式と図６で説明した３
分割方式を適当に組み合わせると、２種類以上の各種類
の分割映像を作成することができることが理解される。In this way, the composite image, which has been divided into the left and right split images, is placed on the lower half of the stereo monitor 46 by the stereo camera 41.
Can be presented on the upper half of the stereoscopic monitor 46. The two-division method described with reference to FIG.
It is understood that two or more types of divided images can be created by appropriately combining the division methods.
【００２０】なお、上記では分割表示について説明した
が、これらの分割表示とともに全面表示も選択できるよ
うに構成することが望ましい。また、立体映像提示と共
に平面映像も組み合わせて、あるいは選択切替えして、
提示できることが望ましい。Although the split display has been described above, it is preferable that the entire display be selected together with the split display. In addition, by combining a three-dimensional image presentation with a two-dimensional image or by switching selection,
It is desirable to be able to present.
【図１】左右映像交互表示式の立体映像提示方法を説明
する。FIG. 1 illustrates a left-right video alternate display type stereoscopic video presentation method.
【図２】もう１つの左右映像交互表示式の立体映像提示
方法を説明する。FIG. 2 illustrates another stereoscopic video presenting method of alternate left and right video display type.
【図３】ＨＭＤを用いた立体映像提示方法を説明する。FIG. 3 illustrates a stereoscopic video presentation method using an HMD.
【図４】実施例の２分割映像提示方法を説明する。FIG. 4 illustrates a method for presenting a two-divided video according to the embodiment.
【図５】実施例の４分割映像提示方法を説明する。FIG. 5 illustrates a method of presenting a four-divided video according to the embodiment.
【図６】実施例の３分割映像提示方法を説明する。FIG. 6 illustrates a method for presenting three-divided video according to the embodiment.
２１，２２…立体カメラ ２３，２４…２分割映像分割器 ２５…立体モニター １２，２６，３８，４７…左目用信号端子（Ｌ） １３，２７，３９，４８…右目用信号端子（Ｒ） 21, 22 ... stereoscopic camera 23, 24 ... two-division image splitter 25 ... stereoscopic monitor 12, 26, 38, 47 ... left-eye signal terminal (L) 13, 27, 39, 48 ... right-eye signal terminal (R)
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