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Augmented reality display system, program, and method

US10839218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2018
Grant dateNov 17, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2340/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An augmented reality displaying system for displaying a virtual object through compositing on an image taken of the real world, comprising: a camera for capturing an image of the real world; a location information acquiring portion for acquiring, as location information, the coordinates and orientation at the instant of imaging by the camera; an image analyzing portion for analyzing, as depth information, the relative distances to imaging subjects for individual pixels that structure the real world image that has been captured; a virtual display data generating portion for generating virtual display data, on real map information that includes geographical information in the real world, based on the location information acquired by the location information acquiring portion; and a compositing processing portion for displaying the virtual display data, generated by the virtual display data generating portion, superimposed on an image captured by the camera in accordance with the depth information.

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