Image processing method and image processing apparatus
US8022967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0304
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing method includes the steps of acquiring an image of a physical space, acquiring a position and orientation of a viewpoint of the image, generating an image of a virtual object, detecting an area which consists of pixels each having a predetermined pixel value, and superimposing the image of the virtual object on the image of the physical space. The superimposition step includes calculating a distance between a position of the virtual object and a position of the viewpoint, acquiring an instruction indicating whether or not the virtual object is emphasis-displayed, and setting a flag indicating whether or not the image of the virtual object is to be set as a masked target. The masking process image of the virtual object is superimposed or not on the image of the physical space depending if the image of the virtual object is set as the masked target.
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