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Computer-readable storage medium having image processing program stored therein, image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method

US9530249B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2011
Grant dateDec 27, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

When an image of a marker existing in a real space is taken by using an outer camera, an image of a plurality of virtual characters which is taken by a virtual camera is displayed on an upper LCD so as to be superimposed on a taken real image of the real space. The virtual characters are located in a marker coordinate system based on the marker, and when a button operation is performed by a user on a game apparatus, the position and the orientation of each virtual character are changed. Then, when a button operation indicating a photographing instruction is provided by the user, an image being displayed is stored in a storage means.

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