Image generation apparatus and image generation method
US9894272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/951
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A posture detection unit detects posture information of three axes of portable equipment using at least one of a three-axis gyro sensor, a three-axis acceleration sensor and a three-axis geomagnetic sensor built in the portable equipment. A pan angle-elevation angle calculation unit calculates a pan angle and an elevation angle of a camera built in the portable equipment based on the posture information detected by the posture detection unit. A component image generation unit generates a component image in which the pan angle and the elevation angle calculated by the pan angle-elevation angle calculation unit are associated with an image picked up using the camera built in the portable equipment. A panoramic image generation unit combines a plurality of component images having pan angles or elevation angles different from each other to generate a synthesis image.
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