Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information processing apparatus and method
- Patent Title (中): 信息处理装置和方法
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Application No.: US12169926Application Date: 2008-07-09
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Publication No.: US07791618B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Takaaki Endo , Akihiro Katayama , Masahiro Suzuki , Daisuke Kotake
- Applicant: Takaaki Endo , Akihiro Katayama , Masahiro Suzuki , Daisuke Kotake
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2002-006070 20020115; JP2002-006071 20020115
- Main IPC: G06T3/60
- IPC: G06T3/60 ; G09G5/00

Abstract:
In order to improve the operationality of a walk-through system using panorama photography images, the system is provided with a view calculating unit for calculating view information in accordance with a user instruction from an operation unit, the view information including view position information and view direction information; a panorama image storing unit for storing a plurality of panorama images; a path storing unit for storing path information of the panorama images; an advancable path calculating unit for calculating advancable path information at a next dividing point in accordance with the view information and the path information; and an image generating unit for generating a cut-out image from the panorama image in accordance with the view information, generating a sign figure representative of the advancable path in accordance with the advancable path information, and synthesizing the cut-out image and the sign figure to generate a display image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090009522A1 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2009-01-08
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