Information display apparatus that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the imaged image, and related information display system, control method and program
First Claim
1. An information display apparatus that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the imaged image, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor programmed to cause the apparatus;
(a) to detect, with a sensor, a movement direction of the imaged image relative to an imaging target;
(b) to determine a location of a portion of a target area within the imaged image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the imaged image based on the detected movement direction;
(c) to recognize an object of one or more objects in the imaged image; and
(d) to superpose, on the imaged image, information related to an object when the object of the one or more objects is in the target area, and not to superpose, on the imaged image, the information related to an object when the object of the one or more objects is outside of the target area,wherein, in a case in which a percentage of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed a threshold value;
(i) the whole imaged image is determined to be the target area without using the detected movement direction;
(ii) the one or more objects recognizable in the imaged image are recognized; and
(iii) the information related to the recognized one or more objects in the imaged image is superposed on the imaged image.
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Abstract
An information display apparatus includes at least one processor programmed to cause the apparatus, among other things, to superpose, on an imaged image, information related to an object when an object of one or more objects is in a target area, and not to superpose, on the imaged image, the information related to an object when the object of the one or more objects is outside of the target area. In a case in which a percentage of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed a threshold value, the whole imaged image is determined to be the target area without using a detected movement direction, the one or more objects recognizable in the imaged image are recognized, and the information related to the recognized one or more objects in the imaged image is superposed on the imaged image.
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1. An information display apparatus that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the imaged image, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor programmed to cause the apparatus; (a) to detect, with a sensor, a movement direction of the imaged image relative to an imaging target; (b) to determine a location of a portion of a target area within the imaged image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the imaged image based on the detected movement direction; (c) to recognize an object of one or more objects in the imaged image; and (d) to superpose, on the imaged image, information related to an object when the object of the one or more objects is in the target area, and not to superpose, on the imaged image, the information related to an object when the object of the one or more objects is outside of the target area, wherein, in a case in which a percentage of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed a threshold value; (i) the whole imaged image is determined to be the target area without using the detected movement direction; (ii) the one or more objects recognizable in the imaged image are recognized; and (iii) the information related to the recognized one or more objects in the imaged image is superposed on the imaged image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information display apparatus that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the imaged image, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor programmed to cause the apparatus; (a) to detect, with a sensor, a movement direction of the imaged image relative to an imaging target; (b) to determine a location of a portion of a target area within the imaged image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the imaged image based on the detected movement direction; (c) to recognize an object of one or more objects in the imaged image; (d) to preferentially superpose, in a case in which a number of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the imaged image, and to suppress superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the imaged image; and (e) to determine, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole imaged image to be the target area without using the detected movement direction, and to superpose the information related to the object recognizable in the whole imaged image on the imaged image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An information display apparatus that superposes information on an image and displays the information and the imaged image, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor programmed to cause the apparatus; (a) to detect a movement direction of the image relative to a target; (b) to determine a location of a portion of a target area within the image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the image in the detected movement direction; (c) to recognize an object of one or more objects in the image; (d) to preferentially superpose, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the imaged image, and to suppress superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the image; and (e) to determine, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole image to be the target area without using the detected movement direction, and to superpose the information related to the object recognizable in the whole image on the image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An information display apparatus that superposes information on an image and displays the information and the image, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor programmed to cause the apparatus; (a) to detect a movement speed of the image relative to a target; (b) to determine a first area located near a center of the image to be a location of a target area in a case in which the movement speed is equal to or less than a first threshold value, the location of the target area being shifted within the image based on a movement of the image; (c) to recognize an object of one or more objects in the image; (d) to preferentially superpose, in a case in which a number of the one or more objects existing in the image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the image, and to suppress superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the image; and (e) to determine, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole image to be the target area without using the detected movement speed, and to superpose the information related to the object recognizable in the whole image on the image. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An information display method that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the imaged image, the method comprising:
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detecting, with a sensor, a movement direction of the imaged image relative to an imaging target; determining a location of a portion of a target area within the imaged image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the imaged image based on the detected movement direction; recognizing an object of one or more objects in the imaged image; and superposing, on the imaged image, information related to an object when the object is in the target area, and not superposing, on the imaged image, the information related to an object when the object is outside of the target area, wherein, in a case in which a percentage of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed a threshold value; (i) the whole imaged image is determined to be the target area without using the detected movement direction; (ii) the one or more objects recognizable in the imaged image are recognized; and (iii) the information related to the recognized one or more objects in the imaged image is superposed on the imaged image.
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16. An information display method that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the imaged image, the method comprising:
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detecting, with a sensor, a movement direction of the imaged image relative to an imaging target; determining a location of a portion of a target area within the imaged image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the imaged image based on the detected movement direction; recognizing an object of one or more objects in the imaged image; preferentially superposing, in a case in which a number of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the image, and suppressing superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the imaged image; and determining, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole imaged image to be the target area without using the detected movement direction, and superposing the information related to the object recognizable in the whole imaged image on the imaged image.
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17. An information display method that superposes information on an image and displays the information and the image, the method comprising:
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detecting a movement direction of the image relative to a target; determining a location of a portion of a target area within the image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the image in the detected movement direction; recognizing an object of one or more objects in the image; preferentially superposing, in a case in which a number of the one or more objects existing in the image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the image, and suppressing superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the image; and determining, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole image to be the target area without using the detected movement direction, and superposing the information related to the object recognizable in the whole image on the image.
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18. An information display method that superposes information on an image and displays the information and the image, the method comprising:
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detecting a movement speed of the image relative to a target; determining a first area located near a center of the image to be a location of a target area in a case in which the movement speed is equal to or less than a first threshold value, wherein the location of the target area is shifted within the image based on a movement of the image; recognizing an object of one or more objects in the image; preferentially superposing, in a case in which a number of the one or more objects existing in the image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the image, and suppressing superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the image; and determining, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole image to be the target area without using the detected movement speed, and superposing the information related to the object recognizable in the whole image on the image.
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a computer-executable program to achieve an information display method that superposes information on an imaged image and displays the information and the image, the method comprising:
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detecting, with a sensor, a movement direction of the imaged image relative to an imaging target; determining a location of a portion of a target area within the imaged image, based on the detected movement direction, the location of the portion of the target area being shifted within the imaged image based on the detected movement direction; recognizing an object of one or more objects in the imaged image; preferentially superposing, in a case in which a number of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image exceeds a threshold value, information related to the object being in the target area on the imaged image, and suppressing superposition of the information related to the object being outside of the target area on the imaged image; and determining, in a case in which the number of the one or more objects existing in the imaged image does not exceed the threshold value, the whole imaged image to be the target area without using the detected movement direction, and superposing the information related to the object recognizable in the whole imaged image on the imaged image.
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Specification