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Information providing system and method, information supplying apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

  • US 20040086186A1
  • Filed: 08/05/2003
  • Published: 05/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An information providing system, comprising:

  • an information processing apparatus; and

    an information supplying apparatus for supplying image data of omnidirectional images to the information processing apparatus over a network, wherein the information supplying apparatus obtains viewpoint information set by the information processing apparatus;

    encodes the image data of the omnidirectional images, based on the obtained viewpoint information, such that image data of an image in a second direction has a lower resolution than image data of an image in a first direction corresponding to the viewpoint information, the first direction and the second direction being different from each other; and

    transmits the encoded image data of the omnidirectional images to the information processing apparatus, and wherein the information processing apparatus decodes, out of the received image data of the omnidirectional images, image data corresponding to the viewpoint information, and outputs the decoded image data.

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