Image superimposing apparatus
First Claim
1. An image superimposing apparatus comprising:
- an image-to-be-superimposed input means for inputting an image to be superimposed;
a background image input means for inputting a background image which is used as a background against which the image to be superimposed is to be displayed;
a display form input means for inputting a display form of the image to be superimposed;
a display start position setting means for setting a display start position at which a display of the image to be superimposed on said background image is started; and
a superimposing processing means for acquiring the image to be superimposed inputted by said superimposing image input means, the background image inputted by said background image input means, and the display form inputted by said display form input means, and for starting a display of said image to be superimposed from the display start position set by said display start position setting means.
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Abstract
A deepest part searching means divides each frame of a background image into a plurality of blocks, and searches for a candidate for the deepest part of the background image which is located the deepest in a direction of the depth of the background image, a deepest part determining means selects one of the searched candidate for the deepest part of the background image and predetermined candidates for the deepest part of the background image so as to determine the deepest part of the background image, a superimposing determining means determines a superimposing method of superimposing each of the series of images to be superimposed on the background image, and a superimposing processing means superimposes the series of images to be superimposed on the background image on a frame-by-frame basis according to the determined superimposing method.
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16 Claims
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1. An image superimposing apparatus comprising:
- an image-to-be-superimposed input means for inputting an image to be superimposed;
a background image input means for inputting a background image which is used as a background against which the image to be superimposed is to be displayed; a display form input means for inputting a display form of the image to be superimposed; a display start position setting means for setting a display start position at which a display of the image to be superimposed on said background image is started; and a superimposing processing means for acquiring the image to be superimposed inputted by said superimposing image input means, the background image inputted by said background image input means, and the display form inputted by said display form input means, and for starting a display of said image to be superimposed from the display start position set by said display start position setting means.
- an image-to-be-superimposed input means for inputting an image to be superimposed;
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2. An image superimposing apparatus comprising:
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an image-to-be-superimposed input means for inputting a series of images to be superimposed, such as character strings or figures for explanation; a background image input means for inputting a background image which is used as a background against which the series of images to be superimposed are to be displayed; a parameter input means for inputting display information required for a display of each of the series of images to be superimposed, the display information being dependent upon for which time each of the series of images to be superimposed is to be displayed; a deepest part searching means for dividing each frame of the background image inputted by said background image input means into a plurality of blocks, and for searching for a candidate for a deepest part of the background image which can be assumed to be located deepest with respect to a direction of a depth of the background image based on a color distribution or brightness of each of the plurality of blocks; a deepest part determining means for selecting one of the candidate for the deepest part of the background image which is searched by said deepest part searching means, and predetermined candidates for the deepest part of the background image, according to a probability preset to the searched candidate for the deepest part of the background image, and probabilities respectively preset to the predetermined candidates for the deepest part of the background image, those probabilities being predetermined dependently upon a certain parameter indicating contents of the background image, so as to determine the deepest part of the background image; a superimposing determining means for acquiring the background image inputted by said background image input means, the series of images to be superimposed inputted by said superimposing image input means, the display information required for the display of each of the series of images to be superimposed, which is inputted by said parameter input means, and information about the deepest part of the background image determined by said deepest part determining means, and for determining a superimposing method of superimposing each of the series of images to be superimposed on the background image, the superimposing method being dependent upon for which time each of the series of images to be superimposed is to be displayed; and a superimposing processing means for acquiring the background image inputted by said background image input means, and the series of images to be superimposed inputted by said superimposing image input means, and for superimposing the series of images to be superimposed on the background image on a frame-by-frame basis according to the superimposing method of superimposing each of the series of images to be superimposed on the background image, which is determined by said superimposing determining means. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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