DIGITAL MIRROR APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A digital mirror apparatus for displaying an image of a user, said digital mirror apparatus comprising:
- a posture identifying unit configured to determine whether or not an image to be displayed is to be an image of a back of the user, and to generate posture information indicating a result of the determination;
an image generating unit configured to generate the image to be displayed by rendering three-dimensional model data of the user; and
a display unit configured to display the image generated by said image generating unit,wherein said image generating unit is configured to generate, as the image to be displayed, one of an image including a left-right reversed user image and an image including a left-right non-reversed user image, according to the posture information generated by said posture identifying unit.
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Abstract
A digital mirror apparatus that can reduce the uncomfortable feeling that the user who works while watching the displayed image feels in the horizontal direction and that can reduce the stress on the user. The digital mirror apparatus (100) for displaying an image of a user, which includes a posture identifying unit (102) which determines whether or not an image to be displayed is to be an image of a back of the user, and to generate posture information indicating a result of the determination, an image generating unit (103) which generates the image to be displayed by rendering three-dimensional model data of the user, and a display unit (104) which displays the image generated by the image generating unit (103), and the image generating unit (103) generates, as the image to be displayed, one of an image including a left-right reversed user image and an image including a left-right non-reversed user image, according to the posture information generated by the posture identifying unit (102).
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12 Claims
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1. A digital mirror apparatus for displaying an image of a user, said digital mirror apparatus comprising:
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a posture identifying unit configured to determine whether or not an image to be displayed is to be an image of a back of the user, and to generate posture information indicating a result of the determination; an image generating unit configured to generate the image to be displayed by rendering three-dimensional model data of the user; and a display unit configured to display the image generated by said image generating unit, wherein said image generating unit is configured to generate, as the image to be displayed, one of an image including a left-right reversed user image and an image including a left-right non-reversed user image, according to the posture information generated by said posture identifying unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image display method for displaying an image of a user, said method comprising:
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determining whether or not an image to be displayed is to be an image of a back of the user to generate posture information indicating a result of the determination; generating the image to be displayed by rendering three-dimensional model data of the user; and displaying the image generated in said generating, wherein in said generation of the image, one of an image including a left-right reversed user image and an image including a left-right non-reversed user image is generated as the image to be displayed, according to the posture information generated in said identifying.
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11. An integrated circuit for generating an image of a user, which is an image to be displayed on a display unit, said integrated circuit comprising:
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a posture identifying unit configured to determine whether or not the image to be displayed is to be an image of a back of the user and to generate posture information indicating a result of the determination; an image generating unit configured to generate the image to be displayed by rendering three-dimensional model data of the user; and wherein said image generating unit is configured to generate, as the image to be displayed, one of an image including a left-right reversed user image and an image including a left-right non-reversed user image, according to the posture information generated by said posture identifying unit.
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12. A program product for displaying an image of a user, which, when loaded into a computer, allows the computer to execute:
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determining whether or not an image to be displayed is to be an image of a back of the user to generate posture information indicating a result of the determination; generating the image to be displayed by rendering three-dimensional model data of the user; and displaying the image generated in said generating, wherein in said generation of the image, one of an image including a left-right reversed user image and an image including a left-right non-reversed user image is generated as the image to be displayed, according to the posture information generated in said identifying.
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