IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE
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1. An image generation device for outputting images representing a 3D object to an external display device, comprising:
- a detection unit configured to detect a viewpoint of a viewer looking at an image displayed by the display device;
a viewpoint calculation unit configured to obtain a virtual viewpoint by multiplying a displacement of the viewer'"'"'s viewpoint from a reference point by r, the reference point being located in front of a screen area of the display device and r being a real number greater than 1;
a generation unit configured to acquire data for generating images representing a 3D object, and generate an image representing the 3D object seen from the virtual viewpoint by using the data; and
an output unit configured to output the image generated by the generation unit to the display device.
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Abstract
An image generation device 100 includes: a detection unit 210 that detects a viewer'"'"'s viewpoint; a viewpoint calculation unit 220 that obtains a virtual viewpoint by multiplying the displacement of the viewer'"'"'s viewpoint from a reference point by r (where r is a real number greater than 1); a generation unit 230 that generates an image seen from the virtual viewpoint; and an output unit 240 that outputs the generated image to an external display.
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1. An image generation device for outputting images representing a 3D object to an external display device, comprising:
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a detection unit configured to detect a viewpoint of a viewer looking at an image displayed by the display device; a viewpoint calculation unit configured to obtain a virtual viewpoint by multiplying a displacement of the viewer'"'"'s viewpoint from a reference point by r, the reference point being located in front of a screen area of the display device and r being a real number greater than 1; a generation unit configured to acquire data for generating images representing a 3D object, and generate an image representing the 3D object seen from the virtual viewpoint by using the data; and an output unit configured to output the image generated by the generation unit to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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