IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD
First Claim
1. An image generation apparatus, comprising:
- a component image generation unit configured to generate a component image in which, with images picked up using a plurality of cameras built in portable equipment and having optical axes different in at least one of a position and an orientation from each other, posture information of the portable equipment is associated;
a synthesis image generation unit configured to combine a plurality of component images in which the posture of the portable equipment is different therebetween to generate a synthesis image; and
an image pickup mode changeover unit configured to change over an image pickup mode between a compound eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a compound eye synthesis image formed by connecting synthesis images picked up by the plurality of cameras to each other is picked up and a single eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a single eye synthesis image is picked up using each of the plurality of cameras;
when the image pickup mode is the compound eye synthesis image pickup mode, the synthesis image generation unit combining a plurality of component images picked up by each of the cameras to generate a single eye synthesis image and connecting the single eye synthesis images by the cameras to each other to generate a compound eye synthesis image.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for generating a component image in which, with images picked up using a front side camera and a rear side camera built in portable equipment, posture information of the portable equipment is associated; combining a plurality of component images between which the posture of the portable equipment is different to generate a synthesis image; changing over an image pickup mode between a double-sided synthesis image pickup mode in which a synthesis image of one half circumference picked up by the front side camera and a synthesis image of one half circumference picked up by the rear side camera are connected to each other to pick up a synthesis image of a whole circumference and a single-sided synthesis image pickup mode in which a synthesis image of a whole circumference is picked up by each of the front side camera and the rear side camera.
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12 Claims
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1. An image generation apparatus, comprising:
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a component image generation unit configured to generate a component image in which, with images picked up using a plurality of cameras built in portable equipment and having optical axes different in at least one of a position and an orientation from each other, posture information of the portable equipment is associated; a synthesis image generation unit configured to combine a plurality of component images in which the posture of the portable equipment is different therebetween to generate a synthesis image; and an image pickup mode changeover unit configured to change over an image pickup mode between a compound eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a compound eye synthesis image formed by connecting synthesis images picked up by the plurality of cameras to each other is picked up and a single eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a single eye synthesis image is picked up using each of the plurality of cameras; when the image pickup mode is the compound eye synthesis image pickup mode, the synthesis image generation unit combining a plurality of component images picked up by each of the cameras to generate a single eye synthesis image and connecting the single eye synthesis images by the cameras to each other to generate a compound eye synthesis image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image generation method, comprising:
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a component image generation step of generating a component image in which, with images picked up using a plurality of cameras built in portable equipment and having optical axes different in at least one of a position and an orientation from each other, posture information of the portable equipment is associated; a synthesis image generation step of combining a plurality of component images in which the posture of the portable equipment is different therebetween to generate a synthesis image; and an image pickup mode changeover step of changing over an image pickup mode between a compound eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a compound eye synthesis image formed by connecting synthesis images picked up by the plurality of cameras to each other is picked up and a single eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a single eye synthesis image is picked up using each of the plurality of cameras; when the image pickup mode is the compound eye synthesis image pickup mode, the synthesis image generation step combining a plurality of component images picked up by each of the cameras to generate a single eye synthesis image and connecting the single eye synthesis images by the cameras to each other to generate a compound eye synthesis image.
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12. A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to implement:
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a component image generation function for generating a component image in which, with images picked up using a plurality of cameras built in portable equipment and having optical axes different in at least one of a position and an orientation from each other, posture information of the portable equipment is associated; a synthesis image generation function for combining a plurality of component images in which the posture of the portable equipment is different therebetween to generate a synthesis image; and an image pickup mode changeover function for changing over an image pickup mode between a compound eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a compound eye synthesis image formed by connecting synthesis images picked up by the plurality of cameras to each other is picked up and a single eye synthesis image pickup mode in which a single eye synthesis image is picked up using each of the plurality of cameras; when the image pickup mode is the compound eye synthesis image pickup mode, the synthesis image generation function combining a plurality of component images picked up by each of the cameras to generate a single eye synthesis image and connecting the single eye synthesis images by the cameras to each other to generate a compound eye synthesis image.
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