INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20140375691A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kasahara, Shunichi
• Granted Patent: US 9,928,626 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/633
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

An apparatus including an image processor configured to receive a video including an object, determine a positional relationship between the apparatus and the object, and change a positional relationship between an image superimposed on the video and the object when the positional relationship between the apparatus and the object changes.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an image processor configured to

receive a video including an object,

determine a positional relationship between the apparatus and the object,

change a positional relationship between an image superimposed on the video and the object when the positional relationship between the apparatus and the object changes.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processor determines an angle between a direction of the object and a direction of the apparatus and changes the positional relationship between the image superimposed on the video and the object based on the angle.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image processor determines that the positional relationship between the image superimposed on the video and the object is a front view relationship when the angle is below a first threshold angle.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image processor changes the positional relationship between the image superimposed on the video and the object from the front view relationship to an oblique view relationship when the angle exceeds the first threshold angle.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the image processor changes the positional relationship between the image superimposed on the video and the object from the oblique relationship to the front view relationship when the angle drops below a second threshold angle.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second threshold angle is lower than the first threshold angle.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the image processor superimposes the image on the video in a plane of the object for the front view relationship and superimposes the image on the video above the object for the oblique view relationship.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processor superimposes a text message on the video with the image.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image processor superimposes a text message on the video with the image when the image is modified to fit on a display screen.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the image processor superimposes a text message providing instructions to eliminate modification of the image to fit on the display screen.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processor determines a distance between the object and the apparatus and changes the positional relationship between the image superimposed on the video and the object based on the distance.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the image processor changes the image superimposed on the video based on the distance.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the image processor changes the image superimposed on the video based on the distance such that additional detail is displayed when the distance is less than a first threshold distance.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the image processor changes the image superimposed on the video based on the distance such that additional detail is removed when the distance exceeds a second threshold distance.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second threshold distance is shorter than the first threshold distance.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive the image from an external device.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display configured to display the image superimposed on the video.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor configured measure positional information of the apparatus.

19. A method comprising:

receiving a video including an object,

determining a positional relationship between the apparatus and the object,

changing a positional relationship between an image superimposed on the video and the object when the positional relationship between the apparatus and the object changes.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a program that, when loaded on a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a video including an object,

determining a positional relationship between the apparatus and the object,

changing a positional relationship between an image superimposed on the video and the object when the positional relationship between the apparatus and the object changes.