IMAGE SYNTHESIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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1. An image synthesizing apparatus which synthesizes graphic images a plurality of drawing apparatuses draw to be displayed, the image synthesizing apparatus comprising:
- a controller to control operation of the image synthesizing apparatus;
a timing request information generator to generate timing request information for designating timing for synthesizing the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw;
a communicator to transmit the timing request information the timing request information generator generates to the plurality of drawing apparatuses;
an image input unit to receive the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw and transmit;
an image synthesizer to receive the instruction from the controller and synthesizes the graphic images the image input unit receives; and
a display output unit to cause the graphic image the image synthesizer synthesizes to be displayed, whereinthe controller instructs the image synthesizer to synthesize the graphic images when the timing the timing request information designates comes, which timing request information is transmitted to the plurality of the drawing apparatuses via the communicator.
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Abstract
An image synthesizing apparatus, when synthesizing graphic images a plurality of apparatuses draw, transmits timing request information from the image synthesizing apparatus to the individual drawing apparatuses to fix the timing. Thus, even when graphic images the plurality of apparatuses draw and transmit continuously have a different number of frames, the image synthesizing apparatus can synthesize and display them while synchronizing so far as the timing of changes in an animation.
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1. An image synthesizing apparatus which synthesizes graphic images a plurality of drawing apparatuses draw to be displayed, the image synthesizing apparatus comprising:
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a controller to control operation of the image synthesizing apparatus; a timing request information generator to generate timing request information for designating timing for synthesizing the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw; a communicator to transmit the timing request information the timing request information generator generates to the plurality of drawing apparatuses; an image input unit to receive the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw and transmit; an image synthesizer to receive the instruction from the controller and synthesizes the graphic images the image input unit receives; and a display output unit to cause the graphic image the image synthesizer synthesizes to be displayed, wherein the controller instructs the image synthesizer to synthesize the graphic images when the timing the timing request information designates comes, which timing request information is transmitted to the plurality of the drawing apparatuses via the communicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image synthesizing apparatus which synthesizes graphic images a plurality of drawing apparatuses draw to be displayed on a display device, the image synthesizing apparatus comprising:
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a controller to control operation of the image synthesizing apparatus; a timing request information generator to generate timing request information for designating timing for synthesizing the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw; a communicator to transmit the timing request information the timing request information generator generates to the plurality of drawing apparatuses; an image input unit to receive the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw and transmit; and an image synthesizer to receive the instruction from the controller and synthesizes the graphic images the image input unit receives, wherein the controller instructs the image synthesizer to synthesize the graphic images when the timing the timing request information designates comes, which timing request information is transmitted to the plurality of the drawing apparatuses via the communicator.
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8. An image synthesizing method in which an image synthesizing apparatus synthesizes graphic images a plurality of drawing apparatuses draw to be displayed on a display device, the image synthesizing method comprising the steps of:
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generating, with a timing request information generator, timing request information for designating timing for synthesizing the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw; transmitting, with a communicator, the timing request information the timing request information generator generates to the plurality of drawing apparatuses; receiving, with an image input unit, the graphic images the plurality of drawing apparatuses draw and transmit; synthesizing, with an image synthesizer, the graphic images the image input unit receives when the image synthesizer receives an instruction from a controller that controls operation of the image synthesizing apparatus; and instructing, with the controller, the image synthesizer to synthesize the graphic images when the timing the timing request information designates comes, which timing request information is transmitted to the plurality of the drawing apparatuses via the communicator.
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