Apparatus for displaying three-dimensional virtual object and method of displaying the same
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional virtual object comprising:
- display means for displaying a predetermined picture;
image pickup means installed with an image pickup direction set to a back direction of a display plane of said display means for picking up an image of an actual picture of a predetermined subject;
coordinates measuring means for measuring three-dimensional space coordinates of said image pickup means with respect to a predetermined reference plane;
picture generating means for generating a picture of a predetermined virtual three-dimensional object based on three-dimensional space coordinates for said reference plane of said image pickup means measured by said coordinates measuring means; and
composite picture generating means for generating a composite picture in which a picture of a virtual three-dimensional object generated by said picture generating means with said actual picture the image of which has been picked up by said image pickup means as the background and based on said three-dimensional space coordinates for said reference plane of said image pickup means measured by said coordinates measuring means;
wherein;
said display means displays said composite picture.
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Abstract
A table and an apparatus of the other party as a picture in the actual world are displayed on a picture plane of a portable display, a three-dimensional virtual object generated by computer graphics and so on is displayed on the table, and the shade thereof is displayed on the table. With this, even in the midst of a work in the actual world, it is possible to switch the work simply to a work in the virtual world only by shifting eyes to a picture plane of a portable display. Further, it is possible to grasp the position in the space of a three-dimensional virtual object easily by displaying the shade. It is made so that the work in the virtual world may be performed easily as described even while the work in the actual world is continued.
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6 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional virtual object comprising:
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display means for displaying a predetermined picture; image pickup means installed with an image pickup direction set to a back direction of a display plane of said display means for picking up an image of an actual picture of a predetermined subject; coordinates measuring means for measuring three-dimensional space coordinates of said image pickup means with respect to a predetermined reference plane; picture generating means for generating a picture of a predetermined virtual three-dimensional object based on three-dimensional space coordinates for said reference plane of said image pickup means measured by said coordinates measuring means; and composite picture generating means for generating a composite picture in which a picture of a virtual three-dimensional object generated by said picture generating means with said actual picture the image of which has been picked up by said image pickup means as the background and based on said three-dimensional space coordinates for said reference plane of said image pickup means measured by said coordinates measuring means;
wherein;said display means displays said composite picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of displaying a three-dimensional virtual object in an apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional virtual object provided with display means for displaying a predetermined picture and an image pickup means installed with the image pickup direction set to a back direction of a display plane of said display means for picking up an image of an actual picture of a predetermined subject, comprising the steps of:
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coordinates measurement processing for measuring three-dimensional space coordinates of said image pickup means for a predetermined reference plane; picture generation processing for generating a picture of a predetermined virtual three-dimensional object based on measured three-dimensional space coordinates for said reference plane of said image pickup means; and image composition processing for generating a composite picture in which a picture of a virtual three-dimensional object generated by said picture generation processing is superimposed on a predetermined position of said background is generated with said actual picture the image of which has been picked up as the background based on said three-dimensional space coordinates for said reference plane of said image pickup means measured by said coordinates measurement processing, and said composite picture is displayed on the display plane of said display means.
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