Image and sound reproduction system

• US 6,556,775 B1
• Filed: 02/01/1999
• Issued: 04/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Shimada, Yasuomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Christensen, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHIEU, PO LIN
• Application Number:
  US09/240,613
• Time in Patent Office: 1,548 Days
• Field of Search: 386/4, 386/45, 386/52-53, 386/64, 386/125-126, 386/121, 348/584, 348/586, 348/598, 345/636, 345/473, 382/284
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

An image and sound reproduction system which can perform reproduction while replacing a predetermined portion of a background image with another still picture is provided. Still picture synthesizing means combines an arbitrary first still picture with plural second still pictures serving as a background, and synthesis and reproduction controlling means controls the still picture synthesizing means, whereby the first still picture is combined with the plural second still pictures in accordance with position information for combining the first still picture with the second still pictures. The synthetic images are sequentially reproduced. In this case, the position of a partial region (dummy object) of a dummy still picture serving as a reference is determined, and a synthesizing position of a part (user object) of the first still picture is determined in accordance with the position coordinates of the dummy still picture.

Claims

1. An image and sound reproduction system comprising:

a still picture synthesizer that combines at least one arbitrary first still picture with plural second still pictures serving as a background; and

a synthesis and reproduction controller that, in accordance with position information for combining the first still picture with the second still pictures or selection information for selecting one from the at least one arbitrary first still picture, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture with the second still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, wherein;

said system further comprises a user object extractor that sets a partial region (hereinafter, referred to as first dummy object) of a dummy still picture serving as a reference, and for extracting a part (hereinafter, referred to as user object) of the first still picture corresponding to arbitrary position coordinates of the first dummy object;

an edge detector that detects an edge of the user object extracted by said user object extractor; and

a corrector that calculates position correction information which correlates arbitrary pixel coordinates of the edge detected by said edge detector with pixel coordinates of the first dummy object corresponding to the arbitrary pixel coordinates, and that corrects the position information on the basis of the position correction information.

2. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 1, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with the plural second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

3. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 1, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

4. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 1, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

5. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 1, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller sets plural dummy objects in the second or m-th still pictures serving as a background, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture or an n-th still picture with the plural second still pictures or plural m-th still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, in accordance with position information given to said dummy objects.

6. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 1, wherein said system further comprises a synthesizer that sets a partial region (hereinafter, referred to as unit object) of the first dummy object or an arbitrary L-th dummy object other than the user object, and for combining the unit object with an image of the user object.

7. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 2, wherein said system further comprises a synthesizer that sets a partial region (hereinafter, referred to as unit object) of the first dummy object or an arbitrary L-th dummy object other than the user object, and for combining the unit object with an image of the user object.

8. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 3, wherein said system further comprises a synthesizer that sets a partial region (hereinafter, referred to as unit object) of the first dummy object or an arbitrary L-th dummy object other than the user object, and for combining the unit object with an image of the user object.

9. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 4, wherein said system further comprises a synthesizer that sets a partial region (hereinafter, referred to as unit object) of the first dummy object or an arbitrary L-th dummy object other than the user object, and for combining the unit object with an image of the user object.

10. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 5, wherein said system further comprises a synthesizer that sets a partial region (hereinafter, referred to as unit object) of the first dummy object or an arbitrary L-th dummy object other than the user object, and for combining the unit object with an image of the user object.

11. An image and sound reproduction system comprising:

a still picture synthesizer that combines at least one arbitrary first still picture with plural second still pictures serving as a background; and

a synthesis and reproduction controller that, in accordance with position information for combining the first still picture with the second still pictures or selection information for selecting one from the at least one arbitrary first still picture, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture with the second still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, wherein;

said system further comprises a correlator that assigns an identification number to the first still picture or an object in the first still picture, and that correlates deformation information of the first still picture or the object in the first still picture with the position information, the deformation information including a size, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, longitudinal inversion, an angle, rotation, and distortion on two dimensional coordinates or three-dimensional coordinates, and combinations of the above.

12. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 11, wherein said system further comprises a recorder that records a background image into a first layer of a disk, and that classifies and records the position information or the deformation information of the first still picture or an object in the first still picture, into a second layer, the deformation information including a size, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, longitudinal inversion, an angle, rotation, and distortion on two-dimensional coordinates or three dimensional coordinates, and combinations of the above.

13. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 11, wherein said system further comprises a reproducer that sequentially reproduces background images and recorded in a first layer of a disk, on the basis of information recorded in a second layer.

14. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 11, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with the plural second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

15. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 11, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

16. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 11, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

17. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 11, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller sets plural dummy objects in the second or m-th still pictures serving as a background, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture or an n-th still picture with the plural second still pictures or plural m-th still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, in accordance with position information given to said dummy objects.

18. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 15, wherein said system further comprises a recorder that records a background image into a first layer of a disk, and that classifies and records the position information or the deformation information of the first still picture or an object in the first still picture, into a second layer, the deformation information including a size, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, longitudinal inversion, an angle, rotation, and distortion on two-dimensional coordinates or three dimensional coordinates, and combinations of the above.

19. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 16, wherein said system further comprises a recorder that records a background image into a first layer of a disk, and that classifies and records the position information or the deformation information of the first still picture or an object in the first still picture, into a second layer, the deformation information including a size, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, longitudinal inversion, an angle, rotation, and distortion on two-dimensional coordinates or three dimensional coordinates, and combinations of the above.

20. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 17, wherein said system further comprises a recorder that records a background image into a first layer of a disk, and that classifies and records the position information or the deformation information of the first still picture or an object in the first still picture, into a second layer, the deformation information including a size, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, longitudinal inversion, an angle, rotation, and distortion on two-dimensional coordinates or three dimensional coordinates, and combinations of the above.

21. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 14, wherein said system further comprises a reproducer that sequentially reproduces background images and recorded in a first layer of a disk, on the basis of information recorded in a second layer.

22. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 15, wherein said system further comprises a reproducer that sequentially reproduces background images and recorded in a first layer of a disk, on the basis of information recorded in a second layer.

23. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 16, wherein said system further comprises a reproducer that sequentially reproduces background images and recorded in a first layer of a disk, on the basis of information recorded in a second layer.

24. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 17, wherein said system further comprises a reproducer that sequentially reproduces background images and recorded in a first layer of a disk, on the basis of information recorded in a second layer.

35. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 14, wherein said system further comprises a recorder that records a background image into a first layer of a disk, and that classifies and records the position information or the deformation information of the first still picture or an object in the first still picture, into a second layer, the deformation information including a size, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, longitudinal inversion, an angle, rotation, and distortion on two-dimensional coordinates or three dimensional coordinates, and combinations of the above.

25. An image and sound reproduction system comprising:

a still picture synthesizer that combines at least one arbitrary first still picture with plural second still pictures serving as a background; and

a synthesis and reproduction controller that, in accordance with position information for combining the first still picture with the second still pictures or selection information for selecting one from the at least one arbitrary first still picture, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture with the second still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, wherein;

said system further comprises a recorder that records a background image into a first layer of a disk, and that classifies and records the position information into a second layer.

26. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 25, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with the plural second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

27. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 25, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

28. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 25, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

29. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 25, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller sets plural dummy objects in the second or m-th still pictures serving as a background, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture or an n-th still picture with the plural second still pictures or plural m-th still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, in accordance with position information given to said dummy objects.

30. An image and sound reproduction system comprising:

a still picture synthesizer that combines at least one arbitrary first still picture with plural second still pictures serving as a background; and

a synthesis and reproduction controller that, in accordance with position information for combining the first still picture with the second still pictures or selection information for selecting one from the at least one arbitrary first still picture, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture with the second still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, wherein;

said system further comprises a reproducer that sequentially reproduces background images recorded in a first layer of a disk, on the basis of the position information recorded in a second layer.

31. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 30, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with the plural second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

32. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 30, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

33. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 30, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller controls said still picture synthesizer by using the position information or the selection information, so as to combine an arbitrary n-th (n is an arbitrary integer) still picture other than the first still picture with plural arbitrary m-th (m is an arbitrary integer) still pictures other than the second background still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images.

34. An image and sound reproduction system according to claim 30, wherein said synthesis and reproduction controller sets plural dummy objects in the second or m-th still pictures serving as a background, controls said still picture synthesizer so as to combine the first still picture or an n-th still picture with the plural second still pictures or plural m-th still pictures, and sequentially reproduce synthetic images, in accordance with position information given to said dummy objects.