Information processing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for performing walk-through in a virtual space constructed by panoramic images, comprising:
- an input unit adapted to input tilt angle information and a rotation parameter from an operation unit;
an obtaining unit adapted to obtain a view position and a view direction of an observer from the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter;
a generation unit adapted to generate a display image from a panoramic image on the basis of the view position and the view direction; and
a display unit to display the generated display image,wherein said obtaining unit determines an advance direction on the basis of the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter,in a case where the view position is at a position other than a branch point capable of selecting a plurality of advance directions and a direction indicated by the tilt angle information is the same as a direction indicated by previous tilt angle information and the view position is moving, said obtaining unit determines the previous advance direction as an advance direction irrespective of the input rotation parameter, andin a case where the view position is at the branch point, said obtaining unit selects as an advance direction one of the plurality of advance directions selectable at the branch point in accordance with the rotation parameter.
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Abstract
In order to improve the ease of operation of a conventional walk-through system using panoramic photographic images, a system is provided with a view calculating unit for calculating view information in accordance with a user instruction from an operation unit, the view information including view position information and view direction information; a panoramic image storing unit for storing a plurality of panoramic images; a path storing unit for storing path information of the panoramic images; an allowable path calculating unit for calculating allowable path information at a next dividing point in accordance with the view information and the path information; and an image generating unit for generating a cut-out image from the panoramic image in accordance with the view information, generating a sign figure representative of the allowable path in accordance with the allowable path information, and synthesizing the cut-out image and the sign figure to generate a display image.
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8 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for performing walk-through in a virtual space constructed by panoramic images, comprising:
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an input unit adapted to input tilt angle information and a rotation parameter from an operation unit; an obtaining unit adapted to obtain a view position and a view direction of an observer from the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter; a generation unit adapted to generate a display image from a panoramic image on the basis of the view position and the view direction; and a display unit to display the generated display image, wherein said obtaining unit determines an advance direction on the basis of the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter, in a case where the view position is at a position other than a branch point capable of selecting a plurality of advance directions and a direction indicated by the tilt angle information is the same as a direction indicated by previous tilt angle information and the view position is moving, said obtaining unit determines the previous advance direction as an advance direction irrespective of the input rotation parameter, and in a case where the view position is at the branch point, said obtaining unit selects as an advance direction one of the plurality of advance directions selectable at the branch point in accordance with the rotation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus for performing walk-through in a virtual space constructed by panoramic images, the method comprising steps of:
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inputting tilt angle information and a rotation parameter from an operation unit; obtaining a view position and a view direction of an observer from the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter; generating a display image from a panoramic image on the basis of the view position and the view direction; and displaying the generated display image, wherein an advance direction is determined on the basis of the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter, in a case where the view position is at a position other than a branch point capable of selecting a plurality of advance directions and a direction indicated by the tilt angle information is the same as a direction indicated by previous tilt angle information and the view position is moving, the previous advance direction is determined as an advance direction irrespective of the input rotation parameter, and in a case where the view position is at the branch point, one of the plurality of advance directions selectable at the branch point is selected as an advance direction in accordance with the rotation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for performing an information processing method for an information processing apparatus for performing walk-through in a virtual space constructed by panoramic images, the program comprising steps of:
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inputting tilt angle information and a rotation parameter from an operation unit; obtaining a view position and a view direction of an observer from the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter; generating a display image from a panoramic image on the basis of the view position and the view direction; and displaying the generated display image, wherein an advance direction is determined on the basis of the tilt angle information and the rotation parameter, in a case where the view position is at a position other than a branch point capable of selecting a plurality of advance directions and a direction indicated by the tilt angle information is the same as a direction indicated by previous tilt angle information and the view position is moving, the previous advance direction is determined as an advance direction irrespective of the input rotation parameter, and in a case where the view position is at the branch point, one of the plurality of advance directions selectable at the branch point is selected as an advance direction in accordance with the rotation parameter.
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