Image processing apparatus and image processing method
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus which is connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and can output an image to be printed to the print unit, comprising:
- an image sensing unit adapted to capture a real space image;
a generation unit adapted to generate a virtual space image according to a viewpoint position and orientation of said image sensing unit;
a composition unit adapted to obtain a mixed reality space image by combining the real space image captured by said image sensing unit and the virtual space image generated by said generation unit;
a display unit adapted to display a mixed reality space image obtained by said composition unit; and
an output unit adapted to output a mixed reality space image, which is obtained by said composition unit, to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction,wherein said generation unit generates a virtual space image to be displayed by said display unit according to a first procedure, and said generation unit generates a virtual space image to be outputted by said output unit according to a second procedure, with image quality of a virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus is connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and can output an image to be printed to the print unit. The apparatus includes an image sensing unit adapted to capture a real space image, a generation unit adapted to generate a virtual space image according to a viewpoint position and orientation of the image sensing unit, and a composition unit adapted to obtain a mixed reality space image by combining the real space image captured by the image sensing unit and the virtual space image generated by the generation unit. In addition, a display unit is adapted to display a mixed reality space image obtained by the composition unit, and an output unit is adapted to output a mixed reality space image, which is obtained by the composition unit, to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction. The generation unit generates a virtual space image to be displayed by the display unit according to a first procedure, and generates a virtual space image to be outputted by the output unit according to a second procedure which is different from the first procedure.
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17 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus which is connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and can output an image to be printed to the print unit, comprising:
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an image sensing unit adapted to capture a real space image; a generation unit adapted to generate a virtual space image according to a viewpoint position and orientation of said image sensing unit; a composition unit adapted to obtain a mixed reality space image by combining the real space image captured by said image sensing unit and the virtual space image generated by said generation unit; a display unit adapted to display a mixed reality space image obtained by said composition unit; and an output unit adapted to output a mixed reality space image, which is obtained by said composition unit, to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction, wherein said generation unit generates a virtual space image to be displayed by said display unit according to a first procedure, and said generation unit generates a virtual space image to be outputted by said output unit according to a second procedure, with image quality of a virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program to control an image processing apparatus connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and capable of outputting an image to be printed to the print unit, said storage medium encoded with a computer program comprising:
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code to capture a real space image with an image sensing unit; code to generate a virtual space image with a generation unit according to a viewpoint position and orientation of the image sensing unit; code to obtain a mixed reality space image with a composition unit by combining the real space image captured by the image sensing unit and the virtual space image generated by the generation unit; code to display a mixed reality space image obtained by the composition unit on a display unit; and code to output on an output unit a mixed reality space image, which is obtained by the composition unit, to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction, wherein the generation unit generates a virtual space image to be displayed by the display unit according to a first procedure, and the generation unit generates a virtual space image to be outputted by the output unit according to a second procedure, with image quality of a virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure.
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9. An image processing apparatus which is connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and can output an image to be printed to the print unit, comprising:
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an image sensing unit adapted to capture a real space image; a generation unit adapted to generate a virtual space image according to a viewpoint position and orientation of said image sensing unit; a composition unit adapted to obtain a mixed reality space image by combining the real space image captured by said image sensing unit and the virtual space image generated by said generation unit; a display unit adapted to display a mixed reality space image obtained by said composition unit; an output unit adapted to output a mixed reality space image, which is obtained by said composition unit, to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction; and a determination unit adapted to check a positional relationship among said image sensing unit, an observer observing the mixed reality space image, and a virtual space object and determining whether or not the observer is occluded by the virtual space object in the mixed reality space image, wherein said generation unit generates a virtual space image to be displayed by said display unit according to a first procedure, and said generation unit generates a virtual space image to be outputted by said output unit, based on a determination result of said determination unit, according to a second procedure, with image quality of a virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
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14. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program to control an image processing apparatus connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and capable of outputting an image to be printed to the print unit, comprising:
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code to capture a real space image with an image sensing unit; code to generate a virtual space image with a generation unit according to a viewpoint position and orientation of the image sensing unit; code to obtain a mixed reality space image with a composition unit by combining the real space image captured by the image sensing unit and the virtual space image generated by the generation unit; code to display a mixed reality space image obtained by the composition unit on a display unit; code to output on an output unit a mixed reality space image, which is obtained by the composition unit, to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction; code to check, with a determination unit, a positional relationship among the image sensing unit, an observer observing the mixed reality space image, and a virtual space object, and determining whether or not the observer is occluded by the virtual space object in the mixed reality space image, wherein the generation unit generates a virtual space image to be displayed by the display unit according to a first procedure, and the generation unit generates a virtual space image to be outputted by the output unit, based on determination result of the determination unit, according to a second procedure, with image quality of virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure.
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15. An image processing method to be executed by an image processing apparatus which is connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and can output an image to be printed to the print unit, comprising:
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an image sensing step of capturing a real space image using an image sensing unit; a generation step of generating a virtual space image according to a viewpoint position and orientation of the image sensing unit; a composition step of obtaining a mixed reality space image by combining the captured real space image and the generated virtual space image; a displaying step of displaying the obtained mixed reality space image; and an output step of outputting the obtained mixed reality space image to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction, wherein a virtual space image to be displayed is generated according to a first procedure, and a virtual space image to be outputted is generated according to a second procedure, with image quality of a virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure.
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16. An image processing method to be executed by an image processing apparatus which is connected to a print unit adapted to print an image, and can output an image to be printed to the print unit, comprising:
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an image sensing step of capturing a real space image using an image sensing unit; a generation step of generating a virtual space image according to a viewpoint position and orientation of the image sensing unit; a composition step of obtaining a mixed reality space image by combining the captured real space image and the generated virtual space image; a displaying step of displaying the obtained mixed reality space image; an output step of outputting the obtained mixed reality space image to the print unit in response to an input of a print instruction, and a determination step to check a positional relationship among the image sensing unit, an observer observing the mixed reality space image, and a virtual space object, and determining whether or not the observer is occluded by the virtual space object in the mixed reality space image, wherein a virtual space image to be displayed is generated according to a first procedure, and a virtual space image to be outputted is generated according to a second procedure, with image quality of a virtual space image generated according to the second procedure being higher than that of a virtual space image generated according to the first procedure.
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