Picture display controller, moving-picture information transmission/reception system, picture display controlling method, moving-picture information transmitting/receiving method, and computer program
First Claim
1. A picture display controller for outputting, to a display unit, a picture taken from a specific point of view, selected or synthesized from moving-picture data including pictures taken from a plurality of viewpoints, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing the moving picture data;
an input unit; and
a selector configured to select a picture to be displayed on the display unit, select and execute either a preset mode in which a picture is displayed according to a preset picture display program corresponding to the moving-picture data and arranged as time-series data for identifying a picture to be displayed or a manual mode in which a picture to be displayed is identified based on a viewpoint setting command supplied from the input unit, shift from the preset mode to the manual mode and output to the display unit a picture taken from a viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered, shift from the manual mode to the preset mode and output to the display unit the picture according to the preset picture display program when a viewpoint setting command is not entered within a predetermined period of time, continue in the manual mode and output to the display unit the picture from the viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered again for a second time within the predetermined period of time, and continue in the manual mode and output to the display unit a picture taken from a new viewpoint when a new viewpoint setting command is entered within the predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
A picture display controller can display picture data taken from a plurality of viewpoints in a flexible manner. For displaying moving-picture data taken from the plurality of viewpoints, read from a storage medium or received from a server, switching can be made at any time between a manual mode in which a picture is selected or synthesized based on designated information such as viewpoint position included in a viewpoint setting command from the controller operated by the user or from the sensor such as head tracker and displayed and a preset mode in which moving-picture data taken from different viewpoints are selected one after another according to a picture display program preset for a moving picture and displayed. With this system design, a user'"'"'s setting can be made effective only for a picture portion in which he is interested.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A picture display controller for outputting, to a display unit, a picture taken from a specific point of view, selected or synthesized from moving-picture data including pictures taken from a plurality of viewpoints, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory for storing the moving picture data; an input unit; and a selector configured to select a picture to be displayed on the display unit, select and execute either a preset mode in which a picture is displayed according to a preset picture display program corresponding to the moving-picture data and arranged as time-series data for identifying a picture to be displayed or a manual mode in which a picture to be displayed is identified based on a viewpoint setting command supplied from the input unit, shift from the preset mode to the manual mode and output to the display unit a picture taken from a viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered, shift from the manual mode to the preset mode and output to the display unit the picture according to the preset picture display program when a viewpoint setting command is not entered within a predetermined period of time, continue in the manual mode and output to the display unit the picture from the viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered again for a second time within the predetermined period of time, and continue in the manual mode and output to the display unit a picture taken from a new viewpoint when a new viewpoint setting command is entered within the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A moving-picture transmission/reception system comprising:
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a server holding moving-picture data including pictures taken from a plurality of viewpoints and for distributing the moving-picture data; and a user system to display a picture based on the moving-picture data received from the server, the user system comprising; a selector configured to select a picture to be displayed on the display unit, select and execute either a preset mode in which a picture is displayed according to a preset picture display program corresponding to the moving-picture data and arranged as time-series data for identifying a picture to be displayed or a manual mode in which a picture to be displayed is identified based on a viewpoint setting command supplied from an input unit or a sensor, shift from the preset mode to the manual mode and output to the display unit a picture taken from a viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered, shift from the manual mode to the preset mode and output to the display unit the picture according to the preset picture display program when a viewpoint setting command is not entered within a predetermined period of time, continue in the manual mode and output to the display unit the picture from the viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered again for a second time within the predetermined period of time, and continue in the manual mode and output to the display unit a picture taken from a new viewpoint when a new viewpoint setting command is entered within the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A picture display controlling method of outputting, to a display unit, a picture taken from a specific point of view, selected or synthesized from moving-picture data including pictures taken from a plurality of viewpoints, the method comprising:
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setting either a preset mode in which a picture is displayed according to a preset picture display program corresponding to the moving-picture data and arranged as time-series data for identifying a picture to be displayed or a manual mode in which a picture to be displayed is identified based on a viewpoint setting command supplied from an input unit; selecting a picture to be displayed on the display unit according to the selected mode; shifting from the preset mode to the manual mode and displaying a picture taken from a viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered; shifting from the manual mode to the preset mode and displaying the picture according to the preset picture display program when a viewpoint setting command is not entered within a predetermined period of time; continuing in the manual mode and displaying the picture from the viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered again for a second time within the predetermined period of time; and continuing in the manual mode and displaying a picture taken from a new viewpoint when a new viewpoint setting command is entered within the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A moving-picture transmitting/receiving method for use in a moving-picture information transmission/reception system including a server holding moving-picture data including pictures taken from a plurality of viewpoints and distributing the moving-picture data, and a user system to display a picture based on the moving-picture data received from the server, the method comprising:
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selecting and executing either a preset mode in which a picture is displayed according to a preset picture display program corresponding to the moving-picture data and arranged as time-series data for identifying a picture to be displayed or a manual mode in which a picture to be displayed is identified based on a viewpoint setting command supplied from an input unit; shifting from the preset mode to the manual mode and displaying a picture taken from a viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered; shifting from the manual mode to the preset mode and displaying the picture according to the preset picture display program when a viewpoint setting command is not entered within a predetermined period of time; continuing in the manual mode and displaying the picture from the viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered again for a second time within the predetermined period of time; and continuing in the manual mode and displaying a picture taken from a new viewpoint when a new viewpoint setting command is entered within the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable storage media storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method for providing a picture display control for outputting, to a display means, a picture taken from a specific point of view, selected or synthesized from moving-picture data including pictures taken from a plurality of viewpoints, the method comprising:
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setting either a preset mode in which a picture is displayed according to a preset picture display program corresponding to the moving-picture data and arranged as time-series data for identifying a picture to be displayed or a manual mode in which a picture to be displayed is identified based on a viewpoint setting command supplied from an input unit; shifting from the preset mode to the manual mode and displaying a picture taken from a viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered; shifting from the manual mode to the preset mode and displaying the picture according to the preset picture display program when a viewpoint setting command is not entered within a predetermined period of time; continuing in the manual mode and displaying the picture from the viewpoint based on the viewpoint setting command when the viewpoint setting command is entered again for a second time within the predetermined period of time; and continuing in the manual mode and displaying a picture taken from a new viewpoint when a new viewpoint setting command is entered within the predetermined period of time.
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Specification