Augmented reality apparatus and method
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1. An augmented reality apparatus comprising:
- a viewing angle determination module which determines a viewing angle of a user;
an attitude determination module which determines an attitude of the augmented reality apparatus using distances between the user and the augmented reality apparatus measured by at least two distance sensors;
an image input module which captures an image of one or more subjects;
a direction control module which controls a direction of the image input module based on the viewing angle of the user and the attitude of the augmented reality apparatus;
an image synthesization module which generates a synthesized image by synthesizing the captured image with a digital image; and
a display module which displays the synthesized image.
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Abstract
An augmented reality apparatus and method in which the direction of a camera is adjusted to be consistent with a direction toward which a user faces and an augmented reality image is realized for a subject image incident from the adjusted camera direction. The augmented reality apparatus includes a viewing angle determination module which determines a viewing angle of a user, an image input module which receives an image of one or more subjects within the viewing angle of the user, an image synthesization module which generates a synthesized image by synthesizing the subject image with a digital image, and a display module which displays the synthesized image.
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1. An augmented reality apparatus comprising:
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a viewing angle determination module which determines a viewing angle of a user; an attitude determination module which determines an attitude of the augmented reality apparatus using distances between the user and the augmented reality apparatus measured by at least two distance sensors; an image input module which captures an image of one or more subjects; a direction control module which controls a direction of the image input module based on the viewing angle of the user and the attitude of the augmented reality apparatus; an image synthesization module which generates a synthesized image by synthesizing the captured image with a digital image; and a display module which displays the synthesized image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An augmented reality method comprising:
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determining a viewing angle of a user; determining an attitude of the augmented reality apparatus using distances between the user and the augmented reality apparatus measured by at least two distance sensors; controlling a direction of image input of the augmented reality apparatus based on the viewing angle of the user and the attitude of the augmented reality apparatus; capturing an image of one or more subjects in the direction of image input; generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the subject image with a digital image; and displaying the synthesized image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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