Image providing system and image providing method
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1. An image providing system comprising:
- a terminal which has a visual axis by using which a user points a target object to be identified from a plurality of objects and is configured to identify said target object pointed by said visual axis from said plurality of objects;
an information generating server configured to acquire an internal image as an image of an inside of said target object or an external image as an image of external surroundings, which is taken from said target object, and generate a display image as an image to be outputted by said terminal based on said internal image or said external image, wherein said external surroundings can not be seen from said user with eyes and said display image is an image to be seen along a direction of the terminal which is a direction of said visual axis or a direction close to said direction of said visual axis; and
a positional information server configured to store object positional information as three-dimensional positional information of each of said plurality of objects and retrieval information as information for accessing to information generating server corresponding to said target object such that said object positional information and said retrieval information are respectively correlated to said each object,wherein said terminal includes;
a position sensor configured to detect terminal positional information indicating a position of said terminal,a direction sensor configured to detect terminal directional information indicating said direction of said terminal,a user image acquisition camera for acquiring an image of a user,an identifying unit configured to detect a face and both eyes from an image of a face of a user taken by said user image acquisition camera, set a user position indicating a position of said user at a center point between said both eyes based on said image of said face and said terminal positional information, and identify said target object based on said user position, said terminal positional information and said object positional information,an information acquiring unit configured to access said information generating server corresponding to said target object based on said retrieval information, and acquire said display image of said target object, andan output unit configured to display said display image.
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Abstract
A terminal has a visual axis by using which a user points to a target object. An information generating server acquires an internal image or an external image of the target object pointed by a user, and generates a display image which is displayed on the terminal.
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1. An image providing system comprising:
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a terminal which has a visual axis by using which a user points a target object to be identified from a plurality of objects and is configured to identify said target object pointed by said visual axis from said plurality of objects; an information generating server configured to acquire an internal image as an image of an inside of said target object or an external image as an image of external surroundings, which is taken from said target object, and generate a display image as an image to be outputted by said terminal based on said internal image or said external image, wherein said external surroundings can not be seen from said user with eyes and said display image is an image to be seen along a direction of the terminal which is a direction of said visual axis or a direction close to said direction of said visual axis; and a positional information server configured to store object positional information as three-dimensional positional information of each of said plurality of objects and retrieval information as information for accessing to information generating server corresponding to said target object such that said object positional information and said retrieval information are respectively correlated to said each object, wherein said terminal includes; a position sensor configured to detect terminal positional information indicating a position of said terminal, a direction sensor configured to detect terminal directional information indicating said direction of said terminal, a user image acquisition camera for acquiring an image of a user, an identifying unit configured to detect a face and both eyes from an image of a face of a user taken by said user image acquisition camera, set a user position indicating a position of said user at a center point between said both eyes based on said image of said face and said terminal positional information, and identify said target object based on said user position, said terminal positional information and said object positional information, an information acquiring unit configured to access said information generating server corresponding to said target object based on said retrieval information, and acquire said display image of said target object, and an output unit configured to display said display image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image providing system comprising:
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a terminal which has a visual axis by using which a user points a target object to be identified from a plurality of objects and is configured to identify said target object pointed by said visual axis from said plurality of objects; an information generating server configured to acquire an internal image as an image of an inside of said target object, and generate a display image as an image to be outputted by said terminal based on said internal image, wherein said internal image can not be seen from said user with eyes and said display image is an image to be seen along a direction of the terminal which is a direction of said visual axis or a direction close to said direction of said visual axis; and a positional information server configured to store object positional information as three-dimensional positional information of each of said plurality of objects and retrieval information as information for accessing to information generating server corresponding to said target object such that said object positional information and said retrieval information are respectively correlated to said each object, wherein said terminal identifies said target object pointed by said visual axis based on a position of said terminal and the direction of said terminal, accesses said information generating server corresponding to said target object based on said retrieval information of said identified target object, acquires said display image of said target object from said information generating server, and displays said display image, said terminal including; a position sensor configured to detect terminal positional information indicating the position of said terminal; a direction sensor configured to detect terminal directional information indicating said direction of said terminal; an identifying unit configured to identify said target object based on said terminal positional information, said terminal directional information and said object positional information; an output unit configured to display said display image; and an information acquiring unit configured to access said information generating server corresponding to said target object based on said retrieval information, acquire said display image of said target object, and output said display image to said output unit, wherein said information generating server includes; an image acquiring unit including one or more image acquisition cameras for acquiring said internal image; a display image generating unit configured to estimate a three-dimensional shape of the inside of said target object based on said internal image, and generate said display image, an arbitrary view point image in which said three-dimensional shape is seen from said position indicated by said terminal positional information along said direction indicated by said terminal directional information; and an information generating unit configured to order said output unit to generate information based on a request from said information acquiring unit. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An image providing method comprising:
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identifying a target object pointed by a visual axis which is set to a terminal in order to point said target object as an object which a user intends to identify from a plurality of objects; accessing an information generating server corresponding to said identified target object; and displaying on an output unit of said terminal, an internal image as an image of an inside of said target object, wherein said internal image can not be seen from said user with eyes, said internal image is an image to be seen along a direction of said visual axis or a direction close to said direction of said visual axis, and said identifying said target object includes; acquiring said terminal positional information as a position of said terminal; acquiring object positional information as positional information of said target object; detecting a face and both eyes of user from an image acquired by a user image acquisition camera of said terminal; setting a user position indicating a position of said user at a center point of a line connecting said both eyes of said user based on an image of said face and said terminal positional information; and identifying said target object based on said user position, said terminal positional information, and said object positional information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium which records a program that when executed causes a terminal to perform a method comprising:
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identifying a target object pointed by a visual axis which is set to said terminal in order to point said target object as an object which a user intends to identify from a plurality of objects; accessing an information generating server corresponding to said identified target object; and displaying on an output unit of said terminal, an internal image as an image of an inside of said target object, wherein said internal image can not be seen from said user with eyes, said internal image is an image to be seen along a direction of said visual axis or a direction close to said direction of said visual axis, and said identifying said target object includes; acquiring said terminal positional information as a position of said terminal; acquiring object positional information as positional information of said target object; detecting a face and both eyes of user from an image acquired by a user image acquisition camera of said terminal; setting a user position indicating a position of said user at a center point of a line connecting said both eyes of said user based on an image of said face and said terminal positional information; and identifying said target object based on said user position, said terminal positional information, and said object positional information.
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