Information processing device and method, recording medium, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for reproducing content data which is viewed by a plurality of users simultaneously, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- a single imaging circuit configured to pick up an image of a plurality of users of the information processing apparatus simultaneously; and
circuitry configured toreproduce the content data, generate a mirror image of the image of the plurality of users picked up by the imaging circuit,detect a position of a pointer of at least one of the plurality of users in the mirror image,measure a distance from the information processing apparatus to the plurality of usersextract an area containing the detected position of the pointer of the at least one of the plurality of users from the mirror image, based on the measured distance to the plurality of users, andcomposite the extracted area from the mirror image onto an image of the content data reproduced so that the pointer appears partially transparent on the image of the content data.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a recording medium, and a program for allowing communicating parties at remote locations to view the same displayed content and to point to desired positions on the displayed image of the content. A user A and a user B viewing themselves and the content on a cross-faded mode may point to desired positions on the content image with their fingertips. Motion vectors of the fingertips are then detected in particular areas extracted from the image in a manner containing the detected positions. The detected motion vectors are translated into a pointer for the user A and a pointer for the user B, the pointers being alpha-blended with the content image. The two pointers extracted from a single image are associated with the users A and B by use of different Cyber Codes attached to the fingertips of each user, for example.
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16 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for reproducing content data which is viewed by a plurality of users simultaneously, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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a single imaging circuit configured to pick up an image of a plurality of users of the information processing apparatus simultaneously; and circuitry configured to reproduce the content data, generate a mirror image of the image of the plurality of users picked up by the imaging circuit, detect a position of a pointer of at least one of the plurality of users in the mirror image, measure a distance from the information processing apparatus to the plurality of users extract an area containing the detected position of the pointer of the at least one of the plurality of users from the mirror image, based on the measured distance to the plurality of users, and composite the extracted area from the mirror image onto an image of the content data reproduced so that the pointer appears partially transparent on the image of the content data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing method for an image processing apparatus to reproduce content data which is viewed by a plurality of users simultaneously, the method comprising:
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picking up an image of a plurality of users of an information processing apparatus simultaneously using a single imaging circuit; generating a mirror image of the image of the plurality of users; detecting a position of a pointer of at least one of the plurality of users in the mirror image, the detecting including measuring a distance from the information processing apparatus to the plurality of users; extracting an area containing the detected pointer of the at least one of the plurality of users from the mirror image based on the measured distance to the plurality of users; and compositing the extracted area in the mirror image onto an image of the content data reproduced so that the pointer appears partially transparent on the image of the content data; and
reproducing the content data with the extracted area composited thereover. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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