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Image processing apparatus and method for obtaining position and orientation of imaging apparatus

  • US 9,767,563 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2015
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

  • a processor and memory;

    an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image from an imaging apparatus that captures an image of a physical space;

    a detection unit configured to detect at least one image feature from the acquired image;

    a generation unit configured to generate a combined image by combining a predetermined object which indicates the detected image feature with the captured image;

    a display unit configured to display the combined image to a user; and

    an obtaining unit configured to obtain a position and an orientation of the imaging apparatus based on a three-dimensional position of the detected image feature and a user'"'"'s instruction indicating whether the detected image feature is a disabled image feature or an enabled image feature,wherein the display unit displays a feedback image to the user on the basis of the position and the orientation of the imaging apparatus, andwherein at least one of the units is implemented upon execution of instructions stored in the memory by the processor.

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