INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD
First Claim
1. An information displaying apparatus comprising:
- an image input section that receives as input a captured real-world image;
a distance acquisition section that acquires a distance between an object shown in the input captured real-world image and a viewpoint of the captured real-world image;
an object superimposition section that outputs an image in which information relating to the object is superimposed on the captured real-world image; and
an information output control section that controls the information output from the object superimposition section,wherein the information output control section decides a way of presenting the information output from the object superimposition section, according to the acquired distance.
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Abstract
An information displaying apparatus capable of providing an easy-to-see display of information that the user wants to know out of information related to objects seen in a captured real-world image. The information displaying apparatus (100) comprises: an image input unit (300) for inputting a captured real-world image; a distance acquiring unit (650) for acquiring the distance between an object seen in the input captured real-world image and a view point of the captured real-world image; an object superimposing unit (710) for outputting an image in which information related to the object is superimposed on the captured real-world image; and an information output control unit (690) for controlling the information outputted by the object superimposing unit (710). The information output control unit (690) decides, in accordance with the acquired distance, how to present the information outputted by the object superimposing unit (710).
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18 Claims
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1. An information displaying apparatus comprising:
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an image input section that receives as input a captured real-world image; a distance acquisition section that acquires a distance between an object shown in the input captured real-world image and a viewpoint of the captured real-world image; an object superimposition section that outputs an image in which information relating to the object is superimposed on the captured real-world image; and an information output control section that controls the information output from the object superimposition section, wherein the information output control section decides a way of presenting the information output from the object superimposition section, according to the acquired distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information displaying method comprising the steps of:
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receiving as input a captured real-world image; acquiring a distance between an object shown in the input captured real-world image and a viewpoint of the captured real-world image; deciding a way of presenting information relating to the object according to the acquired distance; and outputting the information superimposed on the captured real-world image so as to be presented in a decided way of presenting.
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