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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Ohata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/122 (2017.12); H04N 13/156 (2017.12); H04N 13/344 (2017.12); H04N 13/366 (2017.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/122 (2018.04); H04N 13/156 (2018.04); H04N 13/344 (2018.04); H04N 13/366 (2018.04);
Abstract
Methods and/or apparatus provide for acquiring a first image obtained by imaging an event taking place in a real space; generating a display image by merging the first image into a second image representing a virtual space that establishes an alternative version by: (i) reproducing real elements that are a focus of the event, (ii) omitting real peripheral elements, and (iii) presenting alternative virtual elements, such that the first image has an inconspicuous border when the display image is presented to a user.