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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Hiroaki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Aso, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Iizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiko Shimoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taichi Matsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Aso, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Iizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiko Shimoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taichi Matsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention has as its object to provide a high-quality composite image of a real image and virtual image to a viewer or the like. To achieve this object, the position/posture of photographing means for photographing a performer or the like is measured, the position/posture of an HMD, which the performer or the like wears, and which allows the viewer to see through the external world, is measured, a CG at the viewpoint of the photographing means and image data photographed by the photographing means are aligned and composited on the basis of the measurement result of the position/posture of the photographing means, CG at the viewpoint of the HMD and image data photographed by a camera built in the HMD are aligned and composited on the basis of the measurement result of the position/posture of the HMD, and image data is displayed on the HMD.