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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2006
Rieko Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Saishu, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Numazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzo Hirayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Rieko Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuo Saishu, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Numazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzo Hirayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multi-viewpoint image generation apparatus includes: a generation screen display unit that controls a two-dimensional image display device to display a two-dimensional image indicating an arrangement of the object in a multi-viewpoint image to be displayed on a the three-dimensional image display device; a modification command acquisition unit that acquires a modification command; a camera control unit that modifies a camera condition including a number of cameras corresponding to the multi-viewpoint image, a placement position of each of the cameras, a size of the projection plane of each of the cameras, a point of regard, and a projection method, based on the modification command acquired by the modification command acquisition unit; and a multi-viewpoint image generation unit that generates the multi-viewpoint image acquired by the cameras being configured according to the camera condition modified by the camera control unit.