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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Akihito Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Hayashida, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Hayashida, Tokyo, JP;
Sega Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus is disclosed that displays a three-dimensional map including displays of a road and a three-dimensional building on a display unit. The image processing apparatus includes a managing unit that divides bearings into a predetermined number of bearing regions and manages identification information of a distant view pattern assigned to each of the bearing regions for each of a plurality of locations, an acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the distant view pattern assigned to each of the bearing regions for a current location, and a depiction unit that depicts a background image behind a display area for displaying the road and the building based on the acquired identification information of the distant view pattern.