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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Takuhiro Dohta, Kyoto, JP;
Takuhiro Dohta, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A computer of an information processing apparatus sets an α value of each pixel in accordance with a depth value (Z value) of the pixel of a reference image. The α value is set such that a synthesizing ratio of the reference image is higher for a pixel having a depth value closer to a predetermined reference value. Next, the computer increases the α value which is set for a pixel having a smaller α value among two adjacent pixels which have an α value difference of a predetermined value or greater. Then, the computer synthesizes the reference image and a blurred image corresponding to the reference image based on the α value which is set for each pixel after being processed by the increasing processing.