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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Kaname Tomite, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Ohshima, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Kaname Tomite, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Ohshima, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2011.01); G06T 15/60 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2013.01); G06T 15/60 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for combining a real space image with a virtual image, includes: causing an imaging unit to capture an image of a real space; generating an image covering a predetermined space based on a plurality of real images in the captured real space; extracting position information of a light source based on the generated image; and adding a light source or a shadow on the virtual image based on the extracted position information of the light source.