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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2012
Akiyoshi Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Agata, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Makishima, Tokyo, JP;
Akiyoshi Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Agata, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Yamaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Makishima, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A video-image selection unit cyclically acquires at least two types of video images. A replacing mask determination unit selects, for each acquired video image, a mask pattern for masking a video image acquired by the video-image selection unit by replacing some pixels composing the video image with pixels of a single color such that said some pixels are spatially removed. Based on the mask pattern, the video-image replacing unit replaces said some pixels composing the video image with the pixels of a single color. A video-image output unit outputs the video image for which the replacement was performed. When selecting a mask pattern, the replacing mask determination unit selects a mask pattern that is different from a mask pattern used for the last video image, the mask pattern being different in the position of pixels not to be replaced with pixels of a single color.