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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Kotaro Hakoda, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Yamaji, Osaka, JP;
Shinsuke Ogata, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A user interface control device provides a GUI allowing a depth of a graphic to be easily set when composing the graphic with a stereoscopic image. The device comprises: a graphic information obtaining unit that specifies an area occupied by the graphic when the graphic is arranged on one of two viewpoint images forming a stereoscopic image; a depth information analyzing unit that acquires a depth of a subject appearing within the specified area occupied by the graphic in the one viewpoint image; and a depth setting presenting unit that presents a first alternative and a second alternative for setting a depth of the graphic, the first alternative corresponding to the depth of the subject, and the second alternative corresponding to a depth differing for the depth of the subject.