Image management apparatus and system, and method for controlling display of captured image

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10147160-B2
Application number	US-201615270583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	Sep 30, 2015
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

An image management apparatus controls a display of a captured image, the apparatus being connected to a communication terminal through a network. The apparatus includes a receiver and circuitry. The receiver receives, from the communication terminal, an instruction for displaying a drawn image drawn by a user on a captured image while the captured image is being displayed to the user, the captured image being a full spherical panoramic image. The circuitry generates an attachment image containing the drawn image, and attaches the attachment image containing the drawn image to the captured image, the attachment image containing the drawn image being a planar image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image management apparatus for controlling a display of a captured image, the apparatus connected to a communication terminal through a network, the apparatus comprising:
a receiver to receive, from the communication terminal, an instruction for displaying a drawn image drawn by a user on a captured image while the captured image is being displayed to the user, the captured image being a full spherical panoramic image; and
circuitry to
generate an attachment image containing the drawn image, and
attach the attachment image containing the drawn image to the captured image, the attachment image containing the drawn image being a planar image,

wherein the circuitry is configured to attach the attachment image to the captured image along a normal of a straight line passing through a center of the drawn image and a reference position, the reference position representing a point of view from which a predetermined area of the captured image is within a field of view.

2. The image management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the circuitry is further configured to apply processing to the attachment image to make a portion in the attachment image other than the drawn image transparent.

3. The image management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the straight line intersects with a boundary of the captured image at a first intersection point and a second intersection point, the first intersection point being farther from the reference position than the second intersection point, and
the circuitry is further configured to set the normal of the straight line at a position that is obtained by moving the first intersection point to an inner side of the captured image by a predetermined distance along the straight line.

4. An image communication system, comprising:
the image management apparatus of claim 1 ; and
a communication terminal that displays, on a display, the captured image attached with the attachment image.

5. An image management system for controlling a display of a captured image, comprising one or more processors configured to:
receive, from a communication terminal, an instruction for displaying a drawn image drawn by a user on a captured image while the captured image is being displayed to the user, the captured image being a full spherical panoramic image; wherein
generate an attachment image containing the drawn image; and
attach the attachment image containing the drawing image to the captured image, the attachment image having the drawn image being a planar image wherein
the one or more processors are configured to attach the attachment image to the captured image along a normal of a straight line passing through a center of the drawn image and a reference position, the reference position representing a point of view from which a predetermined area of the captured image is within a field of view.

6. A method for controlling a display of a captured image, comprising:
receiving, from a communication terminal, an instruction for displaying a drawn image drawn by a user on a captured image while the captured image is being displayed to the user, the captured image being a full spherical panoramic image;
generating an attachment image containing the drawn image; and
attaching the attachment image containing the drawn image to the captured image, the attachment image containing the drawn image being a planar image, wherein
the attaching step includes attaching the attachment image to the captured image along a normal of a straight line passing through a center of the drawn image and a reference position, the reference position representing a point of view from which a predetermined area of the captured image is within a field of view.

Assignees

• Mitsui Satoshi
• Nagafuchi Tatsuya
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mitsui Satoshi
• Nagafuchi Tatsuya

Classifications

• G06T11/60 Primary

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• H04N2201/3273

  Display · CPC title

• H04N2201/3245

  of image modifying data, e.g. handwritten addenda, highlights or augmented reality information · CPC title

• H04N1/32128

  attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image (for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144) · CPC title

• H04N1/00496

  Constructional details of the interface or console not otherwise provided for, e.g. rotating or tilting means · CPC title