Method for simulating operation of object and apparatus for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8994729-B2
Application number	US-81979810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2010
Priority date	Jun 23, 2009
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprises a simulation unit which performs a simulation of operation of an object and a display unit which generates based on a result of the simulation an image in which a virtual object is operating and displays the image. The apparatus further comprises a calculating unit which calculates a position and orientation of a predetermined part of an observer who observes the virtual object being displayed, and a generating unit which generates a parameter for use in the simulation based on the position and orientation of the predetermined part of the observer and the position and orientation of the virtual object. This structure makes it possible to set parameters of simulation in a virtual-reality or mixed-reality space through manipulation performed by the observer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus which performs a simulation of an operation of an object, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
obtain a real space image including a predetermined part of an observer who observes a result of the simulation, the real space image being captured by an image capturing unit attached on a display device;
acquire a position of a predetermined part of the observer based on the obtained real space image;…

Assignees

• Nakamura Naohito
• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakamura Naohito

Classifications

• G06F3/017

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F30/20

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/011

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06T19/006 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/5009

  Physics · mapped topic