Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9741174-B2
Application number	US-201514970093-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	Jan 14, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an imaging unit that obtains a captured image including position identification information identifying a position in which a virtual object represented by an image including an immovable part and a movable part is to be displayed; a generator that generates a composite image obtained by combining the virtual object with the captured image in the position thereof identified by the position identification information; a display unit that displays thereon the composite image; an operation receiver that receives an operation on the movable part included in the composite image displayed on the display unit; and a display controller that controls the display of the movable part, based on display setting information for displaying the virtual object, when the operation receiver has received the operation on the movable part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to execute steps of:
obtaining a captured image including position identification information identifying a position in which a virtual object represented by an image including an immovable part and a movable part is to be displayed;
generating a composite image obtained by combining the virtual object with the captured image in the position thereof identified by the position identification information;
receiving an operation on the movable part included in the composite image displayed on a display; and
a controlling the display of the movable part, based on display setting information for displaying the virtual object, when the operation on the movable part has been received; and
displaying on the display a moving image of a virtual object representing a state in which a printing device corresponding to the virtual object ejects a printed material when printing has been performed, according to a print speed of the printing device corresponding to the virtual object.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus receives the display setting information and stores the display setting information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus receives an operation of specifying an installation limit area that indicates limits of an area in which an object corresponding to the virtual object is to be installed, and generates the composite image obtained by further combining information representing the installation limit area with the captured image.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the information processing apparatus changes a display state of the information representing the installation limit area if the installation limit area is not capable of accommodating the virtual object.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus receives an operation indicating a selection of a virtual detachable object that is attachable to and detachable from the virtual object, and generates the composite image obtained by combining the virtual object including the virtual detachable object with the captured image.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus receives an operation of selecting a piece of identification information for the virtual object from a plurality of pieces of identification information for the virtual object, and generates the composite image obtained by combining the virtual object identified by the selected piece of identification information with the captured image, in the position identified by the position identification information included in the captured image.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus generates the composite image obtained by combining, with the captured image, the virtual object a display state of which has been changed by applying at least one of enlargement, contraction, translation, and rotation to the virtual object according to a change in at least either of a position in the captured image and a shape of the position identification information, and displays the composite image obtained by combining the virtual object the display state of which has been changed with the captured image, on the display.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus displays a website on a network from which an object corresponding to the virtual object is available, on the display.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus displays a map indicating a location where an object corresponding to the virtual object is available, on the display.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus displays information on an object corresponding to the virtual object, on the display.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus displays information on a similar object that includes information similar to information on an object corresponding to the virtual object, on the display.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus displays a moving image of the virtual object representing a replacement procedure of a component of an object corresponding to the virtual object, on the display.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus displays a region selection screen to select a region from a plurality of regions, on the display, and performs display control based on region setting information associated with the selected region.

14. A method for information processing conducted by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
obtaining a captured image including position identification information identifying a position in which a virtual object represented by an image including an immovable part and a movable part is to be displayed;
generating a composite image obtained by combining the virtual object with the captured image in the position thereof identified by the position identification information;
receiving an operation on the movable part included in the composite image displayed on a display;
controlling the display of the movable part, based on display setting information for displaying the virtual object, when the operation on the movable part has been received; and
displaying on the display unit a moving image of a virtual object representing a state in which a printing device corresponding to the virtual object ejects a printed material when printing has been performed, according to a print speed of the printing device corresponding to the virtual object.

15. A program product including a program of instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium and executable by a processor included in an information processing apparatus that comprises the processor and a display unit, the processor being configured by execution of the program of instructions to perform a method comprising:
generating a composite image obtained by combining the virtual object with the captured image in the position thereof identified by the position identification information;
receiving an operation on the movable part included in the composite image displayed on the display unit;
a controlling the display of the movable part, based on display setting information for displaying the virtual object, when the operation on the movable part is received; and
displaying on the display a moving image of a virtual object representing a state in which a printing device corresponding to the virtual object ejects a printed material when printing has been performed, according to a print speed of the printing device corresponding to the virtual object.

Assignees

• Kita Atsushi
• Takayama Akira
• Yamamoto Daisuke
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kita Atsushi
• Takayama Akira
• Yamamoto Daisuke

Classifications

• G06T2219/2004

  Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts · CPC title

• G06T2219/2016

  Rotation, translation, scaling · CPC title

• G06F3/01 Primary

  Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06T19/20

  Editing of three-dimensional [3D] images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts · CPC title

• G06T19/006 Primary

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title