Image processing device, display device, information recording medium, image processing method, and program for virtual reality content

An image processing device comprising

• a data processing unit configured to execute data recording on an information recording medium, wherein
• the data processing unit generates a database file storing VR identification information indicating which one of virtual reality (VR) images of type 1 and type 2, and a non-VR image other than the VR images is included as recording image data on the information recording medium, and records the database file on the information recording medium, the VR images enabling selective display of images in different directions,
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format,
• the data processing unit records, in the index file, VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium, and
• the data processing unit is implemented via at least one processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium comprising:

• a reproduction data file storing image data;
• and
• a database file storing VR identification information as recorded data, the VR identification information indicating which one of virtual reality (VR) images of type 1 and type 2, and a non-VR image other than the VR images is included as image data stored in the reproduction data file, the VR images enabling selective display of images in different directions, wherein
• a reproduction device is capable of selectively reproducing image data of a type suitable for a display function of a display device configured to display reproduction data by referring to the VR identification information,
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format, and
• the index file is configured to store VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium.

A display device comprising:

• a communication unit configured to execute data transmission to/reception from a reproduction device configured to execute reproduction processing for recorded data on an information recording medium;
• and
• a data processing unit, wherein
• the data processing unit generates display device information including display function information about whether the display device is capable of displaying a virtual reality (VR) image and outputs the display device information to the reproduction device, the VR image enabling selective display of images in different directions,
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format,
• the index file is configured to store VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium, and
• the communication unit and the data processing unit are each implemented via at least one processor.

An image processing method to be executed in an image processing device, the method comprising:

• executing reproduction processing for recorded data on an information recording medium;
• receiving, from a display device configured to perform display processing on reproduction data supplied from the information recording medium, display device information including display function information about whether the display device is capable of displaying a virtual reality (VR) image, the VR image enabling selective display of images in different directions;
• acquiring, from a database file recorded on the information recording medium, VR identification information indicating whether or not image data recorded on the information recording medium includes the VR image;
• and
• reading, from the information recording medium, image data that can be displayed on the display device on the basis of a result of comparison between the display device information and the VR identification information, and outputs the image data to the display device, wherein
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format, and
• VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium is recorded in the index file.

An image processing method to be executed in an image processing device, the method comprising:

• executing data recording on an information recording medium;
• generating a database file storing VR identification information indicating which one of virtual reality (VR) images of type 1 and type 2, and a non-VR image other than the VR images is included as recording image data on the information recording medium, and records the database file on the information recording medium, the VR images enabling selective display of images in different directions, wherein the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format;
• and
• recording, in the index file, VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium.

An image processing method to be executed in a display device, method comprising:

• executing data transmission to/reception from a reproduction device configured to execute reproduction processing for recorded data on an information recording medium;
• and
• generating display device information including display function information about whether the display device is capable of displaying a virtual reality (VR) image and outputs the display device information to the reproduction device, the VR image enabling selective display of images in different directions, wherein
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format, and
• the index file is configured to store VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

• executing reproduction processing for recorded data on an information recording medium;
• receiving, from a display device configured to perform display processing on reproduction data supplied from the information recording medium, display device information including display function information about whether the display device is capable of displaying a virtual reality (VR) image, the VR image enabling selective display of images in different directions;
• acquiring, from a database file recorded on the information recording medium, VR identification information indicating whether or not image data recorded on the information recording medium includes the VR image;
• and
• reading, from the information recording medium, image data that can be displayed on the display device on the basis of a result of comparison between the display device information and the VR identification information, and outputting the image data to the display device, wherein
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format, and
• VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium is recorded in the index file.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

• executing data recording on an information recording medium;
• generating a database file storing VR identification information indicating which one of virtual reality (VR) images of type 1 and type 2, and a non-VR image other than the VR images is included as recording image data on the information recording medium, and recording the database file on the information recording medium, the VR images enabling selective display of images in different directions, wherein the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format;
• and
• recording, in the index file, VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

• causing a display device to execute image processing;
• executing data transmission to/reception from a reproduction device configured to execute reproduction processing for recorded data on an information recording medium;
• and
• generating display device information including display function information about whether the display device is capable of displaying a virtual reality (VR) image and outputting the display device information to the reproduction device, the VR image enabling selective display of images in different directions, wherein
• the database file is a data file of any one of an index file, a playlist file, and a clip information file defined in a BDMV disk format, and
• the index file is configured to store VR identification information about an entire recorded data on the information recording medium.