Image display method, image distribution method, image display apparatus, and image distribution apparatus

An image display method comprising:

• receiving an integrated image in which low-resolution images of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged;
• displaying at least one of the low-resolution images;
• receiving a high-resolution image which shows a partial area of a low-resolution image among the low-resolution images and which has a higher resolution than the low-resolution image;
• and
• displaying the high-resolution image and the low-resolution image such that the high-resolution image is superposed on the low-resolution image, wherein
• the high-resolution image is an image obtained by enlarging the partial area of the low-resolution image, and the high-resolution image is displayed in an area which does not overlap the partial area of the low-resolution image.

An image distribution method comprising:

• generating an integrated image in which low-resolution images of a scene from different viewpoints are arranged;
• distributing the integrated image to an image display apparatus;
• generating, in response to a request from the image display apparatus, a high-resolution image representing a partial area of a low-resolution image among the low-resolution images, the high-resolution image having a higher resolution than the low-resolution image;
• and
• distributing, to the image display apparatus, the high-resolution image generated and the low-resolution image generated such that the image display apparatus displays the low-resolution image and the high-resolution image superposed on the low-resolution image, wherein
• the high-resolution image is an image obtained by enlarging the partial area of the low-resolution image, and the high-resolution image is displayed in an area which does not overlap the partial area of the low-resolution image.