Image processor and imaging processing method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTetsuya Kikukawa
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Abstract
There are provided an image processor, an image processing method, and a program that acquire visible pixel information regarding a pixel viewed by a user in an image and perform blur processing on a basis of the visible pixel information and depth information indicating a depth value corresponding to each of pixels of the image during a predetermined period after the visible pixel information is acquired, thereby further enhancing a sense of immersion as if in a different space.
Claims16
An image processor, comprising:
- an acquisition section configured to acquire visible pixel information regarding a pixel viewed by a user in an image;
- and
- an image processing section configured to execute a blur process on the pixel viewed by the user in the image, wherein
- the execution of the blur process is based on depth information indicating a depth value corresponding to each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the image,
- the execution of the blur process on the pixel is further based on a difference between a delay depth value and the depth value,
- the blur process is executed during a determined period after the visible pixel information is acquired, and
- the delay depth value is a delayed depth value corresponding to the pixel viewed by the user.
An image processing method, comprising:
- acquiring visible pixel information regarding a pixel viewed by a user in an image;
- and
- executing a blur process on the pixel viewed by the user in the image, wherein
- the execution of the blur process is based on depth information indicating a depth value corresponding to each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the image,
- the execution of the blur process on the pixel is further based on a difference between a delay depth value and the depth value,
- the blur process is executed during a determined period after the visible pixel information is acquired, and
- the delay depth value is a delayed depth value corresponding to the pixel viewed by the user.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- acquiring visible pixel information regarding a pixel viewed by a user in an image;
- and
- executing a blur process on the pixel viewed by the user in the image, wherein
- the execution of the blur process is based on depth information indicating a depth value corresponding to each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the image,
- the execution of the blur process on the pixel is further based on a difference between a delay depth value and the depth value,
- the blur process is executed during a determined period after the visible pixel information is acquired, and
- the delay depth value is a delayed depth value corresponding to the pixel viewed by the user.
An image processor, comprising:
- an acquisition section configured to acquire visible pixel information regarding a pixel viewed by a user in an image;
- a detection section configured to detect a trigger based on a determined condition;
- a delay control section configured to:
- delay a depth value corresponding to the pixel viewed by the user and output a delay depth value;
- and
- control a delay degree of the depth value based on a result of the detection of the trigger by the detection section;
- and
- an image processing section configured to execute a blur process on the pixel viewed by the user in the image, wherein
- the execution of the blur process is based on depth information indicating the depth value corresponding to each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the image,
- the execution of the blur process on the pixel viewed by the user is further based on the delay depth value and the depth information,
- the blur process is executed during a determined period after the visible pixel information is acquired, and
- the delay depth value is a delayed depth value corresponding to the pixel viewed by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.