Information processing apparatus and image generating method

A method comprising:

• predicting a first amount of movement of a head-mounted display between a first time and a second time, by using images captured of a periphery of the head-mounted display respectively at the first time and the second time;
• deriving a degree of reliability of the predicted first amount of movement;
• predicting a second amount of movement of the head-mounted display between the first time and the second time, by using sensor data acquired by a posture sensor incorporated in the head-mounted display between the first time and the second time;
• determining whether to include a pattern representing a still image in the display image, according to a difference between the first amount of movement and the second amount of movement and the degree of reliability of the first amount of movement;
• and
• generating the display image comprising an image of a video, and further comprising the pattern, if determined, to be displayed on a display device different from the head-mounted display.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium containing a program, which when executed

• by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a process, comprising:
• predicting a first amount of movement of a head-mounted display between a first time and a second time, by using images captured of a periphery of the head-mounted display respectively at the first time and the second time;
• deriving a degree of reliability of the predicted first amount of movement;
• predicting a second amount of movement of the head-mounted display between the first time and the second time, by using sensor data acquired by a posture sensor incorporated in the head-mounted display between the first time and the second time;
• determining whether to include a pattern representing a still image in a display image, according to a difference between the first amount of movement and the second amount of movement and the degree of reliability of the first amount of movement;
• and
• generating the display image comprising an image of a video, and further comprising the pattern, if determined, to be displayed on a display device different from the head-mounted display.