Device capable of easily creating and editing a content which can be viewed in three dimensional way
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroaki Zaima
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Abstract
A depth in a z axis direction is set for each figure drawn on a xy plane in an image that includes figures, so that each figure exists in each layer that has been set for each depth in the z axis direction, and thereby, stereoscopic contents are prepared in a contents preparation apparatus. An image is stereoscopically displayed on the basis of the depth that has been set, and thereby, the stereoscopic contents can be displayed in a contents reproduction apparatus. In addition, only figures that exist in a selected layer are displayed, and thereby, the depth of stereoscopic contents can be easily confirmed, even in a two-dimensional display in a contents editing apparatus.
Claims19
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A contents preparation apparatus comprising:
- a depth information setting part which individually sets depth information for a plurality of pieces of two-dimensional figure data;
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- an output part which outputs figure data where said depth information has been set.
A contents editing apparatus for editing contents where depth information has been set for two-dimensional figure data, comprising:
- a display information input part which accepts an input of depth information on the depth to be displayed;
- a display part which displays only figure data where said accepted depth information has been set;
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- a depth information changing part which changes depth information on said figure data displayed.
A contents editing apparatus for editing contents where depth information on the relative relationship of depth between two-dimensional figure data and a predetermined plane that is a reference plane has been set, comprising:
- a reference plane depth information setting part which sets depth information for said reference plane;
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- a depth editing part which edits depth information that has been set for said figure data in accordance with said depth information that has been set for said reference plane.
A contents reproduction apparatus for stereoscopically reproducing contents that include two-dimensional figure data where depth information has been set, comprising:
- a depth information read-out part which reads out said depth information from said figure data;
- a contents analyzing part which analyzes said contents;
- a shift amount calculation part which selects a calculation method from among a plurality of calculation methods for amount of shift in accordance with the results of contents analysis by said contents analyzing part and calculates an amount of shift in images between said data for the left eye and data for the right eye of said figure data in accordance with said calculation method selected, on the basis of said read out depth information;
- a generation part which generates said data for the left eye and said data for the right eye on the basis of said calculated amount of shift;
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- a reproduction part which reproduces said generated data for the left eye and data for the right eye.
A contents preparation method comprising:
- a depth information setting step of individually setting depth information for a plurality of pieces of two-dimensional figure data;
- and
- an output step of outputting figure data where said depth information has been set.
A contents editing method for editing contents where depth information has been set for two-dimensional figure data, comprising:
- a display information input step of accepting an input of depth information on a depth to be displayed;
- a display step of displaying only figure data where said depth information accepted has been set;
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- a changing step of changing said depth information of said figure data displayed.
A contents editing method for editing contents where depth information on the relative relationship of depth between two-dimensional figure data and a predetermined plane that is a reference plane has been set, comprising:
- a reference plane depth information setting step of setting depth information for said reference plane, and;
- a depth editing step of editing depth information that has been set in said figure data in accordance with said depth information that has been set for said reference plane.
A contents reproduction method for stereoscopically reproducing contents that include two-dimensional figure data where depth information has been set, comprising:
- a depth information read-out step of reading out said depth information from said figure data;
- a contents analyzing step of analyzing said contents;
- a shift amount calculation step of selecting a calculation method from among a plurality of calculation methods for amount of shift in accordance with the results of contents analysis by said contents analyzing step, and calculating an amount of shift in images between data for the left eye and data for the right eye of said figure data in accordance with said calculation method selected on the basis of said depth information read out;
- a generation step of generating said data for the left eye and said data for the right eye on the basis of said shift amount calculated;
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- a reproduction step of reproducing said generated data for the left eye and data for the right eye generated.
A contents preparation program product for allowing a computer to execute:
- a depth information setting step of individually setting depth information for a plurality of pieces of two-dimensional figure data;
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- an output step of outputting figure data where said depth information has been set.
A contents editing program product for allowing a computer to execute a contents editing method for editing contents where depth information has been set for two-dimensional figure data, which allows a computer to execute:
- a display information input step of accepting an input of depth information on a depth to be displayed;
- a display step of displaying only figure data where said depth information accepted has been set;
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- a changing step of changing the depth information of said displayed figure data.
A portable communication terminal for stereoscopically reproducing contents that include two-dimensional figure data where depth information has been set, comprising:
- a depth information read-out part which reads out said depth information from said figure data;
- a contents analyzing part which analyzes said contents;
- a shift amount calculation part which selects a calculation method from among a plurality of calculation methods for amount of shift in accordance with the results of contents analysis by said contents analyzing part, and calculates an amount of shift in images between data for the left eye and data for the right eye of said figure data in accordance with said calculation method selected on the basis of said read out depth information;
- a generation part which generates said data for the left eye and said data for the right eye on the basis of said calculated shift amount;
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- a reproduction part which reproduces said generated data for the left eye and data for the right eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.