Information display apparatus and information display method

An information display apparatus comprising:

• a display unit configured to display the image picked up by an image pick-up unit;
• a first correcting unit configured to correct the image picked up by the image pick-up unit to generate a first image;
• a second correcting unit configured to correct the image picked up by the image pick-up unit to generate a second image;
• a recognizing unit configured to recognize the second image generated by the second correcting unit;
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• a display control unit configured to display an additional information according to a result of the recognition performed by the recognizing unit with superimposing the additional information on the first image generated by the first correcting unit on the display unit.

An information display method comprising:

• picking up an image by an image pick-up unit;
• correcting the image picked up by the image pick-up unit to generate a first image;
• correcting the image picked up by the image pick-up unit to generate a second image;
• recognizing the second image;
• displaying an additional information according to a result of the recognition with superimposing the additional information on the first image on the display unit.