Information processing apparatus and image generating method
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorTakayuki SHINOHARA
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Abstract
A motion detecting section 30 detects the attitude of a head-mounted display device worn on the head of a user. A visual line direction determining section 32 determines a visual line direction in accordance with the detected attitude of the head-mounted display device. An image generating section 34 generates an image based on the determined visual line direction. An image providing section 36 provides the head-mounted display device with the generated image. An instruction acquiring section 24 acquires from an input device 6 an instruction to switch the visual line direction. When the instruction acquiring section 24 acquires the switching instruction, the visual line direction determining section 32 changes the visual line direction by a predetermined angle.
Claims8
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a detecting section configured to detect the attitude of a head-mounted display device worn on the head of a user;
- a visual line direction determining section configured to determine a visual line direction in accordance with the attitude of the head-mounted display device detected by the detecting section;
- an image generating section configured to generate an image based on the determined visual line direction;
- an image providing section configured to provide the head-mounted display device with the generated image;
- and
- an instruction acquiring section configured to acquire from an input device an instruction to switch the visual line direction,
- wherein, when the instruction acquiring section acquires the switching instruction, the visual line direction determining section changes the visual line direction by a predetermined angle.
An image generating method comprising:
- detecting the attitude of a head-mounted display device worn on the head of a user;
- determining a visual line direction in accordance with the detected attitude of the head-mounted display device;
- generating an image based on the determined visual line direction;
- and
- acquiring from an input device an instruction to switch the visual line direction,
- wherein, when the switching instruction is acquired, the visual line direction determining changes the visual line direction by a predetermined angle.
A program for a computer, comprising:
- detecting, by a detecting section, the attitude of a head-mounted display device worn on the head of a user;
- determining, by a visual line direction determining section, a visual line direction in accordance with the detected attitude of the head-mounted display device;
- generating, by an image generating section, an image based on the determined visual line direction;
- and
- acquiring, by an instruction acquiring section, from an input device an instruction to switch the visual line direction,
- wherein, when the switching instruction is acquired, the visual line direction determining includes changing the visual line direction by a predetermined angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.