Information device, image combining method, and computer-readable recording medium

An image combining method comprising:

• an image receiving step of receiving from an information terminal an information terminal image having a specific region composed of pixels having a same feature value, the feature value being luminance or chromaticity;
• a specific region detecting step of detecting the specific region within the information terminal image, based on feature values of pixels composing the information terminal image received at the image receiving step;
• an information device image creating step of creating an information device image related to a function provided to an information device;
• a composite image creating step of creating a composite image where the information device image created at the information device image creating step is embedded in the specific region within the information terminal image, the specific region being detected at the specific region detecting step;
• a display control step of displaying the composite image created at the composite image creating step on a display apparatus;
• a process performing step of performing a process for implementing the function provided to the information device;
• a position specification accepting step of accepting a specification of a position within the composite image displayed at the display control step;
• a position determining step of determining whether the position based on the specification accepted at the position specification accepting step belongs to the specific region or other region;
• a position information supplying step of supplying information indicating a position within the information device image to the process performing step, when the position determining step includes determining that the position based on the specification belongs to the specific region, the position within the information device image being determined from the position based on the specification;
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• a first drag operation detecting step of detecting a first drag operation, based on the specification accepted at the position specification accepting step, the first drag operation being a drag operation crossing a boundary between the specific region and the other region, and a starting point of the drag operation being in the other region, wherein
• the process performing step includes performing the process for implementing the function, based on the information supplied from the position information supplying step, and
• when the first drag operation detecting step includes detecting the first drag operation, the position information supplying step does not supplying information indicating a position within the information device image to the process performing step until the first drag operation is no longer detected at the first drag operation detecting step.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program for causing a computer to perform an image combining method, the method comprising:

• an image receiving step of receiving from an information terminal an information terminal image having a specific region composed of pixels having a same feature value, the feature value being luminance or chromaticity;
• a specific region detecting step of detecting the specific region within the information terminal image, based on feature values of pixels composing the information terminal image received at the image receiving step;
• an information device image creating step of creating an information device image related to a function provided to an information device;
• a composite image creating step of creating a composite image where the information device image created at the information device image creating step is embedded in the specific region within the information terminal image, the specific region being detected at the specific region detecting step;
• a display control step of displaying the composite image created at the composite image creating step on a display apparatus;
• a process performing step of performing a process for implementing the function provided to the information device;
• a position specification accepting step of accepting a specification of a position within the composite image displayed at the display control step;
• a position determining step of determining whether the position based on the specification accepted by position specification accepting step belongs to the specific region or other region;
• a position information supplying step of supplying information indicating a position within the information device image to the process performing step, when the position determining step includes determining that the position based on the specification belongs to the specific region, the position within the information device image being determined from the position based on the specification;
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• a first drag operation detecting step of detecting a first drag operation, based on the specification accepted at the position specification accepting step, the first drag operation being a drag operation crossing a boundary between the specific region and the other region, and a starting point of the drag operation being in the other region, wherein
• the process performing step includes performing the process for implementing the function, based on the information supplied from the position information supplying step, and
• when the first drag operation detecting step includes detecting the first drag operation, the position information supplying step does not include supplying information indicating a position within the information device image to the process performing step until the first drag operation is no longer detected by the first drag operation detecting step.