IP Library Granted Patent US 8,885,020
Granted Patent B2
US 8,885,020 · App. 12/896,762 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Video reproduction apparatus and video reproduction method

Inventors: Shinji Kuno (Ome, JP); Masahiro Ozawa (Ome, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
G06F3/017H04N13/0468G06F3/0346H04N13/0014G06F3/0304
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Patent No.
US 8,885,020
App. No.
12/896,762
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a video reproduction apparatus includes an image generator, a motion recognizer, a marker generator and an image synthesizer. The image generator is configured to generate a first pair of images with a difference in visual field for an operational object. The motion recognizer is configured to recognize three-dimensional gesture of a user. The marker generator is configured to identify three-dimensional designated coordinates based on the gesture recognized by the motion recognizer, and generate a second pair of images with a difference in visual field for a marker corresponding to the designated coordinates. The image synthesizer is configured to synthesize the first pair of images with the second pair of images to generate a third pair of images.

Claims (18)

1. A video reproduction apparatus comprising:

an image generator configured to generate a first pair of images with a difference in visual field for a three-dimensional operational object, the three-dimensional operational object comprising a plurality of video contents provided as thumbnails in a three-dimensional virtual space, the three-dimensional operational object being configured to allow a user to select, in a depth direction and in directions perpendicular to the depth direction, one or more of the video contents to be reproduced;

a motion recognizer configured to recognize a position and a motion of a user gesture in a depth direction and in directions perpendicular to the depth direction;

a marker generator configured to identify three-dimensional coordinates based on the gesture recognized by the motion recognizer, and to generate a second pair of images with a difference in visual field for a marker corresponding to the coordinates, the marker being configured to allow the user to operate the operational object in the depth direction and in the directions perpendicular to the depth direction;

an operation signal generator configured to generate an operation signal based on a positional relationship between the coordinates of the marker and the operational object; and

an image synthesizer configured to synthesize the first pair of images with the second pair of images to generate a third pair of images.

2. The video reproduction apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a content reproducer configured to reproduce video contents based on the operation signal generated by the operation signal generator so as to generate a fourth pair of images;

wherein the image synthesizer is configured to synthesize the first pair of images, the second pair of images and the fourth pair of images so as to generate the third pair of images.

3. The video reproduction apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the operation signal generator is configured to generate different operation signals based on a motion recognized by the motion recognizer.

4. A video reproduction method comprising:

generating a first pair of images with a difference in visual field for a three-dimensional operational object, the three-dimensional operational object comprising a plurality of video contents provided as thumbnails in a three-dimensional virtual space, the three-dimensional operational object being configured to allow a user to select video contents to be reproduced;

recognizing a position and a motion of a user gesture in a depth direction and in directions perpendicular to the depth direction;

identifying three-dimensional coordinates based on the recognized gesture;

generating a second pair of images with a difference in visual field for a marker corresponding to the three-dimensional coordinates, the marker being configured to allow the user to operate the operational object in the depth direction and in the directions perpendicular to the depth direction;

generating an operation signal based on a positional relationship between the coordinates of the marker and the operational object; and

synthesizing the first pair of images with the second pair of images to generate a third pair of images.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2010
From: KUNO, SHINJI; OZAWA, MASAHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 025102/0960 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-230905 · Oct 2, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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