Automated guidance when taking a photograph, using virtual objects overlaid on an image

1. An image processing device comprising:

circuitry configured to:

acquire a recommended angle-of-view parameter that represents a recommended angle of view for a subject in an environment that appears in an image;

overlay on the image a virtual object that guides a user so that an angle of view for capturing an image of the subject becomes closer to the recommended angle of view, using the recommended angle-of-view parameter,

wherein the recommended angle-of-view parameter is a parameter that represents a three-dimensional position and attitude of a device that captures an image of the subject at the recommended angle of view;

overlay on the image a target object representing the recommended angle of view, and intermediate objects representing intermediate angles of views between the recommended angle of view and a current angle of view;

form an animation for guiding the user by sequentially overlaying the target object and the intermediate objects on a plurality of frames, such that the target object and the intermediate objects on the plurality of frames are simultaneously displayed; and

change display attributes of the intermediate objects in a stepwise manner, such that one of the intermediate objects closest to the target object has a peripheral line that is thicker than a peripheral line of another one of the intermediate objects farther away from the target object.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:

recognize a current angle-of-view parameter representing the current angle of view, using the image, and

determine an arrangement of the intermediate objects in the environment using the recommended angle-of-view parameter and the current angle-of-view parameter.

3. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate objects are arranged in the environment at positions and attitudes interpolated at non-even intervals between the recommended angle of view and the current angle of view.

4. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to form a track of an angle of view for guiding the user by overlaying the target object and the intermediate objects.

5. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the image processing device to execute a predetermined operation when the current angle of view is determined to be substantially equal to the recommended angle of view.

6. The image processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined operation is recording of a captured image.

7. The image processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined operation is acquisition or reproduction of content associated with the subject.

8. The image processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined operation is guidance to a next subject or a next recommended angle of view.

9. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the recommended angle-of-view parameter is a parameter that represents an angle of view of when a recommended image of the subject is captured.

10. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the recommended angle-of-view parameter is a parameter that represents an angle of view determined based on a predefined rule for the subject and a position and an attitude of the subject.

11. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to operate in conjunction with a device that resides on a cloud computing environment.

12. An image processing method comprising:

acquiring a recommended angle-of-view parameter representing a three-dimensional position and attitude of a device that captures an image of a subject in an environment that appears in an image at a recommended angle of view;

overlaying on the image a virtual object for guiding a user so that an angle of view for capturing an image of the subject becomes closer to the recommended angle of view, using the recommended angle-of-view parameter;

overlaying on the image a target object representing the recommended angle of view, and intermediate objects representing intermediate angles of views between the recommended angle of view and a current angle of view;

forming an animation for guiding the user by sequentially overlaying the target object and the intermediate objects on a plurality of frames, such that the target object and the intermediate objects on the plurality of frames are simultaneously displayed; and

changing display attributes of the intermediate objects in a stepwise manner, such that one of the intermediate objects closest to the target object has a peripheral line that is thicker than a peripheral line of another one of the intermediate objects farther away from the target object.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon, the computer program configured to perform a method when executed on a computer, the method comprising:

acquiring a recommended angle-of-view parameter that represents a recommended angle of view for a subject in an environment that appears in an image;

overlaying on the image a virtual object that guides a user so that an angle of view for capturing an image of the subject becomes closer to the recommended angle of view, using the recommended angle-of-view parameter,

wherein the recommended angle-of-view parameter is a parameter that represents a three-dimensional position and attitude of a device that captures an image of the subject at the recommended angle of view;

overlaying on the image a target object representing the recommended angle of view, and intermediate objects representing intermediate angles of views between the recommended angle of view and a current angle of view;

forming an animation for guiding the user by sequentially overlaying the target object and the intermediate objects on a plurality of frames, such that the target object and the intermediate objects on the plurality of frames are simultaneously displayed; and

changing display attributes of the intermediate objects in a stepwise manner, such that one of the intermediate objects closest to the target object has a peripheral line that is thicker than a peripheral line of another one of the intermediate objects farther away from the target object.