Patent ID: 9250704
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A63F,G06F,G06T,G09G,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An information processing device comprising: a storage device configured to store hierarchical data that comprises image data of different resolutions that is hierarchized in order of resolution; an input information acquisition unit configured to acknowledge a user request for movement of a viewpoint in a virtual space which is defined by an image plane and a distance from the image plane; a display image processing unit configured to create a display image from the hierarchical data by changing an area to be displayed in response to the request to move the viewpoint; and an object execution unit configured to execute a process that is associated with a predetermined area of an image, when the viewpoint meets a condition for activating the process, wherein the condition is defined by the positional relationship between the predetermined area defined on the image plane and an area that is determined by the viewpoint and that is displayed on a screen, wherein at a plurality of viewpoint positions at which the display image includes the predetermined area, the predetermined area is displayed in emphasis indicating selection availability, and at other viewpoint positions at which the display image includes the predetermined area, the predetermined area is not displayed in the emphasis; wherein when the user request includes a selection of the predetermined area when the predetermined area is displayed in emphasis, the viewpoint is moved to the predetermined area such that the condition is met; and wherein the emphasis includes at least one of highlighting the predetermined area and changing one or more colors of the predetermined area.