Patent ID: 6570566
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus which executes three-dimensional image generation processing, said image processing apparatus comprising:fixation point obtaining means for obtaining a fixation point position on an image display means; and out-of-focus image generating means for generating an out-of-focus image based on three-dimensional information relating to a displayed image on said image display means; wherein said out-of-focus image generating means takes the distance from the point of view of the display component contained in the pixel position corresponding to the fixation point position at said image display means as the standard distance; wherein said image processing apparatus has a configuration in which out-of-focus image generation processing is performed regarding display components on said image display means at which the difference with said standard distance exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and wherein out-of-focus image generation processing is performed by said out-of-focus image generating means by changing the luminance of arbitrary pixel â€œiâ€  using information of pixels in a surrounding area containing the arbitrary pixel â€œiâ€  based on the difference between said arbitrary pixel â€œiâ€  and said standard distance, i.e., based on R(is)âˆ’R(i), wherein â€œisâ€  represents the pixel position of the fixation point on the image display means obtained by said fixation point obtaining means, R(is) represents the standard distance which is the distance from the point of view of said pixel position â€œisâ€  obtained based on said three-dimensional information, and R(i) represents the distance from the point of view of said arbitrary pixel â€œiâ€  on said image display means.