Patent ID: 6937763
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: G06F,G06T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing information of an object, comprising: at least one image pickup means which picks up a video and generates imaging position information relating to a position from which the video is taken, and view point information relating to a direction and a range of the video taken from the position, object searching means for searching for a predetermined object contained in the video picked up by the image pickup means, based on object position information relating to the position of the predetermined object, and the imaging position information and the view point information generated by the image pickup means, object information searching means for searching for object information relating to the predetermined object searched for by the object searching means, display means for displaying an image corresponding to the video picked up by the image pickup means and an image corresponding to the object information of the predetermined object; and video position information generator means which generates video position information relating to the position of the predetermined object in the video, based on the object position information of the predetermined object searched for by the object searching means, and the imaging position information and the view point information generated by the image pickup means which has taken the video containing the predetermined object, wherein the display means displays an image corresponding to the object information relating to the predetermined object when a position, in the displayed image, designated in response to a position designating signal being input falls within an area corresponding to the video position information of the predetermined object contained in the video.