Patent ID: 6297803
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image displaying apparatus comprising:a portable image display unit;an image input unit mounted on the portable image display unit for providing a base image corresponding to a view of the portable image display unit at an initial position;a controller processing input image data produced by the image input unit for detecting a movement of the view of the portable image display unit to a subsequent position and for remote controlling a view of a virtual camera in accordance with a detected movement;an image data generator for generating data indicative of the view of the virtual camera remote controlled by the controller, in which a resultant image generated by the image data generator is displayed on the portable image display unit; anda movement calculator for calculating a horizontal pixel level shift and a vertical pixel level shift of the portable image display unit based on the detected movement of the view of the portable image display from the initial position to the subsequent position translated to an angle of the rotation along a horizontal direction and an angle of rotation along a vertical direction for controlling the view of the virtual camera and the resultant display on the portable image display unit.