Patent ID: 8094717
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image generation apparatus that generates a new video sequence representing an object, from an original video sequence and a still image which are generated by capturing the object, said image generation apparatus comprising: an image receiving unit operable to receive the original video sequence and the still image; and an image integration unit operable to generate, from the original video sequence and the still image received by said image receiving unit, the new video sequence including frames having a resolution which is equal to or higher than a resolution of the still image, at a frame rate which is equal to or higher than a frame rate of the original video sequence, by reducing a difference between (i) a value of the still image and (ii) a sum of values of the frames in the new video sequence which correspond to an exposure period for the still image, wherein the original video sequence includes frames having a resolution which is lower than the resolution of the still image and a frame interval which is shorter than the exposure period for the still image.