Patent ID: 7088389
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: G01C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for displaying information in a specific region, comprising: an image processing unit which acquires and processes an image of a subject captured by a capturing unit; a position and attitude calculating unit which calculates at least a position and a facing direction of the capturing unit based on the image acquired by the image processing unit by utilizing at least one of predetermined marker information and a characteristic portion of a specific scene included in the image; a determining unit which determines a subject in the image acquired by the image processing unit based on an output of the position and attitude calculating unit; a related information obtaining unit which obtains information including at least one of information related to the subject in the image and information related to a position and direction of a user; and a display unit which displays information obtained by the related information obtaining unit together with the image of the subject; wherein at least the image processing unit and the related image obtaining unit are accommodated in a portable terminal system; and wherein the information obtained by the related information obtaining unit is obtained from an external information source provided separately from the portable terminal system, and the related information obtaining unit accesses the external information source to obtain the information.