Patent ID: 7808450

Claim:
An image processing method comprising: taking a real space image observed from the position and orientation of a user's viewpoint; detecting the position and orientation of the user's viewpoint; generating a combined image by combining computer graphics based on the position and orientation of the user's viewpoint with the real space image; providing a mixed reality by displaying the combined image to the user on a head-mounted display; setting a first attention area based on the physique of the user and a second attention area based on the physique of at least one other user experiencing the mixed reality; measuring a distance between the first attention area and the second attention area; determining whether the distance between the first attention area and the second attention area becomes smaller than or equal to a first predetermined value; for each of the at least one other user, reporting to the user that a respective one of at least one other user approaches the user when it is determined that the distance between the first attention area and the second attention area becomes smaller than or equal to the first predetermined value; determining whether the distance between the first attention area and the second attention area becomes smaller than or equal to a second predetermined value which is smaller than the first predetermined value after it is determined that the distance between the first attention area and the second attention area becomes smaller than or equal to the first predetermined value; and not combining the computer graphics with the real space image when it is determined that the distance between the first attention area and the second attention area becomes smaller than or equal to the second predetermined value.