Virtual Camera Mimics Real Settings for Composite Imagery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for imaging in virtual spaces produce images that are purely computer graphics and lack the realism of real-world imagery, limiting the immersive experience for users.
Innovation Solution
A data acquisition and image acquisition system that combines real subject data with virtual object data to generate composite images resembling real-world scenes, using a virtual camera to mimic real camera settings and environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If purely computer graphics are used for virtual space imaging, then the virtual environment can be freely created and manipulated, but the realism and immersive experience are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges computer graphics (virtual objects) with real-world images (real subjects) to create composite images. The image generation unit combines the virtual object image with the real subject image based on the virtual camera's imaging position and angle, producing images that have both the flexibility of virtual environments and the realism of real-world photography.
2Manufacturing precision
If real subject data is acquired and combined with virtual object data, then image realism is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a data acquisition unit and an image generation unit as intermediary components that automatically handle the complex process of acquiring real subject data and combining it with virtual object data. These intermediaries manage the data processing workflow, reducing the apparent complexity for the user while maintaining high image realism through systematic integration of multiple data sources.
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AI summary
Provided are a data acquisition device, an image acquisition device, a data structure, a data acquisition method, an image acquisition method, a program, and a recording medium that can acquire an image close to a real space through imaging in a virtual space. A data acquisition device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor, in which the processor is configured to acquire real subject data corresponding to virtual object data for displaying a virtual object in a virtual space, based on the virtual object data and a display condition for displaying the virtual space related to the virtual object.