Abstract: An apparatus for generating a virtual reality environment comprising: controller circuitry configured to: insert a captured image of an object in the virtual reality environment; move the captured image within the virtual reality environment; pause the movement of the captured image in the virtual reality environment; generate a rendered representation of at least part of the captured image; replace the at least part of the captured image with the rendered representation in the virtual reality environment; and move the rendered representation within the virtual reality environment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 5, 2021
Assignee:
Sony Corporation
Inventors:
Michael John Williams, Paul Edward Prayle, Michael Goldman, William Jack Leathers-Smith