Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to perform correction on a wide-angle image to correct the wide-angle image. The correction involves rotation around a vertical direction as a rotation axis. The circuitry further converts the wide-angle image into a cube map format.

Abstract: An image processing method to be executed by an image processing system includes: estimating a structure of a space inside a construction from a background image in which the space is imaged in all directions; estimating a region in which a virtual object is allowed to be arranged in the space based on the estimated structure; and combining the virtual object with the background image in the estimated region.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus: obtains a first image in a first projection, a second image in a second projection, and location information indicating locations of a plurality of points in the first image that are respectively associated with a plurality of points in the second image; generates, as an image to be superimposed on the first image, a superimposed image based on the second image, the superimposed image having the plurality of points in the second image at respective locations as indicated by the location information; and superimposes the superimposed image on the first image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to detect at least one line segment in a reference direction from a partial area of an image. The circuitry is configured to calculate an inclination of a plane including coordinates of two points included in the at least one line segment in a spherical coordinate system and a reference point of the spherical coordinate system. The circuitry is configured to correct a zenith of the image based on the inclination of the plane.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to: acquire a plurality of pieces of image data; determine, for each of the plurality of pieces of image data, a first representative color indicating a feature of a color representative of the image data, based on pixel values of the image data; calculate, based on the determined first representative color of the plurality of pieces of image data, a second representative color indicating a feature of a color representative of the plurality of pieces of image data; calculate, based on the first representative color and the second representative color of image data to be corrected, a correction parameter for color correction of the image data to be corrected among the plurality of pieces of image data; and perform the color correction on the image data to be corrected using the calculated correction parameter.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to detect at least one line segment in a reference direction from a partial area of an image. The circuitry is configured to calculate an inclination of a plane including coordinates of two points included in the at least one line segment in a spherical coordinate system and a reference point of the spherical coordinate system. The circuitry is configured to correct a zenith of the image based on the inclination of the plane.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, an image capturing system, an image processing method, and a recording medium are provided.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains a first image in a first projection, and a second image in a second projection; transforms projection of a first corresponding area of the first image to generate a third image in the second projection; identifies a plurality of feature points in the second image and the third image; determines a second corresponding area in the third image, based on the plurality of feature points; generate a reference shape in the second projection, having a relation of projection transformation with the second image; transforms projection of the reference shape to generate a reference shape in the first projection; calculates reference shape conversion data for converting the reference shape to the second corresponding area, using data for transforming projection from the second image to the second corresponding area; and stores the reference shape conversion data in association with reference location data.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for controlling display, each of which: obtains a first image and a second image, the second image being superimposed on the first image; controls a display to display an image of a predetermined area of the first image, such that the predetermined area of the first image matches a display area of the display; and in response to an instruction to start displaying the first image superimposed with the second image, controls the display to display the image of the predetermined area of the first image, such that the second image being superimposed on the first image is displayed within the predetermined area of the first image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an obtainer to obtain a first image in a first projection, and a second image in a second projection, the second projection being different from the first projection; and a location information generator to generate location information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to: acquire a plurality of pieces of image data; determine, for each of the plurality of pieces of image data, a first representative color indicating a feature of a color representative of the image data, based on pixel values of the image data; calculate, based on the determined first representative color of the plurality of pieces of image data, a second representative color indicating a feature of a color representative of the plurality of pieces of image data; calculate, based on the first representative color and the second representative color of image data to be corrected, a correction parameter for color correction of the image data to be corrected among the plurality of pieces of image data; and perform the color correction on the image data to be corrected using the calculated correction parameter.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided, each of which: obtains a first image in a first projection, and a second image in a second projection; obtains area specification information specifying an area in the second image; and associates location information to be used for superimposing the second image on the first image with the area specification information, or generates location information based on the area specification information.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling image capturing, includes circuitry to control image capturing operation of each one of a first image capturing device and a second image capturing device, so as to cause the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device to cooperate with each other to perform linked image capturing, the first image capturing device capable of capturing an image with an angle of view wider than that of the second image capturing device. The circuitry controls one of the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device to start image capturing in response to starting of image capturing by other one of the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus calculates a first corresponding area in a first image in first projection, corresponding to a second image in second projection, through first homography transformation; transforms a projection of a peripheral area including the first corresponding area to generate a peripheral area image; calculate a second corresponding area in the peripheral area image through second homography transformation; calculate a third corresponding area in the second image, corresponding to a third image in the second projection, through third homography transformation; reversely transform a projection of the second corresponding area to generate first location information based on a first specific corresponding area in the first image; calculate a fourth corresponding area in the peripheral area image through the second homography transformation; and reversely transform a projection of the fourth corresponding area to generate second location information based on a second specific correspondi

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, an image capturing system, an image processing method, and a recording medium are provided.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus: obtains a first image in a first projection, a second image in a second projection, and location information indicating locations of a plurality of points in the first image that are respectively associated with a plurality of points in the second image; generates, as an image to be superimposed on the first image, a superimposed image based on the second image, the superimposed image having the plurality of points in the second image at respective locations as indicated by the location information; and superimposes the superimposed image on the first image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an obtainer to obtain a first image and a second image; a display control to control a display to display an image of a predetermined area of the first image, the first image being superimposed with the second image; and a correction unit to correct at least one of brightness and color of at least one of the first image and the second image, either according to a ratio of an area of the second image in the predetermined area with respect to the predetermined area of the first image, or according to a difference between a line of sight direction in the first image and a central point of the second image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtain a first image in first projection, and a second image in second projection; transforms projection of a first corresponding area of the first image to generate a third image in the second projection; identifies a plurality of feature points in the second image and the third image; determines a second corresponding area in the third image based on the plurality of feature points; corrects the second corresponding area based on a plurality of blocks in the third image, which are determined through matching a plurality of blocks divided from the second image to the third image; transforms projection of a plurality of points in the corrected corresponding area to obtain location information indicating locations of the plurality of points in the first image; and stores the location information in association with the plurality of points in the second image in the second projection.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus calculates a first corresponding area in a first image in first projection, corresponding to a second image in second projection, through first homography transformation; transforms a projection of a peripheral area including the first corresponding area to generate a peripheral area image; calculate a second corresponding area in the peripheral area image through second homography transformation; calculate a third corresponding area in the second image, corresponding to a third image in the second projection, through third homography transformation; reversely transform a projection of the second corresponding area to generate first location information based on a first specific corresponding area in the first image; calculate a fourth corresponding area in the peripheral area image through the second homography transformation; and reversely transform a projection of the fourth corresponding area to generate second location information based on a second specific correspondi

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry to: obtain a first image in a first projection, and a second image in a second projection, reference location data indicating locations of a plurality of points of the reference shape in the first projection, and reference shape conversion data; generate a superimposed image based on the second image, through converting the reference shape using the reference location data and the reference shape conversion data; and superimpose the superimposed image, on the first image.