A malfunction analysis support program causes a computer to perform a log data acquisition step, an action reproduction step, a three-dimensional data display step, a processing step being at least one of a program operation display step, a waveform display step, or a video display step, and a time synchronization step. The log data acquisition step obtains log data temporally sequentially recording a state of an operational part and input-output data of a control signal. The action reproduction step generates action reproduction simulation data obtained by causing a virtual object-to-be-controlled to reproduce an action based on the log data. The three-dimensional data display step displays the action reproduction simulation data as three-dimensional data. The time synchronization step synchronizes time between three-dimensional data displayed by the three-dimensional data display step and data displayed by the processing step. The three-dimensional data display step displays the three-dimensional data according to display setting information.

A malfunction analysis support program causes a computer to perform a log data acquisition step, an action reproduction step, a three-dimensional data display step, a processing step being at least one of a program operation display step, a waveform display step, or a video display step, and a time synchronization step. The log data acquisition step obtains log data temporally sequentially recording a state of an operational part and input-output data of a control signal. The action reproduction step generates action reproduction simulation data obtained by causing a virtual object-to-be-controlled to reproduce an action based on the log data. The three-dimensional data display step displays the action reproduction simulation data as three-dimensional data. The time synchronization step synchronizes time between three-dimensional data displayed by the three-dimensional data display step and data displayed by the processing step. The three-dimensional data display step displays the three-dimensional data according to display setting information.

A blended optical device includes a first objective with a first axis and a first image position adjustment means for adjusting the position of a first image. An electronic control circuitry is configured to control the first adjustment means to adjust a position of the first image. A second objective includes a second axis and a variable focus mechanism, and a blender configured to form a blended image from the first image and a second image. The electronic control circuitry is configured to receive data from the second objective regarding a range to a target of the second objective as a function of the focus setting, and to adjust the position of the first image so that the blended image is corrected for parallax errors.

A virtual reality panoramic video system is described that uses scalable video coding layers. One example includes a buffer to receive a wide field of view video, a region extractor to extract regions from the wide field of view video, and a scalable multi-layer video encoder to encode the extracted regions as separate layers and to combine the layers to form an encoded video.

A real-time broadcasting device includes a plurality of image capturing units arranged to capture images at the same time in different directions from the same point; an image selection unit for comparing the angle of view covered by each of the plurality of image capturing units and the gaze direction of a user terminal, and selecting an image of the image capturing unit, among the plurality of image capturing units, capturing images corresponding to the gaze direction of the user terminal; an image transmission unit for transmitting virtual reality images captured by the image capturing unit selected by the image selection unit to the user terminal in real time; and a gaze direction reception unit for receiving feedback about which direction the gaze direction of the user terminal viewing the virtual reality images is, and transmitting same to the image selection unit.

One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using at least one image obtaining sensor of an image capture device, image data; tracking, using a gaze detection sensor, a user’s gaze on a display of the image capture device, wherein a plurality of lens tiles are disposed on the display and wherein each of the plurality of lens tiles cover a portion of the display; predicting, using a processor and based on the tracking, a subsequent gaze location on the display that the user’s gaze is expected to be directed toward; transmitting, using a processor, additional image data to the display associated with the portion of the plurality of lens tiles the user is currently viewing and the another portion of the display associated with the new set of the plurality of lens tiles; and updating, responsive to identifying that the user’s gaze has transitioned to the subsequent gaze location and using the additional image data, the image data associated with the another portion of the display corresponding to the new set of the plurality of lens tiles. Other embodiments are described herein.

One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using at least one image obtaining sensor of an image capture device, image data; tracking, using a gaze detection sensor, a user’s gaze on a display of the image capture device, wherein a plurality of lens tiles are disposed on the display and wherein each of the plurality of lens tiles cover a portion of the display; predicting, using a processor and based on the tracking, a subsequent gaze location on the display that the user’s gaze is expected to be directed toward; transmitting, using a processor, additional image data to the display associated with the portion of the plurality of lens tiles the user is currently viewing and the another portion of the display associated with the new set of the plurality of lens tiles; and updating, responsive to identifying that the user’s gaze has transitioned to the subsequent gaze location and using the additional image data, the image data associated with the another portion of the display corresponding to the new set of the plurality of lens tiles. Other embodiments are described herein.

A method of controlling image display includes: receiving an image capture instruction from a client device, wherein the image capture instruction includes a photographing direction, and the photographing direction is determined by the client device according to a relative position relationship between a position of the client device and a user-specified display position; controlling an image capture device to perform image capture according to the photographing direction, to obtain a depth image comprising a target object image; extracting the target object image from the depth image; and sending the target object image to the client device such that the client device displays the target object image at the display position.

A method of controlling image display includes: receiving an image capture instruction from a client device, wherein the image capture instruction includes a photographing direction, and the photographing direction is determined by the client device according to a relative position relationship between a position of the client device and a user-specified display position; controlling an image capture device to perform image capture according to the photographing direction, to obtain a depth image comprising a target object image; extracting the target object image from the depth image; and sending the target object image to the client device such that the client device displays the target object image at the display position.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first images that are captured by a first camera system at a first location associated with a live presentation by the first user, transmitting first video content representative of the first images over a network for presentation by a group of other processors that are each at one of a group of other locations associated with corresponding other users, receiving second video content representative of second images that are associated with each of the other users, and presenting the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates each of the other users being present in an audience at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed.