Apparatus, system, and method for controlling display, and recording medium

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for controlling a display, each of which: controls the display to display an image of a predetermined area of a first image, the first image being superimposed with a second image; determines whether the second image is viewed by a user; and switches a display of the second image between a first display in which the second image is displayed as a still image and a second display in which the second image is displayed as a moving image, based on a determination result indicating whether the second image is viewed by the user.

1 . An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to
 control a display to display a first captured image; and 
 control the display to display a second captured image being superimposed on a view area of the first captured image, wherein 
   the circuitry controls the display to display the second captured image as a moving image when the second captured image is displayed by the display.   
     
     
         2 . , The information processing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display to display the second captured image as a still mage. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display to switch display of the second captured image from the still image to the moving image. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the still image is a particular frame of the moving image. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus of claim I, wherein the circuitry is further configured to
 determine whether the second captured image is being displayed on the display,   based on a determination that the second captured image is being displayed on the display, control the display to display the second captured image as the moving image, and   based on a determination that the second captured image is not being displayed on the display, control the display to display the second captured image as a still image.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus of claim I, wherein the circuitry is further configured to
 compare a ratio, of the view area of the first captured image with respect to a view area of the second captured image, with a threshold to generate a result,   based on the result indicating that the ratio is greater than the threshold, display the second captured image as a still image, and   based on the result indicating that the ratio of view area is equal to or less than the threshold, display the second captured image as the moving image.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus of claim I, wherein the circuitry is further configured to
 compare a size of the second captured image with a threshold to generate a result,   based on the result indicating that the size of the second captured image is greater than the threshold, display the second captured image as the moving image, and   based on the result indicating that the size of the second captured image is equal to or less than the threshold, display the second captured image as a still image.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
 receive an operation to the first captured image, the operation including input of an input coordinate,   determine whether the input coordinate matches any coordinate in the second captured image, and   based on a determination that the input coordinate matches any coordinate in the second captured image, control the display to display the second captured image as the moving image.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein when the circuitry determines that the input coordinate matches any coordinate in the second captured image, while the second captured image is being displayed on the display, the circuitry controls the display to display the second captured image such that size of the second captured image is increased to a maximum viewing area of the display. 
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus of claim I, wherein
 the second captured image includes a moving image and a still image, and   the circuitry is further configured to control the display to display an indication that the second captured image, displayable as the moving image and as the still image, are being superimposed.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set, as a control of replaying the second captured image, at least one of a replay start time, a replay end time, a replay direction, a replay speed, a repetition setting indicating whether to repeat, a number of repetitions, and a repetition method. 
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus of claim I, wherein
 the first captured image is a spherical image, and   the second captured image is a planar image.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing apparatus of  claim 12 , further comprising the display configured to display the first captured image and the second captured image. 
     
     
         14 . An information processing system comprising:
 the information processing apparatus of  claim 1 ; and   the display configured to display the first captured image and the second captured image.   
     
     
         15 . The information processing system of  claim 14 , wherein the information processing apparatus is a server that communicates with a client provided with the display. 
     
     
         16 . An information processing method, comprising:
 controlling a display to display a first captured image;   controlling the display to display a second captured image being superimposed on a view area of the first captured image; and   when the second captured image is displayed by the display, controlling the display to display the second captured image as a moving image.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, causes the circuitry to:
 control a display to display a first captured image; and   control the display to display a second captured image being superimposed on a view area of the first captured image, wherein   the circuitry controls the display to display the second captured image as a moving image when the second captured image is displayed by the display.