Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Yuya Ota

Mitsuru Maeda

Akihiko Yushiya

Kazufumi Onuma

Taku Ogasawara

Koji Okabe

Tomokazu Mori

Takashi Chosa

Hinako Funaki

Hidekazu Kamei

An information processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to acquire a plurality of material data for use in generation of a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured with a plurality of cameras by imaging an object, the plurality of material data including first material data and second material data different from the first material data, and a transmission/reception unit configured to output, to a device, material data that has been selected from among the plurality of acquired material data based on information for identifying a format of material data processable by the device.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

The information processing apparatus obtains first viewpoint information for specifying a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image and second viewpoint information representing a viewpoint of a first image capturing apparatus existing in an image capturing range of a second image capturing apparatus that is used for generating the virtual viewpoint image and performs control so that the image captured by the first image capturing apparatus is output in a case where a position of the first image capturing apparatus specified by the second viewpoint information is included in a field of view of the virtual viewpoint specified by the first viewpoint information.

The image search system according to the present invention accumulates virtual viewpoint video image data generated based on image data obtained by capturing an object from a plurality of directions by a plurality of cameras and a virtual viewpoint parameter used for generation of the virtual viewpoint video image data in association with each other. Then, the image search system extracts, in a case where a search condition is input via an input unit, virtual viewpoint video image data associated with a virtual viewpoint parameter corresponding to the search condition from the accumulated virtual viewpoint video image data. Further, the image search system presents information of the extracted virtual viewpoint video image data as results of the search. Due to this, convenience relating to a search for a virtual viewpoint video image improves.

Image search system, image search method and storage medium

An image processing system, which generates a virtual viewpoint image on the basis of captured images from a plurality of image capturing apparatuses for capturing an object from a plurality of directions, detects an error in at least one of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, and generates the virtual viewpoint image using a captured image from an image capturing apparatus, among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, in which an error has not been detected, as an image of a capturing field of the image capturing apparatus in which the error has been detected.

Image processing system for generating a virtual viewpoint image, method of controlling image processing system, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus, which executes image processing for generating a virtual viewpoint image using a plurality of images captured by a plurality of imaging units that image an imaging space from different viewpoints, identifies a specific object among a plurality of objects inside the imaging space, and carries out image processing for generating the virtual viewpoint image on the plurality of objects inside the imaging space. The image processing apparatus executes the image processing on the identified specific object using images captured by more imaging units than in the image processing executed on other objects.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method thereof and storage medium

An image processing apparatus that performs image processing on an image having light-field image data having a focus state that is changeable after shooting of the image. The image processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to function as a specifying unit configured to specify a trimming area of the image, an acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicating a depth position to be focused in the specified trimming area, a generating unit configured to generate edited light-field image data, a storing unit configured to store the information acquired by the acquiring unit together with the edited light-field image data, a focusing unit configured to bring the specified trimming area into focus, and an output unit configured to output an image that includes the specified trimming area that is brought into focus.

Image processing apparatus, control method for same, and program that performs image processing for image data having a focus state that is changeable

A trimming target specifying unit specifies a trimming target during editing of image data. A trimming area determining unit determines the specified target as a trimming area in an image. A trimming area analyzing unit analyzes image data in the trimming area determined by the trimming area determining unit. A focus range determining unit determines a focus range in accordance with the result of analysis by the trimming area analyzing unit. The focus range appending unit appends information about the focus range determined by the focus range determining unit to image data. A storage unit stores image data before and after trim editing and data appended thereto and a display unit displays the image data before and after trim editing.

Image processing apparatus, control method for same, and program

A communication device includes a first communication unit that complies with an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) standard and a second communication unit that complies with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard. The communication device selects one of the first communication unit and the second communication unit as a communication unit that uses a DDC (Display Data Channel) line.

Communication device and conversion adapter

There is provided an image display apparatus that receives a broadcast program and displays video images relating to the broadcast program. The image display apparatus comprises, among other things, a communication interface for communicating with a rendering apparatus that is externally connected; an input unit that receives image data for displaying graphic images from the rendering apparatus, the graphic images being different from the video images relating to the broadcast program; and a control unit that gives an instruction to the rendering apparatus, via the communication interface, to generate the image data, and obtains, via the input unit, image data generated by the rendering apparatus according to the instruction.

Image display apparatus and method for controlling the same

There is provided a remote control system which changes the functions corresponding to a specific operation unit provided for a controlling apparatus in accordance with distance, thereby improving the convenience for a user. The remote control system includes a controlled apparatus such as a TV set and a controlling apparatus such as a remote controller which remotely controls the controlled apparatus. A measuring unit measures the distance between the controlled apparatus and the controlling apparatus. A changing unit changes the functions to be executed when a specific one of a plurality of operation units provided for the controlling apparatus is operated, in accordance with the measured distance.

Remote control system and remote control method

An image searching apparatus has a search target decision unit which decides a search target image out of images stored in an image storing unit; a search content selection unit which obtains a search condition to indicate search content specified by a user operation; a search execution unit which executes content search processing for the search target image using the search condition; and a search result display control unit which displays the search result. If a bracketed image group is included in the image storing unit, the search target decision unit sets a representative image selected from the image group to a search target image, and excludes images other than the representative image in the image group from search targets.

Image searching apparatus and image searching method

An imaging apparatus includes an operating unit that is capable of inputting a first operation input in acquiring generic image data and a second operation input in acquiring key image data in different operation forms. In addition, the imaging apparatus stores the generic image data and the key image data in an identical storage medium in expressions distinguishable from each other.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Yuya Ota