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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Ohga, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to, with a viewpoint set to a position of an object, acquire a plurality of environment maps for each position of light sources, the environment maps being obtained by imaging a surrounding environment from the viewpoint, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of captured images for each position of the light sources, the captured images being obtained by imaging from a plurality of directions the object irradiated with light by the light sources, and a determination unit configured to determine reflection characteristics of the object based on the environment maps and the plurality of captured images.