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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Morisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A generation apparatus that generates a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras and virtual viewpoint information, and includes: a generation unit configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image by a generation method determined from a plurality of generation methods for generating a virtual viewpoint image: a changing unit configured to change the generation method for generating a virtual viewpoint image from a first generation method to a second generation method; and a control unit configured to perform control to restrain a change of the generation method by the changing unit.