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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Handa, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Aizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shogo Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumasa Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Morisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomohiro Yano, Yokohama, JP;
Mai Komiyama, Kamakura, JP;
Kenichi Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Date, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes generating, by a first image processing apparatus, first information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a first image captured by a first camera, generating, by a second image processing apparatus, second information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a second image captured by a second camera; specifying a viewpoint in the virtual viewpoint image; and generating, by a third image processing apparatus, a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the specified viewpoint using the first information and the second information.