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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Morisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiro Handa, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Aizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shogo Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumasa Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Yano, Yokohama, JP;
Mai Komiyama, Kamakura, JP;
Kenichi Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Date, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a generation method for generating a virtual viewpoint image using the image data from among a plurality of generation methods depending on a situation of imaging using the plurality of cameras, and an output unit configured to output data in accordance with a result of the determination performed by the determination unit.