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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing system having a plurality of image capturing units, it aims to be able to generate a wide-area image from a high-quality virtual viewpoint. In order to achieve such an object, first image data is obtained based on a captured image obtained by an image capturing device belonging to a first image capturing device group, second image data is obtained based on a captured image obtained by an image capturing device belonging to a second image capturing device group, information related to a position and a direction of a virtual viewpoint is obtained, and a virtual viewpoint image is generated based on the first image data, the second image data, and the information related to the position and the direction of the virtual viewpoint.