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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasushi Shikata, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/282 (2018.01); H04N 13/279 (2018.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/282 (2018.05); H04N 5/232121 (2018.08); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 13/279 (2018.05);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus determines a position on an object, based on a distance between a set position and an imaging apparatus configured to capture an image of a predetermined position on an object and be used for generating a virtual viewpoint image, the set position being located on a line segment connecting the imaging apparatus and the predetermined position, and being a position of a focus point closer than the predetermined position when viewed from the imaging apparatus, and sets, for a plurality of imaging apparatuses, the determined position as a focus point of the imaging apparatus.