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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Eito Sakakima, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/20 (2011.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/205 (2013.01); G06T 15/20 (2013.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30228 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus that generates a virtual viewpoint image: obtains information related to installation of cameras for capturing images used for generating a virtual viewpoint image and viewpoint information related to a virtual viewpoint; determines based on the information related to installation of the cameras and the viewpoint information an image processing method to be used for generating a virtual viewpoint image; and generates the virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the virtual viewpoint by using the determined image processing method.