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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Shikata, Tama, JP;
Norihisa Suzuki, Matsudo, JP;
Kazuna Maruyama, Fuchu, JP;
Tomoaki Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus for determining a position of a virtual viewpoint for a virtual viewpoint image generated based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of imaging apparatuses includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position existing within a predetermined range from a field to be captured by the plurality of imaging apparatuses, and a determination unit configured to determine, as the position of the virtual viewpoint for the virtual viewpoint image, a position different from the position indicated by the position information, based on the position information acquired by the first acquisition unit.