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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image processing apparatus that generates a virtual viewpoint image includes a generation unit. The generation unit generates a virtual viewpoint image in which in accordance with a virtual viewpoint specified by the virtual viewpoint information. The degree of transparency of a specific object at a position a specific distance apart from a position of a first virtual viewpoint in a virtual viewpoint image in accordance with the first virtual viewpoint corresponding to a first angle of view, which is generated by the generation unit, is higher than a degree of transparency of an object at a position the specific distance apart from a position of a second virtual viewpoint in a virtual viewpoint image in accordance with the second virtual viewpoint corresponding to a second angle of view larger than the first angle of view.