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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsubayashi, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that outputs viewpoint information for generation of a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing image capturing from directions different from one another by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses and comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire viewpoint information having a plurality of virtual viewpoint parameter sets respectively indicating positions and orientations of a virtual viewpoint at a plurality of points in time; a change unit configured to change a virtual viewpoint parameter set included in the viewpoint information based on a user operation during playback of a virtual viewpoint image in accordance with viewpoint information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit configured to output viewpoint information having a virtual viewpoint parameter set changed by the change unit.