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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazufumi Onuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A generation apparatus includes following units. A first acquisition unit acquires a first virtual viewpoint image generated based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, and a first virtual viewpoint in a three-dimensional space including an image capturing space captured by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses. A second acquisition unit acquires a second virtual viewpoint image generated based on the plurality of captured images, and a second virtual viewpoint arranged with respect to a predetermined surface in the three-dimensional space and the first virtual viewpoint. A generation unit generates a third virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the first virtual viewpoint and including an image indicating a state where an object in the image capturing space is reflected on the predetermined surface, based on the first virtual viewpoint image, and the second virtual viewpoint image.