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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2024
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Eishi Takeda, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/218 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/21805 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06T 15/20 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/266 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/8146 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image sharing method including generating image data of an image from a viewpoint at a position based on image data obtained from a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that capture images of the same subject simultaneously, setting a cyber space for viewing the image data from the viewing apparatuses, and distributing the image data to each of the plurality of viewing apparatuses. Information on an avatar, an initial viewing position in the cyber space, and the motion information of a viewer of each viewing apparatus is obtained and environment data pertaining to an avatar of another viewing apparatus based on a viewpoint in the cyber space obtained based on the initial viewing position and the motion information is sent to each viewing apparatus.


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