US 12,238,266 B2
Generation apparatus, generation method, and storage medium
Kazufumi Onuma, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,031.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-175734 (JP), filed on Oct. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0124302 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 13/282 (2018.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.01); H04N 13/275 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/282 (2018.05) [H04N 13/243 (2018.05); H04N 13/275 (2018.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A generation apparatus comprising:
one or more memories storing instructions; and
one or more processors executing the instructions to:
acquire 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;
acquire 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 with the first virtual viewpoint,
wherein a position of the second virtual viewpoint and a line-of-sight direction from the second virtual viewpoint are symmetrical to a position of the first virtual viewpoint and a line-of-sight direction from the first virtual viewpoint with respect to the predetermined surface; and
generate 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.