US 11,997,396 B2
Processing apparatus, processing system, image pickup apparatus, processing method, and memory medium
Yuichi Kusumi, Tochigi (JP); and Yoshiaki Ida, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/338,178.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-100331 (JP), filed on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0385390 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 23/76 (2023.01); G06T 7/586 (2017.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/76 (2023.01) [G06T 7/586 (2017.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20224 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to execute a plurality of tasks including:
a first normal acquiring task configured to acquire first normal information of an object;
a designated area acquiring task configured to acquire a designated portion in the object, the designated area being designated by a user;
a second normal acquiring task configured to acquire second normal information of the object based on the first normal information, the second normal information being normal information having a lower frequency than a frequency of the first normal information;
a virtual light source determining task configured to determine a virtual light source condition based on the second normal information corresponding to the designated portion; and
a rendering task configured to generate a rendering image using the first normal information and the virtual light source condition.