Patent · US Active

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium for generating a virtual viewpoint image

US10705678B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
0References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 2018
Grant dateJul 7, 2020
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire viewpoint information for identifying a movement path of a virtual viewpoint relating to generation of a virtual viewpoint image, the virtual viewpoint image being generated based on captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras that performs imaging from a plurality of directions, and a control unit configured to determine a display area of a virtual object to be inserted into the virtual viewpoint image, wherein the control unit determines the display area of the virtual object in the virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a virtual viewpoint at a first point in time on the movement path identified from the acquired viewpoint information, based on the virtual viewpoint at the first point in time, and a virtual viewpoint at a second point in time on the movement path.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.