US Patent 11521346 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus obtains virtual viewpoint information indicating at least a position of a virtual viewpoint and a view direction from the virtual viewpoint and generates a virtual viewpoint image based on the virtual viewpoint information and a plurality of images captured from a plurality of viewpoints by hiding processing a specific region of the virtual viewpoint image, the specific region being determined based on that the obtained virtual viewpoint information satisfies a condition.