Apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program for controlling imaging environment of target object

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

detecting an object from a captured image generated by an image capture apparatus;

determining, based on a range occupied by an image area representing the object in the captured image, a partial range relevant to the object, within an output range of an output apparatus that performs an output having influence on an image capture environment;

determining, based on a feature value of the image area representing the detected object, an output setting of the output apparatus for the partial range; and

applying, to the output apparatus, the output setting for the partial range determined for the object, wherein

the output apparatus is an apparatus that outputs a background,

the partial range determined for the object is a range to be a background of and around the object, within a range of a background output by the output apparatus, and

the output setting determined for the object is a setting of a color of the background output to the partial range determined for the object, and

the operations further comprise:

computing, as a feature value of the image area representing the object, a representative point on a color space relating to a color of the image area and a representative value of hue of the image area,

determining a point satisfying a predetermined relation with the representative point on the color space,

determining, based on a color relevant to the determined point, a color of a background of the partial range determined for the object,

determining a color far from a computed representative value by a predetermined angle on a hue circle, and

determining, based on the determined color, a color of a background of the partial range determined for the object.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining the partial range relevant to each of a plurality of the objects detected from the captured image,

determining the output setting relevant to each of a plurality of the objects, and

performing, on the output apparatus, a setting for each of a plurality of the objects.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise transforming, by using information representing correspondence between a position on the image capture apparatus and an output position of the output apparatus, a range on the captured image indicated by the image area representing the object to an output range of the output apparatus.

4. A control method executed by a computer, comprising:

detecting an object from a captured image generated by an image capture apparatus;

determining, based on a range occupied by an image area representing the object in the captured image, a partial range relevant to the object, within an output range of an output apparatus that performs an output having influence on an image capture environment;

determining, based on a feature value of the image area representing the detected object, an output setting of the output apparatus for the partial range; and

applying, to the output apparatus, the output setting for the partial range determined for the object, wherein

the output apparatus is an apparatus that outputs a background,

the partial range determined for the object is a range to be a background of and around the object, within a range of a background output by the output apparatus, and

the output setting determined for the object is a setting of a color of the background output to the partial range determined for the object, and

the control method further comprises:

in the determination of the output setting:

computing, as a feature value of the image area representing the object, a representative point on a color space relating to a color of the image area and a representative value of hue of the image area;

determining a point satisfying a predetermined relation with the representative point on the color space;

determining, based on a color relevant to the determined point, a color of a background of the partial range determined for the object

determining a color far from a computed representative value by a predetermined angle on a hue circle; and

determining, based on the determined color, a color of a background of the partial range determined for the object.

5. The control method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

in the determination of the partial range, determining the output range relevant to each of a plurality of the objects detected from the captured image;

in the determination of the output setting, determining the output setting relevant to each of a plurality of the objects; and

in the applying, performing, on the output apparatus, a setting for each of a plurality of the objects.

6. The control method according to claim 4 , further comprising, in the determination of the partial range, transforming, by using information representing correspondence between a position on the image capture apparatus and an output position of the output apparatus, a range on the captured image indicated by the image area representing the object to an output range of the output apparatus.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute steps included in a control method, the method comprising:

detecting an object from a captured image generated by an image capture apparatus;

determining, based on a range occupied by an image area representing the object in the captured image, a partial range relevant to the object, within an output range of an output apparatus that performs an output having influence on an image capture environment;

determining, based on a feature value of the image area representing the detected object, an output setting of the output apparatus for the partial range; and

applying, to the output apparatus, the output setting for the partial range determined for the object, wherein

the output apparatus is an apparatus that outputs a background,

the partial range determined for the object is a range to be a background of and around the object, within a range of a background output by the output apparatus, and

the output setting determined for the object is a setting of a color of the background output to the partial range determined for the object, and

the control method further comprises:

in the determination of the output setting:

computing, as a feature value of the image area representing the object, a representative point on a color space relating to a color of the image area and a representative value of hue of the image area;

determining a point satisfying a predetermined relation with the representative point on the color space;

determining, based on a color relevant to the determined point, a color of a background of the partial range determined for the object

determining a color far from a computed representative value by a predetermined angle on a hue circle; and

determining, based on the determined color, a color of a background of the partial range determined for the object.