Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

A system comprising a head mounted display and an information processing apparatus,

• wherein the head mounted display comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a real space, and
• wherein the information processing apparatus comprises,
• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one memory that stores a program executed by the one or more processors in order for the image processing apparatus to function as:
• a storage unit configured to store model data of a plurality of virtual objects;
• a position and orientation acquisition unit configured to acquire a position and orientation of each of the plurality of virtual objects;
• an interference determination unit configured to determine whether interference is present between the virtual objects based on the position and orientation of each of the plurality of virtual objects and the model data of the plurality of virtual objects;
• an interference area recording unit configured to, in response to being determined that the interference is present between the virtual objects, determine a set of lines of intersections between interfered virtual objects as a contour of an interference area on a surface of an interfered virtual object and record the contour of the interference area;
• a repeating unit to record contours of the interference area by repeating execution of the interference area recording unit at a predetermined timing;
• a generation unit configured to generate a composite image including the captured image captured by the image capturing unit, an image of the plurality of virtual objects, and an image representing the contours of the recorded interference area, after an end of the interference;
• and
• an output unit configured to output the generated composite image to the head mounted display.

An information processing method comprising:

• acquiring a captured image of a real space;
• acquiring a position and orientation of each of a plurality of virtual objects;
• determining whether interference is present between the virtual objects based on the position and orientation of each of the plurality of virtual objects and model data of the plurality of virtual objects;
• recording a contour of an interference area, in response to being determined that the interference is present between the virtual objects, determine a set of lines of intersections between interfered virtual objects as a contour of an interference area on a surface of an interfered virtual object at a predetermined timing;
• recording contours of the interference area by repeating the recording a contour of an interference area at a predetermined timing;
• generating a composite image including the captured image, an image of the plurality of virtual objects, and an image representing the recorded contours of the interference area, after an end of the interference;
• and
• outputting the generated composite image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

• acquiring a captured image of a real space;
• acquiring a position and orientation of each of a plurality of virtual objects;
• determining whether interference is present between the virtual objects based on the position and orientation of each of the plurality of virtual objects and model data of the plurality of virtual objects;
• recording a contour of an interference area, in response to being determined that the interference is present between the virtual objects, determine a set of lines of intersections between interfered virtual objects as a contour of an interference area on a surface of an interfered virtual object;
• recording contours of the interference area by repeating the recording a contour of an interference area at a predetermined timing;
• generating a composite image including the captured image, an image of the plurality of virtual objects, and an image representing the recorded contours of the interference area, after an end of the interference;
• and
• outputting the generated composite image.