Information generation apparatus, information generation method, and storage medium

An information generation method comprising:

• detecting objects from an image;
• determining a plurality of objects according to positions of the detected objects;
• integrate the determined plurality of objects;
• and
• generating metadata including information regarding an integrated object,
• wherein, in a case where a first object and a second object are detected from the image and in a case where the first object and the second object are integrated, the metadata includes an index of the first object, an index of the second object, an index of the integrated object and position information indicating a position on the integrated object, but the metadata does not include position information indicating a position on the first object and position information indicating a position on the second object.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an information generation method comprising:

• detecting objects from an image;
• determining a plurality of objects according to positions of the detected objects;
• integrate the determined plurality of objects;
• and
• generating metadata including information regarding an integrated object,
• wherein, in a case where a first object and a second object are detected from the image and in a case where the first object and the second object are integrated, the metadata includes an index of the first object, an index of the second object, an index of the integrated object and position information indicating a position on the integrated object but the metadata does not include position information indicating a position on the first object and position information indicating a position on the second object.