Patent ID: 7221863

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for displaying an image, comprising: storage means for storing image data obtained by capturing a plurality of images of a subject from a plurality of positions, together with information of the positions from which the images are captured; viewpoint position detecting means for detecting a position of a viewpoint of a user viewing said image; focal position detecting means for detecting a focal position of the viewpoint of the user; setting means for setting a depth of field of the image to be displayed for the user; reading means for reading a plurality of image data items from said storage means based on the position of the viewpoint detected by said viewpoint position detecting means, the focal position detected by said focal position detecting means, and the depth of field set by said setting means; combining means for combining the plurality of image data items read by said reading means; and display means for displaying a combined image based on the plurality of image data items combined by said combining means.