US Patent 11423609 Apparatus and method for generating point cloud

A point cloud information generation apparatus according to an embodiment includes a 360-degree image acquirer configured to acquire a 360-degree image of a three-dimensional (3D) space, a point cloud information generator configured to generate first point cloud information for the 3D space from the 360-degree image, and a viewpoint orientation image generator configured to generate a plurality of viewpoint orientation images from the 360-degree image based on a reference viewpoint in the 360-degree image, wherein the point cloud information generator further configured to generate second point cloud information for the 3D space from the plurality of viewpoint orientation images.