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Title:
Imaging device
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5950675
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve highly accurate detection of a subject at high speed with high resolution.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus comprises: an imaging element 104 for reading out an image signal generated by photoelectric conversion, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, through a plurality of routes; an imaging element drive means 103 for driving the imaging element to read out through the plurality of routes; a plurality of subject detection means 109-112 for detecting the subject from each video data through each of the plurality of routes; a result integration means 118 for integrating the detection results output from the subject detection means; and a division control means 116 for dividing the region of the video data read out through the plurality of routes. Based on the output of the result integration means, the division control means controls to divide in such a manner that the subject is not disposed across the boundary of the regions to be divided. The imaging element drive means drives each of the plurality of routes according to the division result.

Inventors:
Toshiki Ishida
Application Number:
JP2012101762A
Publication Date:
July 13, 2016
Filing Date:
April 26, 2012
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Assignee:
Canon Inc
International Classes:
H04N5/232; G06T1/00; H04N5/345
Domestic Patent References:
JP2005269452A
JP201258464A
JP201210003A
JP201010737A
JP2009145622A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takuma Abe
Sogo Kuroiwa