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Title:
IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/088917
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To propose a tracking method capable of accurately tracking a moving subject. [Solution] An image processing device comprises: a distance information acquiring unit for acquiring information of the distance to a subject to be captured by an image capturing element; a pixel value information acquiring unit for acquiring the pixel value information of an image corresponding to the subject; and a tracking unit for, based on the acquired distance information and pixel value information, tracking the subject that moves. The image capturing element has a phase difference pixel for detecting the phase difference of the subject and performing a focus adjustment. The distance information acquiring unit acquires the distance information on the basis of the phase distance detected by the phase difference pixel.

Inventors:
MASUDA ATSUSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/080033
Publication Date:
June 20, 2013
Filing Date:
November 20, 2012
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Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04N5/232; G02B7/28; G02B7/34; G03B13/36; H04N5/225
Foreign References:
JP2010147762A2010-07-01
JP2010066494A2010-03-25
JP2009124313A2009-06-04
JP2010271670A2010-12-02
JP2010113129A2010-05-20
Other References:
See also references of EP 2793457A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMEYA, Yoshiaki et al. (JP)
Yoshiaki Kameya (JP)
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