IP Library Granted Patent US 9,007,464
Granted Patent B2
US 9,007,464 · App. 14/275,375 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Photographing apparatus, photographing system, photographing method, and program stored in non-transitory medium in photographing apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,007,464
App. No.
14/275,375
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photographing apparatus of the invention which is capable of photographing a desired object by making a plurality of photographing apparatuses cooperative with one another includes: an image pickup section; a detection section for acquiring photographing information related to an image acquired by the image pickup section; a transmission section for transmitting the photographing information acquired by the detection section; a reception section for receiving an image photographed and transmitted by another photographing apparatus based on the photographing information; and a memory control section for storing the image acquired by the image pickup section and the image received by the reception section in association with each other.

Claims (18)

1. A photographing apparatus comprising:

an image pickup section;

a detection section for acquiring composition information for determining a composition in an image pickup operation performed by another photographing apparatus, based on an image acquired by the image pickup section; and

a transmission section for transmitting the composition information acquired by the detection section to the other photographing apparatus, the composition information being information for the other photographing apparatus to perform trimming and change an image.

2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the composition information is acquired by following a desired object over more than one image pickup operation.

3. The photographing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the composition information acquired by following a desired object over more than one image pickup operation is information on feature of a face viewed from a different angle other than front.

4. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission section transmits an information signal indicating that image pickup is being performed to the other photographing apparatus.

5. A photographing system for performing image pickup by making a plurality of photographing apparatuses including at least a first photographing apparatus and a second photographing apparatus cooperative with each other, the photographing system comprising:

the first photographing apparatus including a first image pickup section, a detection section for acquiring composition information for determining a composition in an image pickup operation performed by the second photographing apparatus, based on an image acquired by the first image pickup section, and a transmission section for transmitting the composition information acquired by the detection section to the second photographing apparatus, the composition information being information for the second photographing apparatus to perform trimming and change an image; and

the second photographing apparatus including a reception section for receiving the composition information transmitted from the first photographing apparatus, and a second image pickup section for acquiring an image based on the composition information received by the reception section.

6. A photographing method comprising steps of:

acquiring an image;

acquiring composition information for determining a composition in image pickup performed by another photographing apparatus, based on the image acquired by an image pickup section; and

transmitting the composition information acquired by a detection section to the other photographing apparatus, the composition information being information for the other photographing apparatus to perform trimming and change an image.

7. A non-transitory medium in a photographing apparatus, storing a program performing control for:

acquiring an image;

acquiring composition information for determining a composition in image pickup performed by another photographing apparatus; and

transmitting the composition information acquired by a detection section to the other photographing apparatus, the composition information being information for the other photographing apparatus to perform trimming and change an image.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058294/0274 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 15, 2015
From: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036616/0332 →