IP Library Granted Patent US 10,367,995
Granted Patent B2
US 10,367,995 · App. 16/141,111 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Imaging apparatus having control circuit that corresponds a region of first image data with second image data

Inventors: Akinobu Sato (Hachioji, JP); Takashi Suzuki (Hino, JP); Yoichi Yoshida (Inagi, JP); Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
H04N5/23222H04N5/2258H04N5/23206
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Patent No.
US 10,367,995
App. No.
16/141,111
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image generation apparatus and method includes a first imaging circuit that acquires first image data, a second imaging circuit that acquires second image data, a control circuit that searches a region corresponding to the first image data from the second image data, a designating circuit that limits a region in the second image data corresponding to the first image data by a touch operation designating a limited region in the second image data corresponding to the first image data, and a communication circuit that is provided in the second imaging circuit, transmits, upon receipt of an information acquiring operation, information obtained by analyzing the limited region or the corresponding region in the second image data to a server, and receives information relating to the first image data from the server.

Claims (26)

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

a communication circuit that receives first image data transmitted from another imaging apparatus;

an imaging circuit that acquires second image data including a region corresponding to a region of the first image data;

a control circuit that selects a first region corresponding to an entire region of the first image data from the second image data, or selects a second region corresponding to a region of a part of the first image data in response to a touch operation, the control circuit causing the communication circuit to transmit, to a server, the first region, the second region, or information obtained by analyzing the first region or the second region, and to receive guide information from the server; and

a reproducing circuit that associates the first image data with the guide information to reproduce the first image data and the guide information.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit causes the imaging circuit to acquire the second image data when the guide information corresponding to the received first image data is not present.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit causes the imaging circuit to acquire the second image data when the guide information corresponding to the received first image data is not present and an information acquisition signal is input by an operation by a user.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the operation by the user is a touch operation on an information acquisition switch.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the imaging apparatus is a smartphone.

6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guide information includes a method of imaging the first image data.

7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guide information includes map information to specify a position of a subject in the first image data.

8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit transmits, to the server, at least one of sound information, direction information, position information, and time information, in addition to the first region, the second region, or the information obtained by analyzing the first region or the second region.

9. An imaging method comprising:

receiving first image data transmitted from another imaging apparatus;

acquiring second image data including a region corresponding to a region of the first image data;

selecting a first region corresponding to an entire region of the first image data from the second image data, or selecting a second region corresponding to a region of a part of the first image data in response to a touch operation;

transmitting, to a server, the first region, the second region, or information obtained by analyzing the first region or the second region, and receiving guide information from the server; and

associating the first image data with the guide information to reproduce the first image data and the guide information.

10. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging circuit that acquires first image data;

a communication circuit that transmits the first image data to another imaging apparatus; and

a control circuit that controls the imaging circuit in such a manner that an entire region of the first image data corresponds to a first region of second image data acquired in said another imaging apparatus, or a region of a part of the first image data corresponds to a second region of the second image data acquired in said another imaging apparatus.

11. An imaging method comprising:

acquiring, by an imaging circuit, first image data;

transmitting the first image data to another imaging apparatus; and

controlling the imaging circuit in such a manner that an entire region of the first image data corresponds to a first region of second image data acquired in said another imaging apparatus, or a region of a part of the first image data corresponds to a second region of the second image data acquired in said another imaging apparatus.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058901/0912 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047702/0470 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 9, 2018
From: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047492/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2018
From: SATO, AKINOBU; SUZUKI, TAKASHI; YOSHIDA, YOICHI; NONAKA, OSAMU
To: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.; OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047003/0144 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-017596 · Jan 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15848136 · Dec 20, 2017
Continuation 14595887
Continuation PCTJP2014066970 · Jun 26, 2014
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