IP Library Granted Patent US 11,588,973
Granted Patent B2
US 11,588,973 · App. 17/400,050 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Camera apparatus

Inventor: Yuuji Ooba (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04N5/232939H04N5/23229H04N5/2628H04N21/426
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Patent No.
US 11,588,973
App. No.
17/400,050
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a camera apparatus, including circuitry configured to: output a first image signal for displaying a first image, output a second image signal for displaying a second image. The second image signal is an image signal transmitted as a return signal. Further, the second image is an image that includes one of a location of a focus adjustment in the first image and an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.

Claims (37)

1. A camera apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to

output a first image signal corresponding to a first image,

output a second image signal corresponding to a second image, wherein

the first image signal is an image signal obtained by applying a down conversion process to a captured image signal having a resolution of 4K or more, and

the second image signal is one type of image signal of a plurality of types of image signals including an image signal of an enlarged image generated based on the captured image signal.

2. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image signal has a resolution of high definition (HD) or greater.

3. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image signal has a same view angle as the captured image signal.

4. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second image signal has a resolution of high definition (HD) or greater.

5. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to arbitrarily set a cut out position as a position to be enlarged by user operation.

6. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the enlarged image includes a location of a focus adjustment in the captured image signal.

7. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the enlarged image is obtained by cutting out a part from a captured image corresponding to the captured image signal.

8. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of types of image signals include an image signal of an image including a prescribed luminance level range of the captured image signal with a color or a specific luminance pattern specified in advance.

9. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second image signal is selected from the plurality of types of image signals based on a selection instruction.

10. A method, comprising:

obtaining an image signal corresponding to a first image signal by applying a down conversion process to a captured image signal having a resolution of 4K or more;

selecting a second image signal of one type of image signal from a plurality of types of image signals including an image signal of an enlarged image generated based on the captured image signal;

outputting the first image signal corresponding to a first image; and

outputting the second image signal corresponding to a second image.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first image signal has a resolution of high definition (HD) or greater.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first image signal has a same view angle as the captured image signal.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the second image signal has a resolution of high definition (HD) or greater.

14. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising: arbitrarily setting a cut out position as a position to be enlarged by user operation.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the enlarged image includes a location of a focus adjustment in the captured image signal.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the enlarged image is obtained by cutting out a part from a captured image corresponding to the captured image signal.

17. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of types of image signals include an image signal of an image including a prescribed luminance level range of the captured image signal with a color or a specific luminance pattern specified in advance.

18. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the second image signal is selected from the plurality of types of image signals based on a selection instruction.

19. A camera apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to

obtain an image signal corresponding to a first image signal by applying a down conversion process to a captured image signal having a resolution of 4K or more,

determine a second image signal of one type of image signal from a plurality of types of image signals including an image signal of an enlarged image generated based on the captured image signal,

output the first image signal corresponding to a first image, and

output the second image signal corresponding to a second image.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program that when executed by circuitry causes the circuitry to implement a method, comprising:

obtaining an image signal corresponding to a first image signal by applying a down conversion process to a captured image signal having a resolution of 4K or more;

selecting a second image signal of one type of image signal from a plurality of types of image signals including an image signal of an enlarged image generated based on the captured image signal;

outputting the first image signal corresponding to a first image; and outputting the second image signal corresponding to a second image.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061388/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-005577 · Jan 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (5)
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