IP Library Granted Patent US 12,470,680
Granted Patent B2
US 12,470,680 · App. 18/978,842 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Electronic device, method for controlling electronic device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Inventor: Akira Kano (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N13/128H04N13/225H04N13/296H04N23/635
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Patent No.
US 12,470,680
App. No.
18/978,842
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: execute acquisition processing to acquire information on a distance from an imaging device to an object; execute control processing to control notification of a relationship between a recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object, the recommended distance representing a photographing distance that enables three-dimensional viewing of a captured image containing two image regions with parallax relative to each other; and execute setting processing to set whether to display information showing the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object.

Claims (51)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to:

execute acquisition processing to acquire information on a distance from an imaging device to an object;

execute control processing to control notification of a relationship between a recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object, the recommended distance representing a photographing distance that enables three-dimensional viewing of a captured image containing two image regions with parallax relative to each other;

execute setting processing to set whether to display information showing the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object; and

execute adjustment processing to adjust the recommended distance,

wherein the information on the recommended distance is adjusted based on an inter-pupil distance of a user, and

wherein the recommended distance is adjusted to be longer in a case where the inter-pupil distance is shorter than a reference value for the inter-pupil distance and the recommended distance is adjusted to be shorter in a case where the inter-pupil distance is longer than the reference value.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the distance from the imaging device to the object is acquired based on a focal length of the imaging device.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the distance from the imaging device to the object is acquired based on the parallax between the two image regions.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the distance from the imaging device to the object is acquired based on phase difference information output from an image-plane phase difference sensor of the imaging device.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the distance from the imaging device to the object is acquired based on output from a time of flight (TOF) sensor of the imaging device.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor, further causes the electronic device to:

execute second acquisition processing to acquire information on the recommended distance.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the information on the recommended distance is acquired based on a baseline length representing a distance between two optical systems that capture the two image regions, respectively.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the information on the recommended distance is acquired from a lens unit, which has two optical systems that respectively capture the two image regions and is attached to the imaging device.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the information on the recommended distance that is retained in advance by the imaging device is acquired.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the recommended distance is adjusted based on an instruction of a user.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the recommended distance includes a range of the photographing distance that enables the three-dimensional viewing of the captured image containing the two image regions.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

coloring of the two image regions is controlled based on the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control processing further executes control display of an item that shows a positional relationship between the recommended distance, the object, and the imaging device.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control processing further executes control display of text information that shows the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

notification of the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object is controlled for each block within the two image regions.

16 . A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

acquiring information on a distance from an imaging device to an object;

controlling notification of a relationship between a recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object, the recommended distance representing a photographing distance that enables three-dimensional viewing of a captured image containing two image regions with parallax relative to each other;

setting whether to display information showing the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object; and

adjusting the recommended distance,

wherein the information on the recommended distance is adjusted based on an inter-pupil distance of a user, and

wherein the recommended distance is adjusted to be longer in a case where the inter-pupil distance is shorter than a reference value for the inter-pupil distance and the recommended distance is adjusted to be shorter in a case where the inter-pupil distance is longer than the reference value.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

acquiring information on a distance from an imaging device to an object;

controlling notification of a relationship between a recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object, the recommended distance representing a photographing distance that enables three-dimensional viewing of a captured image containing two image regions with parallax relative to each other;

setting whether to display information showing the relationship between the recommended distance and the distance from the imaging device to the object; and

adjusting the recommended distance,

wherein the information on the recommended distance is adjusted based on an inter-pupil distance of a user, and

wherein the recommended distance is adjusted to be longer in a case where the inter-pupil distance is shorter than a reference value for the inter-pupil distance and the recommended distance is adjusted to be shorter in a case where the inter-pupil distance is longer than the reference value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: KANO, AKIRA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069629/0747 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-210898 · Dec 14, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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