Granted Patent B2

US 12,556,803 · App. 18/630,497 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventor: Reiji Hasegawa (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

H04N23/62G06F3/016H04N23/611

Abstract

Claims (41)

1 . An image pickup apparatus configured to generate image data by imaging, the image pickup apparatus comprising:

a vibrator configured to generate vibration recognizable by a user; and

a processor configured to:

detect a specific object in the image data,

select the specific object as a target for processing relating to the imaging;

control the vibrator according to a detection result;

change control of the vibrator between a case where the specific object is detected and a case where the specific object is not detected;

cause the vibrator to vibrate in a case where the specific object is detected; and

cause the vibrator not to vibrate in a case where the specific object is not detected.

2 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the case where the specific object is not detected includes a case where the specific object is erroneously detected.

3 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

cause the vibrator to generate first vibration in a case where the specific object is detected, and

cause the vibrator to generate second vibration different from the first vibration in a case where the specific object is not detected.

4 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect an object that has taken a specific action as the specific object.

5 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect a previously registered object as the specific object.

6 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing includes at least one of tracking of the specific object, auto-exposure control, autofocus, and auto-white balance control.

7 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an operation member operable by a user,

wherein the vibrator vibrates the operation member.

8 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation member is an operation member configured to instruct the imaging.

9 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operation member is an operation member to which a function other than instructing the imaging is assigned.

10 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein an operation corresponding to a first function assigned to the operation member is performed according to an operation of the operation member while the vibrator is vibrating.

11 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first function is a function of canceling or instructing the processor to change a selection of the specific object.

12 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the operation corresponding to the first function is performed according to the operation of the operating member while the vibrator is vibrating, and an operation corresponding to a second function different from the first function is performed according to the operation of the operating member while the vibrator is not vibrating.

13 . The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where a selected specific object is changed, the processor is configured to cause the vibrator to generate the vibration indicating a change direction.

14 . A method of controlling an image pickup apparatus that is configured to generate image data by imaging and includes a vibrator configured to generate vibration recognizable by a user, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a specific object in the image data;

selecting the specific object as a target for processing relating to the imaging; and

controlling the vibrator according to a detection result in the detecting step;

changing control of the vibrator between a case where the specific object is detected and a case where the specific object is not detected;

causing the vibrator to vibrate in a case where the specific object is detected; and

causing the vibrator not to vibrate in a case where the specific object is not detected.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer of the image pickup apparatus to execute the control method according to claim 14 .

16 . A control apparatus for an image pickup apparatus that is configured to generate image data by imaging and includes a vibrator configured to generate vibration recognizable by a user, the control apparatus comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to:

detect a specific object in the image data,

select the specific object as a target for processing relating to the imaging, and

control a vibrator according to a detection result;

change control of the vibrator between a case where the specific object is detected and a case where the specific object is not detected;

cause the vibrator to vibrate in a case where the specific object is detected; and

cause the vibrator not to vibrate in a case where the specific object is not detected.

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