Image pickup apparatus and photographing method of image pickup apparatus

US9014475B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014475-B2
Application numberUS-201313859488-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 9, 2013
Priority dateApr 10, 2012
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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An image synthesis apparatus acquires one or plural images including one or plural pictures of one person or plural people as an object, determines an aspect of the one or plural pictures, extracts a part of the one or plural pictures in accordance with the aspect of the one or plural pictures and synthesizes the extracted one or plural images.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an optical section configured to form an image of light beams from one person or plural objects; an image sensor configured to pick up the image formed including one or plural pictures of one or plural persons as the objects; a temporary recording memory; an operation section configured to set photographing operation modes including a best shot synthesis mode, and configured for operation input for photographing a…

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What does patent US9014475B2 cover?
An image synthesis apparatus acquires one or plural images including one or plural pictures of one person or plural people as an object, determines an aspect of the one or plural pictures, extracts a part of the one or plural pictures in accordance with the aspect of the one or plural pictures and synthesizes the extracted one or plural images.
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Olympus Imaging Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T5/40. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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