Image processing device, imaging device, program, and image processing method
US-2015381883-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Imaging device, azimuth information processing method and program
US9106835B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9106835-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013515300-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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Even when a posture of an imaging device changes, the imaging device can display a compass image in a natural mode when seen from a user's viewpoint and record a correct image capturing azimuth. Provided is an imaging device including: an image capturing unit which captures an image of a subject and outputs the captured image; an azimuth calculating unit which calculates an azimuth of the image capturing unit in an image capturing direction, based on geomagnetism information detected by a geomagnetic sensor and acceleration information detected by an acceleration sensor; an azimuth converting unit which calculates a rotation angle of the imaging device in a roll direction, based on the acceleration information, and converts the azimuth in the image capturing direction into a display azimuth based on the rotation angle in the roll direction; a display unit which displays a compass image representing the display azimuth and the captured image; and a recording unit which associates azimuth information representing the azimuth in the image capturing direction, with the captured image to record in a recording medium.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A display device comprising: circuitry configured to: detect a rotation angle of an image capturing direction in a pitch direction based on information detected by a sensor; detect whether or not the image capturing direction is in a substantially vertically downward direction based on the rotation angle of the image capturing direction in the pitch direction; calculate an upper surface azimuth as being in a direction vertical to the image capturi…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9106835B2 cover?
- Even when a posture of an imaging device changes, the imaging device can display a compass image in a natural mode when seen from a user's viewpoint and record a correct image capturing azimuth. Provided is an imaging device including: an image capturing unit which captures an image of a subject and outputs the captured image; an azimuth calculating unit which calculates an azimuth of the image…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kanma Hiroshi, Oda Ryunosuke, Nishikawa Takuma, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N5/23293. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 11 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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