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Image pickup apparatus, information processing system and image data processing method
US9148564B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9148564-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414250677-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | Apr 26, 2013 |
| Publication date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
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An image pickup apparatus includes: an image data production unit configured to produce data of a plurality of kinds of images from a picked up image and successively output the data; an image synthesis unit configured to cyclically connect the data of the plurality of kinds of images for each pixel string within a range set in advance for each of the kinds of the images and output the connected data as a stream to produce a virtual synthetic image; and an image sending unit configured to accept, from a host terminal, a data transmission request that designates a rectangular region in the virtual synthetic image, extract and connect data from the stream and transmit the connected data as a new stream to the host terminal.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising: an image data production unit configured to produce data of a plurality of kinds of images from a picked up image obtained by image pickup of an image pickup object and successively output the data for pixels of one horizontal line; an image synthesis unit configured to cyclically connect the data of the plurality of kinds of images outputted from the image data production unit for each pixel string within a range set…
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- What does patent US9148564B2 cover?
- An image pickup apparatus includes: an image data production unit configured to produce data of a plurality of kinds of images from a picked up image and successively output the data; an image synthesis unit configured to cyclically connect the data of the plurality of kinds of images for each pixel string within a range set in advance for each of the kinds of the images and output the connecte…
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- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, Sony Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06T3/4038. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Sep 29 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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