- Patent Title: Imaging apparatus, imaging system, moving body, and imaging method
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Application No.: US16345636Application Date: 2017-10-18
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Publication No.: US10742890B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Takatoshi Nakata
- Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@73b7a61f
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/037678 WO 20171018
- International Announcement: WO2018/079372 WO 20180503
- Main IPC: H04N7/18
- IPC: H04N7/18 ; H04N5/235 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/265 ; H04N9/04 ; H04N9/68 ; H04N9/77 ; G03B15/05 ; G03B15/00 ; G03B17/02 ; H04N5/232 ; G03B15/02

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor and a controller. The controller acquires an infrared image generated by the image sensor when infrared light is higher than a predetermined light amount. The controller acquires a normal image generated by the image sensor when the infrared light is lower than the predetermined light amount. The controller generates a synthesized image on the basis of the infrared image and the normal image. Thus, an image that includes colors and high luminance contrast may be generated in a dark environment without a plurality of infrared light sources.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190273858A1 IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, AND IMAGING METHOD Public/Granted day:2019-09-05
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