Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device that continuously monitor a subject while reducing power consumption needed to illuminate the subject
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Application No.: US15778483Application Date: 2016-12-09
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Publication No.: US11044403B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Eijiro Shibusawa , Edwardo Arata Y. Murakami , Yoshiaki Okuno , Toshihiro Kitajima , Sang-on Choi
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2015-257027 20151228
- International Application: PCT/KR2016/014436 WO 20161209
- International Announcement: WO2017/099517 WO 20170615
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/235

Abstract:
Power consumption needed to illuminate a subject is reduced and the subject is continuously monitored. Each of a plurality of light sources emits light to the subject. An imaging circuitry obtains a captured image by imaging the subject. A controller performs light emission control to change a light source that emits light from among the plurality of light sources and causes the imaging circuitry to image the subject. A determiner determines whether a detection target that is pre-determined exists in an image area that is a part of the captured image obtained by the imaging circuitry and corresponds to the light source that emits light during imaging for obtaining the captured image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180359424A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-12-13
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