Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging apparatus for generating a composite image from a plurality of images
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Application No.: US17152004Application Date: 2021-01-19
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Publication No.: US11595563B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Genjiro Shibagami
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JPJP2018-140093 20180726
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/247 ; H04N5/225 ; G03B15/00 ; G03B17/18 ; G03B37/00

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes a first camera and a second camera, and performing photography using the first camera and the second camera, and generating a composite image from a plurality of images acquired by the photography, the imaging apparatus comprising at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquiring unit configured to acquire two images by performing a first photography and a second photography, which is performed after a time lag from the first photography; and a generating unit configured to generate a composite image having a visual field range of 360 degrees by compositing a first image acquired by performing photography for a first range in the first photography and a second image acquired by performing photography for a second range in the second photography.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210144293A1 IMAGING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-05-13
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