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Image pickup device with settable image detecting region

US5739857A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1997
Grant dateApr 14, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/673
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image pick-up device capable of moving a detection region set on a picked-up picture by following the movement of an object image, wherein it is constructed to control a setting position of said detection region by detecting an object position on the picked-up picture, and further to control the moving range, response speed and size of said detection region, depending on the depth of field.

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