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Image pickup apparatus, display-and-image-pickup apparatus and image pickup processing apparatus

US8319749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2008
Grant dateNov 27, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/674
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus capable of easily improving the detection accuracy of a touching or proximity object is provided. An offset noise (a reset image R) is obtained by an image pickup process in a state (a reset state) in which an image pickup device is initialized. Moreover, a fingertip extraction process is performed in consideration of the offset noise on the basis of a picked-up image (a shadow image A or a display light-using image B) which is obtained by picking up an image of a proximity object to obtain object information about the proximity object. While an offset noise in the apparatus is easily reduced, object information about the proximity object can be obtained.

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