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Image pickup apparatus with noise elimination

US8665346B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2010
Grant dateMar 4, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2410/05
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus includes: a first sound-collection unit that detects an ambient sound and outputs first sound information; a second sound-collection unit other than the first sound-collection unit that detects the sound and outputs second sound information; and a signal processing unit that generates a sound signal corresponding to the sound by eliminating a common noise signal included in the first sound information and the second sound information based on the first sound information and the second sound information.

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