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IMAGING APPARATUS

  • US 20110032387A1
  • Filed: 10/14/2010
  • Published: 02/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imaging apparatus connected to a memory, said apparatus comprising:

  • an imaging device which reads any given area;

    a main image storage unit configured to read an image of a main image area, the image representing a whole image formed on said imaging device, and store in the memory an image associated with the read image as a main image;

    a sub image storage unit configured to read an image of a watch area from said imaging device, the watch area being an area to be watched, and store the read image in the memory as a sub image;

    an encoder which encodes the main image and the sub image stored in the memory by said main image storage unit and said sub image storage unit; and

    a recording unit configured to record the main image and the sub image encoded by said encoder on a recording medium.

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