IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM

• US 20120307091A1
• Filed: 05/31/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: YUMIKI, Naoto, SUGINO, Yoichi, INATA, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,730,335 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture an image of a subject; an identification information storage unit configured to store a particular subject and a terminal device corresponding to the particular subject; a face detection unit and a face recognition unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the identification information storage unit in the image captured by the image sensor; and a microcomputer configured to shoot the subject using the image sensor. When the particular subject is detected in the image captured by the image sensor, the microcomputer performs the shooting, and sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the terminal device which is stored in the identification information storage unit and does not correspond to the shot particular subject.

Claims

1. An imaging apparatus which is remote-controllable by a terminal device, and is capable of sending an image to the terminal device, the imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject;

a storage unit configured to store one or multiple particular subjects, and one or multiple terminal devices corresponding to the one or multiple particular subjects;

a detection unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the storage unit in the image; and

a control unit configured to shoot the subject using the imaging unit, wherein

when the particular subject is detected in the image captured by the imaging unit, the control unit performs the shooting, and sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the terminal device which is stored in the storage unit and does not correspond to the shot particular subject.

2. The imaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein

when the particular subject is shot, the control unit sends the shot image to the terminal device which is stored in the storage unit and corresponds to the shot particular subject.

3. An imaging apparatus which is remote-controllable by a terminal device, and is capable of sending an image to the terminal device, the imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject;

a storage unit configured to store particular terminal devices; and

a control unit configured to shoot the subject using the imaging unit, wherein

when the shooting is performed in response to the remote control by the particular terminal device, the control unit sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the other particular device.

4. The imaging apparatus of claim 3, wherein

when the shooting is performed in response to the remote control by the particular terminal device, the control unit sends the shooting condition and the shot image to the other particular terminal device.

5. The imaging apparatus of claim 3, wherein

when the shooting is performed in response to the remote control by the particular terminal device, the control unit sets the shooting condition based on the remote control by the particular terminal device.

6. An imaging system comprising:

a terminal device; and

an imaging apparatus which is remote-controllable by the terminal device, and is capable of sending an image to the terminal device, wherein

the imaging apparatus includes;

an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject;

a storage unit configured to store one or multiple particular subjects, and one or multiple terminal devices corresponding to the one or multiple particular subjects;

a detection unit configured to detect the particular subject stored in the storage unit in the image; and

a control unit configured to shoot the subject using the imaging unit, wherein

when the particular subject is detected in the image captured by the imaging unit, the control unit performs the shooting, and sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the terminal device which is stored in the storage unit and does not correspond to the shot particular subject.

7. The imaging system of claim 6, wherein

when the particular subject is shot, the control unit sends the shot image to the terminal device which is stored in the storage unit and corresponds to the shot particular subject.

11. The imaging system of claim 6, wherein

upon receiving the shooting condition, the terminal device sets the received shooting condition as a shooting condition for remote-controlling the imaging apparatus to shoot the image.

8. An imaging system comprising:

a terminal device; and

an imaging apparatus which is remote-controllable by the terminal device, and is capable of sending an image to the terminal device, wherein

the imaging apparatus includes;

an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject;

a storage unit configured to store particular terminal devices; and

a control unit configured to shoot the subject using the imaging unit,

wherein

when the shooting is performed in response to the remote control by the particular terminal device, the control unit sends a shooting condition used for the shooting to the other particular terminal device.

9. The imaging system of claim 8, wherein

when the shooting is performed in response to the remote control by the particular terminal device, the control unit sends the shooting condition and the shot image to the other particular terminal device.

10. The imaging system of claim 8, wherein

when the shooting is performed in response to the remote control by the particular terminal device, the control unit sets the shooting condition based on the remote control by the particular terminal device.