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Image input system having image pickup device capable of mirror-direction panning

  • US 5,970,162 A
  • Filed: 10/30/1997
  • Issued: 10/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An image input system comprising:

  • (a) an image pickup means for picking up an image of an object and being movable from side to side;

    (b) image pickup direction designating means for designating a direction of movement of the image pickup means;

    (c) display form switching means for switching a display form for the image picked up by the image pickup means between a first image display form in which the image is displayed as it is, and a second image display form in which the image is displayed reversed left-to-right; and

    (d) control direction changing means which, when the display form is switched by the display form switching means, changes the correspondence between (i) the designation regarding the direction of movement from side to side, given by the image pickup direction designating means, and (ii) the direction of side to side movement, in response to the designation.

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