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Image pickup device with image masking

  • US 7,423,667 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2004
  • Issued: 09/09/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image pickup device comprisingimage pickup means for converting an image of an object into image signals for obtaining the image signals;

  • mask area signal generating means for generating mask area signals to be masked on a display image surface of said image signals obtained by said image pickup means, based on a control signal transmitted from an external device;

    image signal synthesizing means for synthesizing said mask area signals to said image signals for said object so that said mask area signals are prioritized; and

    transmission control means for associating the image signals synthesized by said image signal synthesizing means with information pertinent to said mask area and for transmitting the resulting image signals-mask area information to said external device,wherein the information pertinent to said mask area is a takeup ratio of said mask area on said display image surface.

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