Imaging apparatus, imaging processing method, image processing device and imaging processing system
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
- signal processing circuitry electrically connected to image acquisition circuitry, the image acquisition circuitry is configured to convert a signal of an image into sequential frames of image data,wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to;
electronically receive the sequential frames from the image acquisition circuitry,electronically perform first processing on one of the sequential frames when the signal processing circuitry determines that said one of the sequential frames is from a first category of frames, the first category differs from a second category of frames,electronically add first identification information to said one of the sequential frames after the signal processing circuitry performs the first processing, the first identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from the first category,electronically perform second processing on said one of the sequential frames when the signal processing circuitry determines that said one of the sequential frames is from the second category, a field of view of the image after the first processing differs from a field of view of the image after the second processing, andelectronically add second identification information to said one of the sequential frames after the signal processing circuitry performs the second processing, the second identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from the second category.
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor; a signal processing unit repeatedly performing processing different from each other in a given number of sequential frames to imaging signals obtained by the image sensor to thereby obtain image data of respective frame; and an image data output unit sequentially outputting the image data of respective frames.
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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signal processing circuitry electrically connected to image acquisition circuitry, the image acquisition circuitry is configured to convert a signal of an image into sequential frames of image data, wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to; electronically receive the sequential frames from the image acquisition circuitry, electronically perform first processing on one of the sequential frames when the signal processing circuitry determines that said one of the sequential frames is from a first category of frames, the first category differs from a second category of frames, electronically add first identification information to said one of the sequential frames after the signal processing circuitry performs the first processing, the first identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from the first category, electronically perform second processing on said one of the sequential frames when the signal processing circuitry determines that said one of the sequential frames is from the second category, a field of view of the image after the first processing differs from a field of view of the image after the second processing, and electronically add second identification information to said one of the sequential frames after the signal processing circuitry performs the second processing, the second identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from the second category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image processing device comprising:
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an input unit configured to electronically receive sequential frames of image data obtained by image acquisition circuitry, a header is in one of the sequential frames; and an image signal processor electrically connected to the input unit, the image signal processor is configured to electronically receive the sequential frames from the image acquisition circuitry, wherein the image signal processor is configured to; electronically determine whether or not frame information in the header includes either first identification information or second identification information, the first identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from a first category of frames, electronically perform a first procedure on said one of the sequential frames when the image signal processor determines that the frame information includes the first identification information, a field of view of the image after the first procedure differs from a field of view of the image after a second procedure, and electronically perform the second procedure on said one of the sequential frames when the image signal processor determines that the frame information includes the second identification information, the second identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from a second category of frames that differs from the first category. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An imaging method comprising steps of:
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electronically, by image acquisition circuitry, converting a signal of an image into sequential frames of image data, wherein the image acquisition circuitry is electrically connected to signal processing circuitry; electronically, by the signal processing circuitry, performing first processing on one of the sequential frames when signal processing circuitry determines that said one of the sequential frames is from a first category of frames, wherein the first category differs from a second category of frames; electronically, by the signal processing circuitry, adding first identification information to said one of the sequential frames after the signal processing circuitry performs the first processing, wherein the first identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from the first category; electronically, by the signal processing circuitry, performing second processing on said one of the sequential frames when the signal processing circuitry determines that said one of the sequential frames is from the second category, wherein a field of view of the image after the first processing differs from a field of view of the image after the second processing; and electronically, by the signal processing circuitry, adding second identification information to said one of the sequential frames after the signal processing circuitry performs the second processing, wherein the second identification information identifies said one of the sequential frames as being from the second category.
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