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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/28 (2006.01); G01V 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 37/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); G03B 19/07 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 37/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 19/07 (2013.01); H04N 5/2259 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an omnidirectional imaging unit that captures and generates an image of a visual field all around an axis as omnidirectional image data; an image converter that converts at least a part of the omnidirectional image data, which is generated by the omnidirectional imaging unit, to image data having a rectangular display area and thereby generates conversion image data; and a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the conversion image data, which is generated by the image converter. The omnidirectional image data forms an annular shape.