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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Akinobu Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Koichi Shintani, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Homma, Sagamihara, JP;
Yoshihisa Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Manabu Tajima, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mobile photographing apparatus includes an image sensor provided in a mobile body, a storage section configured to store map information within a moving range of the mobile body, and a control section configured to receive target identification information including information on a moving photographing target generated in accordance with a user's operation, acquire information on a photographing position based on the target identification information, perform movement control to cause the mobile body to move in order for the image sensor to pick up an image of the photographing target based on the information on the photographing position and the map information, and cause the image sensor to pick up an image of the photographing target.