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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2018
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Yohei Nakata, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes: an image capture sensor configured to perform imaging by employing a rolling shutter method; a stand configured to move the image capture sensor; a processor; and a memory. A first still image is obtained by using the image capture sensor while the image capture sensor is moved by the stand at a first constant speed. A second still image is obtained by using the image capture sensor while the image capture sensor is moved by the stand at a second constant speed or is remained stationary. Inclination information, which indicates an inclination difference between an image of an object in the first still image and an image of the object in the second still image, is specified. Distance information, which indicates a distance, is generated by using the specified inclination information.