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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Fujita, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 37/04 (2021.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); G03B 37/04 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image, a generation unit configured to combine images to generate a panoramic image of a wider range than an imaging range of each image based on a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit while an imaging direction is being changed, a storage unit configured to store the panoramic image generated by the generation unit, and a detection unit configured to compare an image captured by the imaging unit and the generated panoramic image, and detect a change in a scene based on a comparison result.