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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Chiaki Inoue, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G06T 7/35 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); H04N 13/00 (2018.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232122 (2018.08); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); H04N 5/232123 (2018.08); H04N 5/232127 (2018.08); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 2013/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus includes a focus information calculator configured to calculate focus information by using an image signal obtained via a first image capturer, a distance information calculator configured to calculate distance information on a distance to an object by using an image signal obtained via a second image capturer, a correction value calculator configured to calculate a correction value by using the focus information of the first image capturer, and a controller configured to provide a focus control to the first image capturer using the correction value and the distance information.