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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazunori Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Yokozeki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01); H04N 5/238 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); H04N 5/238 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/243 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50391 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus that is attachable to a robot arm, comprises an image capturing device configured to capture an object image, a receiving unit configured to receive information relating to status of the robot arm from a control apparatus for controlling the robot arm, and an imaging control unit configured to control an image capturing operation of the image capturing device that is performed on an object, wherein the imaging control unit controls the image capturing operation based on the information relating to status of the robot arm that was notified by the control apparatus.