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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 14, 2020
Applicants:
Manabu Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Taro Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Keito Sawada, Kanagawa, JP;
Shusaku Takasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Manabu Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Taro Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Keito Sawada, Kanagawa, JP;
Shusaku Takasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01);
Abstract
An imaging system () includes an imaging unit () configured to capture an image of a target object while the imaging unit () being mounted on a movable apparatus (); and an exposure condition determination unit () configured to determine any one of a fixed exposure condition and an automatic exposure (AE) condition, as an exposure condition, based on a distance detected between the movable apparatus () and the target object.