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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2020
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;
Hiroki Inoue, Atsugi, JP;
Seiichi Yoneda, Isehara, JP;
Yusuke Negoro, Kaizuka, JP;
Takahiko Ishizu, Sagamihara, JP;
Hidetomo Kobayashi, Isehara, JP;
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device having a motion detecting function and an image processing function is provided. The imaging device can detect a difference between a reference frame image and a comparative frame image, and can switch from a motion detecting mode to a normal image capturing mode when a significant difference is detected. A low-frame-rate operation in the motion detecting mode can reduce power consumption. Moreover, the imaging device has an image recognition function in combination with the motion detecting function, so that switching from the motion detecting mode to the normal image capturing mode can be performed when a particular image is recognized.