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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiko Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Hamano, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/675 (2023.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10148 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capture apparatus detects a subject area from an image that has been shot and enlarges a focus detection area in a case where the subject area is not detected or a reliability that the detected subject area corresponds to an intended subject is determined to be low. The image capture apparatus enlarges the focus detection area based on the distances previously obtained by the obtainment unit.
Ogura, Hideki. (2025). Image capture apparatus and control method thereof (U.S. Patent No. 12395734). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12395734
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