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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuo Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/65 (2023.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/651 (2023.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01);
Abstract
Provided are: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image captured such that a light emitting area in which light is emitted in a dark place is included in an angle of view; a determination unit that determines whether or not to switch a mode of power consumption in accordance with a light emitting state of the light emitting area included in the image; and a switching unit that switches the mode of power consumption in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit.