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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Kitamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tokuro Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Koki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Chiba, JP;
Kengo Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image containing a subject via a lens unit; a distance information acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information indicating a distance to the subject; an auxiliary data generation unit configured to generate auxiliary data related to the distance information; a data stream generation unit configured to generate a data stream in which the image, the distance information, and the auxiliary data are superimposed; and an output unit configured to output the data stream to outside.