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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Teruo Hieda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Chikara Satoh, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshiyuki Masui, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takashi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuji Yoshimura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348362 ; 348361 ; 348297 ; 348298 ; 348229 ; 348230 ;
Abstract
The image sensing device adapted to compose an appropriate single picture from a plurality of pictures of different exposures obtained from the same subject, wherein the camera operation is controlled using as a reference the signal of one of said plurality of pictures of different exposures.