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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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Hosoe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396 50 ; 396427 ; 396428 ;
Abstract
An image input apparatus includes a camera unit for converting image information from an optical system into an electrical signal and outputting the electrical signal, a pan head having a control mechanism for at least two axes, a sensor for detecting the attitude of the image input apparatus, and a controller for controlling the control mechanism of the pan head on the basis of the attitude of the image input apparatus detected by the sensor.