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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Yoshimatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/302 ; H04N 5/225 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/302 ; H04N 5/225 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving image information is provided, having a plurality of imaging devices following an object with a simple mechanism and providing realistic three-dimensional image display with less fatigue of a viewer. A controller specifies an object of imaging based on images captured by first and second cameras and controls a pan-and-tilt to allow a field of view of the first camera to track the object. The controller performs pattern matching using the images captured by the two cameras and controls another pan-and-tilt to allow a field of view of the second camera to follow the object of the first camera.