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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Noritoshi Kakou, Nara, JP;
Yoshio Fukuhara, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Misawa, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composite camera system includes a control section for performing positional control and magnification ratio control of at least one zoom camera ratio for omnidirectional image data centered on a prescribed portion thereof, the omnidirectional image data being obtained by an omnidirectional camera capable of taking an omnidirectional image over a viewing angle of a maximum of 360 degrees; and a display section for displaying an omnidirectional image taken by the omnidirectional camera and a zoom image taken by the zoom camera.