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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:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Masaki Higashihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Masaki Higashihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided an image pickup apparatus which is capable of detecting foreign substances with ease and reliability regardless of a shooting condition. A foreign substance in the camera main bodyis detected. The camera CPUprovides control such that a foreign substance detecting process is started when the power switch is turned on.