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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Kenichiro Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yagisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiaki Fukada, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus of this invention includes an audio acquisition unit which acquires audio data, an speech processing unit which analyzes the acquired audio data and detects predetermined audio data, an image capturing unit which captures image data by activating a shutter when the speech processing unit detects the predetermined audio data, and a storage unit which stores the audio data acquired by the audio acquisition unit before the shutter is activated in association with image data captured upon activating the shutter.