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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Atsushi Kanayama, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Kanayama, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 3/10 (2006.01); G03B 13/34 (2006.01); G03B 15/16 (2006.01); G03B 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Pattern data for specifying a face image of a person is registered in a pattern data storage unitof a tracking device. When a face recognition auto-tracking mode is selected, a face image coinciding with the registered pattern data is detected, and an AF area is set to track the face image.