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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Takayoshi Oomori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takayoshi Oomori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a monitoring apparatus including a front cover, an imaging device that is accommodated in the front cover and captures a subject image, a rear cover to be fixed onto a mounting surface on which the apparatus is mounted, and an emitting unit that emits light toward the mounting surface, where a light-emitting state of the light emitted by the emitting unit is associated with an operation state of the apparatus.