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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2009
Shingo Isobe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takayuki Kikuchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shingo Isobe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takayuki Kikuchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An image taking system comprises a distance calculatorwhich calculates an object distance in each of a plurality of ranging areasto, a velocity calculatorwhich calculates an object velocity in each of the ranging areas, an information generatorwhich generates object information indicating at least one of the object distance, a difference between the object distances, the object velocity, and a difference between the object velocities, an extractorwhich extracts a ranging area where the object velocity calculated by the velocity calculator is in a first range SA out of the plurality of ranging areas, and an output image generatorwhich generates an output image including a shot image generated by the camera and the object information corresponding to the ranging area extracted by the extractor.