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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Tomoyuki Iwanaga, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoyuki Iwanaga, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ophthalmic imaging apparatus divides a frame image obtained by capturing a moving image into a plurality of regions grouping pixels, and acquires photometric values corresponding the plurality of the regions. Further, the ophthalmic imaging apparatus determines acknowledgement or dis-acknowledgement of capturing a still image based on temporal variation of the acquired photometric values or distribution of the acquired photometric values on a fundus image. The ophthalmic imaging apparatus inhibits to execute a still image capturing of the fundus if the dis-acknowledgement of capturing is determined.