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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Ryouichi Kawanishi, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Uenoyama, Osaka, JP;
Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Keiichi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Ryouichi Kawanishi, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Uenoyama, Osaka, JP;
Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Keiichi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging device of the present invention comprises: an imaging mechanism; a sound acquisition unit operable to acquire sound data that includes information reflecting an imaging environment; and a setting unit operable to, based on the sound data acquired by the sound acquisition unit, select and set one or more setting values for controlling the imaging mechanism.