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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tsuyoshi Kuroki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2013.01); G06F 17/30265 (2013.01); H04N 1/00323 (2013.01); H04N 5/23222 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a position detection unit configured to detect position information of the imaging apparatus, an acquisition unit configured to acquire candidate object information indicating an object which a photographer may desire to capture an image thereof within a search range of position information based on the position information detected by the position detection unit, and a presenting unit configured to present the candidate object information to the photographer.