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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:

Shinichi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroshi Osawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Kyoko Furumura, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Shinichi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;

Hiroshi Osawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Kyoko Furumura, Tokyo, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 1/21 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); H04N 9/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 20/10527 (2013.01); H04N 1/21 (2013.01); H04N 5/2258 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 9/87 (2013.01); G11B 2020/10592 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01);
Abstract

Frame memories store captured images supplied from a plurality of imaging units, respectively. A motion detection portion detects the motion of a captured image of at least one of the imaging units. A mode determination portion sets, in accordance with at least either the amount of the motion detected by the motion detection portion or a power consumption limit of the image generation device, one of two modes, one for operating the plurality of imaging units simultaneously and the other for operating the plurality of imaging units intermittently. A control signal generation portion supplies, to the plurality of frame memories, a control signal adapted to control reading of the captured images from the plurality of frame memories in accordance with the mode set by the mode determination portion.


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