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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Akinobu Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Keito Fukushima, Mitaka, JP;
Saori Matsumoto, Hino, JP;
Koji Sakai, Mitaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Yokomae, Higashiyamato, JP;
Hiroki Amino, Akiruno, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yaji, Kawagoe, JP;
Osamu Nonaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates image data; a feature information generation unit that generates feature information smaller in data amount than the image data, the feature information indicating features of a subject image included in an image corresponding to the image data; an imaging-side first and second communication units; a communication status determination unit that determines the status of communication between an external communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit; and an imaging-side communication control unit that transmits the feature information to the communication device via the imaging-side second communication unit when the status of communication between the communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit is not favorable.