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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2015
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Akinobu Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Saori Matsumoto, Hino, JP;
Keito Fukushima, Mitaka, JP;
Hiroki Amino, Akiruno, JP;
Takashi Hamada, Hachioji, JP;
Osamu Nonaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image providing apparatus includes: a plurality of auxiliary imaging units that have shooting ranges partially overlapping one another, and each of which images a subject to generate auxiliary image data; a provider communication unit; a provider communication control unit that receives, from the portable device, via the provider communication unit, transmission request information requesting the image providing apparatus to transmit composite image data; and an image synthesizing unit that generates, based on the transmission request information, composite image data by combining the auxiliary image data respectively generated by two or more of the plurality of auxiliary imaging units. The provider communication control unit transmits, via the provider communication unit, the composite image data to the portable device.