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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kawakami, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/571 (2017.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/571 (2017.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); G02B 27/0075 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first image generating unit configured to generate a first image having a predetermined depth of field from each of a plurality of light-field data each of which a focus state is changeable; a searching unit configured to search the light-field data that includes a predetermined object by analyzing the first image generated by the first image generating unit; and a second image generating unit configured to generate a second image that has a shallower depth of field than the first image and focused on the predetermined object, based on the light-field data detected by the searching unit are included.