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US5712680A
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Image pickup device for obtaining both moving and still images
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-09-16
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Granted: 1998-01-27
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Expires: 2016-09-16
Abstract
Abstract For obtaining both still and moving images in satisfactory manner in an image pickup device, in addition to a circuit for generating a moving image, frame recursive filters 18, 19, 20 and an interface circuit 21 are provided for generating a still image. Wide-band color signals R, G, B generated from the signals obtained from the CCD are subjected to a filtering process in the frame recursive filters 18, 19, 20 and the image retained in the filters 18, 19, 20 as a result of the filtering process is released as a still image under the control by the interface circuit 21. Thus the still and moving images can be generated respectively according to the required characteristics, without color blotting or color aberration and without deterioration in the color reproducibility and in the S/N ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruo Hieda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N25/00; H04N23/84; H04N23/843; H04N2209/00; H04N2209/04; H04N2209/041; H04N2209/042; H04N2209/045; H04N2209/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means; processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means; output means for outputting an output of said processing means to an external peripheral apparatus; detecting means for detecting characteristics of the peripheral apparatus when the peripheral apparatus is connected to said image pickup apparatus through said output means, said detecting means detecting image size characteristics according to the output of said detecting means; and control means for controlling characteristics of said processing means in accordance with an output of said detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means; processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means; output means for outputting an output of said processing means to an external peripheral apparatus; detecting means for detecting characteristics of the peripheral apparatus when the peripheral apparatus is connected to said image pickup apparatus through said output means, said detecting means detecting image size characteristics according to the output of said detecting means; and control means for controlling characteristics of said processing means in accordance with an output of said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said peripheral apparatus includes a computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls pixel size characteristics according to the output of said detecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said peripheral apparatus sends a command to said detecting means as said characteristics of said peripheral apparatus to control characteristics of said processing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes a filter means having filter characteristics which are variable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means changes characteristics of said processing means between a still image signal forming mode and a movie image signal forming mode in accordance with the output of said detecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means controls a color band-width of color signals in accordance with an output of said detecting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said control means controls the color band-width of color signals so as to make the color band-width of a still image wider than that of a movie image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image pickup means sequentially reads out signal charges of all pixels.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means controls the characteristics of said processing means in the still image signal forming mode so that a color component ratio of a luminance signal corresponds to an NTSC standard ratio.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control means controls the image size characteristics so that the image size corresponds to a square shape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said control means includes interpolation means for causing the image size to correspond to the square shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means; processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means; output means for outputting an output of said processing means to an external peripheral apparatus; detecting means for detecting characteristics of the peripheral apparatus when the peripheral apparatus is connected to said image pickup apparatus through said output means; and control means for controlling characteristics of said processing means in accordance with an output of said detecting means, wherein said control means controls image size characteristics of said processing means according to the output of said detecting means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means; processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means; output means for outputting an output of said processing means to an external peripheral apparatus; detecting means for detecting characteristics of the peripheral apparatus when the peripheral apparatus is connected to said image pickup apparatus through said output means; and control means for controlling characteristics of said processing means in accordance with an output of said detecting means, wherein said control means controls image size characteristics of said processing means according to the output of said detecting means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said peripheral apparatus comprises a computer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said detecting means detects image size characteristics of said peripheral apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said peripheral apparatus sends a command to said detecting means as said characteristics of said peripheral apparatus to control characteristics of said processing means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said control means includes a filter means having filter characteristics which are variable.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said control means changes characteristics of said processing means between a still image signal forming mode and a movie image signal forming mode in accordance with the output of said detecting means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said control means controls a color band-width of color signals in accordance with an output of said detecting means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said control means controls the characteristics of said processing means in the still image signal forming mode so that a color component ratio of a luminance signal corresponds to an NTSC standard ratio.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said control means controls the image size characteristics so that the image size corresponds to a square shape.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said control means includes interpolation means for causing the image size to correspond to the square shape.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said control means controls the color band-width of color signals so as to make the color band-width of a still image wider than that of a movie image.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said image pickup means sequentially reads out signal charges of all pixels.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
112 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means; processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means; output means for outputting an output of said processing means to an external peripheral apparatus; detecting means for detecting characteristics of the peripheral apparatus when the peripheral apparatus is connected to said image pickup apparatus through said output means; and control means for controlling characteristics of said processing means in accordance with an output of said detecting means, wherein said control means changes characteristics of said processing means between a still image signal forming mode and a movie image signal forming mode in accordance with the output of said detecting means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
112 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means; processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means; output means for outputting an output of said processing means to an external peripheral apparatus; detecting means for detecting characteristics of the peripheral apparatus when the peripheral apparatus is connected to said image pickup apparatus through said output means; and control means for controlling characteristics of said processing means in accordance with an output of said detecting means, wherein said control means changes characteristics of said processing means between a still image signal forming mode and a movie image signal forming mode in accordance with the output of said detecting means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said peripheral apparatus comprises a computer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said detecting means detects image size characteristics of said peripheral apparatus.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said control means controls image size characteristics according to the output of said detecting means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said control means controls the image size characteristics so that the image size corresponds to a square shape.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said control means includes interpolation means for causing the image size to correspond to the square shape.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said peripheral apparatus sends a command to said detecting means as said characteristics of said peripheral apparatus to control characteristics of said processing means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said control means includes a filter means having filter characteristics which are variable.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said control means controls a band-width of color signals in accordance with an output of said detecting means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said control means controls the color band-width of color signals so as to make the color band-width of a still image wider than that of a movie image.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said image pickup means sequentially reads out signal charges of all pixels.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said control means controls the characteristics of said processing means in the still image forming mode so that a color component ratio of a luminance signal corresponds to an NTSC standard ratio.
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