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US 2001/0043271 A1Published application
Image input apparatus having interchangeable image pickup device and pan head
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKENJI KAWANO
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKENJI KAWANO
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An image input apparatus has a pan head for mounting an image pickup device thereon and for changing the image pickup direction of the image pickup device. The image pickup device has an engaging device, and control terminals capable of transmitting specification information about an operation of the pan head from the image pickup device to the pan head. The pan head has a holding device to be engaged with the engaging device so as to interchangeably hold the image pickup device, identifying terminals capable of receiving the specification information when the image pickup device is held by the holding device, and a selection circuit for selecting an operation of the pan head corresponding to the held image pickup device based on the received specification information.
A pan head for mounting an image pickup device thereon and for changing the image pickup direction of the image pickup device, said pan head comprising:
An image pickup device mountable on a pan head which is capable of changing an image pickup direction of said image pickup device, the pan head having a holding means, said image pickup device comprising:
An image input apparatus having a pan head for mounting an image pickup device thereon and for changing the image pickup direction of said image pickup device, said image input apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.