# US 2019/0356792 A1 · Imaging apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0356792 A1 - Document ID: US20190356792A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/410,210 - Filed: 2019-05-13 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-17 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Yasuhiro Kuwabara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356792A1 ## CPC - H04N 1/00172: {directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera (H04N1/0018 takes precedence)} - H04N 1/00129: {with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor (with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G)} - H04N 5/772: {the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure} - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders - H04N 23/651: {for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N 23/698: for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of image processing units output images obtained by imaging an object respectively in different directions; a generating unit combines images output by the plurality of image processing units; a recording unit; acquiring unit acquires display range information; a control unit: controls the plurality of image processing units to drive in a first mode, in a case where the combined image is recorded in the recording medium; and controls (1) a first image processing unit which outputs an image corresponding to a displayed range in the combined image to drive in the first mode, and (2) a second image processing unit which outputs an image corresponding to a non-displayed range in the combined image to drive in a second mode, in a case where the combined image is not recorded in the recording medium. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An imaging apparatus comprising: a plurality of image processing units configured to output images obtained by imaging an object respectively in different directions; a generating unit configured to combine images output by the plurality of image processing units to thereby generate a combined image; a recording unit configured to record the combined image in a recording medium; acquiring unit configured to acquire display range information indicating a display range displayed on a screen in the combined image; and a control unit is configured: to control the plurality of image processing units to drive in a first mode regardless of the display range information, in a case where the combined image is recorded in the recording medium; and to control (1) a first image processing unit to drive in the first mode wherein the first image processing unit outputs an image corresponding to a displayed range in the combined image, and (2) a second image processing unit to drive in a second mode which power is saved compared with the first mode wherein the second image processing unit outputs an image corresponding to a non-displayed range in the combined image on the basis of the display range information, in a case where the combined image is not recorded in the recording medium. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a transmitting unit configured to transmit the combined image to an external device, wherein the acquiring unit is further configured to acquire, from the external device, the display range information indicating a display range displayed on a screen of the external device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a transmitting unit configured to transmit a plurality of images output by the plurality of image processing units to an external device, wherein the acquiring unit is further configured to acquire, from the external device, display range information indicating a display range displayed on a screen of the external device in a combined image generated by combining the plurality of images in the external device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit an image output by the first image processing unit, and not to transmit an image output by the second image processing unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing unit is further configured to include an imaging unit and an A/D converter configured to convert an analog signal output from the imaging unit into a digital signal, and wherein the control unit is further configured to stop at least one of the imaging unit and the A/D converter to thereby drive the image processing unit in the second mode. ### Claim 6 A control method of an imaging apparatus including a plurality of image processing units configured to output images obtained by imaging an object respectively in different directions, the control method comprising: combining the images output by the plurality of image processing units to thereby generate a combined image; recording the combined image in a recording medium; acquiring display range information indicating a display range displayed on a screen in the combined image; controlling the plurality of image processing units to drive in a first mode regardless of the display range information, in a case where the combined image is recorded in the recording medium; and controlling (1) a first image processing unit to drive in the first mode wherein the first image processing unit outputs an image corresponding to a displayed range in the combined image, and (2) a second image processing unit to drive in a second mode which power is saved compared with the first mode wherein the second image processing unit outputs an image corresponding to a non-displayed range in the combined image on the basis of the display range information, in a case where the combined image is not recorded in the recording medium. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute: a control method of an imaging apparatus including a plurality of image processing units configured to output images obtained by imaging an object respectively in different directions, the control method comprising: combining the images output by the plurality of image processing units to thereby generate a combined image; recording the combined image in a recording medium; acquiring display range information indicating a display range displayed on a screen in the combined image; controlling the plurality of image processing units to drive in a first mode regardless of the display range information, in a case where the combined image is recorded in the recording medium; and controlling (1) a first image processing unit to drive in the first mode wherein the first image processing unit outputs an image corresponding to a displayed range in the combined image, and (2) a second image processing unit to drive in a second mode which power is saved compared with the first mode wherein the second image processing unit outputs an image corresponding to a non-displayed range in the combined image on the basis of the display range information, in a case where the combined image is not recorded in the recording medium.