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US 9,179,057 B2Granted
Imaging apparatus and imaging method that acquire environment information and information of a scene being recorded
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoichiro Sako, Masaaki Tsuruta, Taiji Ito, Masamichi Asukai
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus including imaging means configured to photograph an image of a scene that is in a direction in which a user sees, outside world information acquisition means configured to acquire outside world information, and control means configured to control an operation of the imaging means based on the outside world information acquired by the outside world information acquisition means.
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An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- an imaging device configured to record images of a scene;
- a receiver configured to acquire environment information and information of the scene being recorded;
- and
- circuitry configured to start and terminate a recording of images and to control a plurality of operations of said imaging device based on both the environment information and information of the scene being recorded, the information of the scene being recorded including information for identifying a structure and prohibition information indicating whether the recording of images is permitted at the structure,
- wherein the receiver acquires the environment information or the information of the scene being recorded via communication with an external device, and
- wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine a season within which a current date and time falls, and control performance of an imaging operation associated with the determined season, a first imaging operation associated with a first season being different from a second imaging operation associated with a second different season.
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An imaging method employed by an imaging apparatus that includes circuitry and an imaging device configured to record images of a scene, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring environment information and information of the scene being recorded, the information of the scene being recorded including information for identifying a structure and prohibition information indicating whether the recording of images is permitted at the structure;
- starting and stopping a recording of images based on the environment information and information of the scene being recorded;
- and
- controlling, by the circuitry, a plurality of operations of the imaging device based on both the environment information and information of the scene being recorded,
- wherein the acquiring acquires the environment information or the information of the scene being recorded via communication with an external device, and
- wherein the controlling determines a season within which a current date and time falls, and controls performance of an imaging operation associated with the determined season, a first imaging operation associated with a first season being different from a second imaging operation associated with a second different season.
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An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- imaging means for recording images of a scene;
- environment information acquisition means for acquiring environment information and information of the scene being recorded, the information of the scene being recorded including information for identifying a structure and prohibition information indicating whether the recording of images is permitted at the structure;
- and
- control means for starting and terminating a recording of images and for controlling a plurality of operations of said imaging means based on both the environment information and information of the scene being recorded,
- wherein the environment information acquisition means acquires the environment information or the information of the scene being recorded via communication with an external device, and
- wherein the control means determines a season within which a current date and time falls, and controls performance of an imaging operation associated with the determined season, a first imaging operation associated with a first season being different from a second imaging operation associated with a second different season.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.