JP2021072611A5

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Publication number: JP2021072611A5
Application number: JP2020061113A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2020-03-30
Publication date: 2023-03-30

Description

本発明の一態様による撮像装置は、撮影された画像に対して画像解析処理を実行する機能を有するデバイスを着脱可能な装着部を有する撮像装置であって、前記装着部に装着されたデバイスによる前記画像解析処理の開始に関連付けられる所定のタイミングから当該処理の完了までの時間である処理時間の要求を、前記デバイスに対して送信する送信手段と、前記デバイスに前記画像解析処理の実行を開始させた場合、その開始に関連する前記所定のタイミングから前記処理時間が経過してから、前記デバイスから、前記画像解析処理の結果を取得する取得手段を有する。
An imaging apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an imaging apparatus having a mounting section to which a device having a function of executing image analysis processing on a captured image is attachable and detachable, wherein the device is mounted on the mounting section . sending means for sending a request for a processing time, which is the time from a predetermined timing associated with the start of the image analysis process to the completion of the process, to the device; When started, the acquisition means acquires the result of the image analysis processing from the device after the processing time has elapsed from the predetermined timing related to the start.

Claims

An image capturing apparatus having an attachment section to which a device having a function of executing image analysis processing on a captured image is attachable and detachable,
a transmission means for transmitting a request for a processing time, which is the time from a predetermined timing associated with the start of the image analysis processing by the device attached to the attachment unit to the completion of the processing, to the device;
obtaining means for obtaining the result of the image analysis process from the device after the processing time has elapsed from the predetermined timing related to the start of the image analysis process when the device is caused to start the execution of the image analysis process; and an image pickup device.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said acquisition means acquires information indicating said processing time from said device.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said acquisition means acquires information for calculating said processing time from said device, and calculates and acquires said processing time based on said information.

The information includes the number of clock cycles from the start to the completion of the image analysis processing, and the acquisition means calculates the processing time from the number of clock cycles and hardware performance of the imaging device. 4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that:

When the device collectively executes the image analysis processing on one or more divided images obtained by dividing the image, the obtaining means obtains the information about one divided image from the device. 5. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the processing time is obtained based on the number of divided images to be obtained and processed together with the information.

6. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein said acquisition means acquires said information for each process executable by said device.

7. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the predetermined timing is timing at which a command requesting execution of the image analysis processing is transmitted to the device.

7. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the predetermined timing is timing when the image analysis processing is actually started.

9. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said acquisition means further acquires processing state information indicating the execution status of said image analysis processing.

10. The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said acquisition means acquires said result when said processing status information indicates that said image analysis processing has been completed.

11. The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processing state information is information indicating the progress of the image analysis processing.

12. The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising means for obtaining a remaining processing time until said image analysis processing is completed from said progress.

13. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the progress is indicated by a memory address being accessed by the image analysis processing.

14. The imaging apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the remaining processing time is calculated based on the address and the area of the memory used by the image analysis processing.

The image analysis process is composed of a plurality of partial processes,
13. The imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the progress is indicated by which of the plurality of partial processes is being executed.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the remaining processing time is calculated based on the number of the plurality of partial processes and the order in which the partial processes being executed are executed in the image analysis process. Imaging device.

The image analysis process is composed of a plurality of partial processes,
information associated with each of the plurality of partial processes is stored in a memory;
13. The imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said progress is indicated by an address of said memory being accessed by said image analysis processing.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the remaining processing time is calculated based on the number of the plurality of partial processes and the order in which the partial processes corresponding to the addresses are executed in the image analysis process. imaging device.

19. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the progress status indicates whether or not the image analysis processing is completed.

20. The imaging apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the remaining processing time is calculated based on the processing time when the image analysis processing is not completed.

13. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the processing state information indicates a remaining processing time until the image analysis processing is completed.

22. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 21, wherein said obtaining means obtains said result after waiting for said remaining processing time.

The acquisition means acquires the result when the image analysis processing is completed, and acquires the processing state information when the image analysis processing is not completed. 10. The imaging device according to Item 9.

24. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 23, wherein said acquiring means acquires said processing state information using a response in the SD standard.

10. The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said acquisition means acquires said processing state information and said result using a data line in the SD standard.

26. The imaging apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said acquiring means acquires said processing state information from data acquired from said data line based on a size in which said result is stored in said data.

26. The imaging apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said acquiring means acquires said processing state information from data acquired from said data line based on a predetermined pattern included in said data.

A control method executed by an imaging apparatus having an attachment section to which a device having a function of performing image analysis processing on a captured image is attachable and detachable,
a transmission step of transmitting to the device a request for a processing time, which is the time from a predetermined timing associated with the start of the image analysis processing by the device attached to the attachment unit to the completion of the processing;
an acquisition step of acquiring the result of the image analysis process from the device after the processing time has elapsed from the predetermined timing related to the start of the image analysis process when the device is caused to start the execution of the image analysis process; ,
A control method comprising:

In a computer provided in an imaging apparatus having a detachable mounting portion , a device having a function of performing image analysis processing on a captured image,
transmitting to the device a request for a processing time, which is the time from a predetermined timing associated with the start of the image analysis processing by the device attached to the attachment unit to the completion of the processing;
When causing the device to start executing the image analysis process, obtaining the result of the image analysis process from the device after the processing time has elapsed from the predetermined timing related to the start thereof;
program for.