(19)
(11) EP 2 375 755 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
09.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/32

(21) Application number: 09837447.3

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 9/04(2006.01)
H04N 5/262(2006.01)
 H04N 5/232(2006.01)
H04N 5/225(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2009/007034
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/079557 (15.07.2010 Gazette 2010/28)

(54)

APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DIRECTION OF IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND MOVING BODY COMPRISING SAME

VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERKENNUNG DER AUSRICHTUNG EINER BILDAUFNAHMEVORRICHTUNG UND BEWEGLICHES ELEMENT DAMIT

APPAREIL DE DÉTECTION DE DIRECTION DE DISPOSITIF DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE ET CORPS MOBILE LE COMPRENANT

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 06.01.2009 JP 2009001074

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/41

(73) Proprietor: Panasonic Corporation
Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KOMOTO, Ayako
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • KANAMORI, Katsuhiro
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • SATO, Satoshi
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)


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