An aspect is to provide a scanning device, a system, and a method in which an available communication band is not used up even if a plurality of scanning devices are connected to one unit of dedicated hardware. According to one embodiment, a scanning device includes: a camera configured to pick up an image; a reduction unit configured to reduce a data volume of an image corresponding to a merchandise to be outputted to an image recognition device from the image picked up by the camera; and an output unit configured to output the image with the reduced data volume to the image recognition device.

An apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate a target correction amount based on a shake, a stabilization control unit configured to provide control on driving of a sensor in a direction intersecting an optical axis of a pickup optical system, based on the target correction amount, an autofocusing control unit configured to provide control on focusing based on an image signal output from the sensor, and a setting unit configured to set a limit value for the target correction amount based on a characteristic of the pickup optical system and focusing accuracy of the autofocusing unit. The setting unit is configured to change the limit value depending on the pickup condition, and is capable of setting a first limit value based on the characteristic and a second limit value based on the focusing accuracy.

A system and method for driving a solid-state image pickup device including a pixel array unit including unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, column signal lines and a number of analog-digital converting units. The unit pixels are selectively controlled in units of rows. Analog signals output from the unit pixels in a row selected by the selective control though the column signal lines are converted to digital signals via the analog-digital converting units. The digital signals are added among a number of unit pixels via the analog-digital converting units. The added digital signals from the analog-digital converting units are read. Each unit pixel in the pixel array unit is selectively controlled in units of arbitrary rows, the analog-distal converting units being operable to performing the converting in a (a) normal-frame-rate mode and a (b) high-frame-rate mode in response to control signals.

A camera image processor receives frames from an image sensor of the camera. While continuing to receive frames from the image sensor, the camera image processor detecting an action within one or more frames of the received frames, for example using a convolution neural network trained to recognize one or more actions. While continuing to receive frames from the image sensor, the camera image processor captures the one or more frames with the detected action, for example as a still image, or as a slow-motion portion of a video that includes the received frames.

A solid-state optical phase scanning array component is provided, including: a plurality of optical units, each of the optical units including a high dielectric constant layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode located on two sides of the high dielectric constant layer, the refractive index of each high dielectric constant layer being changeable as the power supply condition supplied to first and second electrodes is changed; and a lens unit, being disposed to face toward a light-exiting side of the plurality of optical units, and including a light-incident face and a light-exiting face, being configured to guide light beam incident from the light incident surface to the plurality of optical units to change the path of the light beam, and then the light beam emitting out from the light exiting surface.

A solid-state optical phase scanning array component is provided, including: a plurality of optical units, each of the optical units including a high dielectric constant layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode located on two sides of the high dielectric constant layer, the refractive index of each high dielectric constant layer being changeable as the power supply condition supplied to first and second electrodes is changed; and a lens unit, being disposed to face toward a light-exiting side of the plurality of optical units, and including a light-incident face and a light-exiting face, being configured to guide light beam incident from the light incident surface to the plurality of optical units to change the path of the light beam, and then the light beam emitting out from the light exiting surface.

An apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate a target correction amount based on a shake, a stabilization control unit configured to provide control on driving of a sensor in a direction intersecting an optical axis of a pickup optical system, based on the target correction amount, an autofocusing control unit configured to provide control on focusing based on an image signal output from the sensor, and a setting unit configured to set a limit value for the target correction amount based on a characteristic of the pickup optical system and focusing accuracy of the autofocusing unit. The setting unit is configured to change the limit value depending on the pickup condition, and is capable of setting a first limit value based on the characteristic and a second limit value based on the focusing accuracy.

A camera capable of quickly updating a region of interest (ROI) in its sensor array is provided. The camera is configured to image individual scan lines of a scan imager created as a scan beam is scanned across a subject. A different ROI is defined for each scan line to be imaged. To achieve this, a table of ROI-defining entries is loaded into the camera prior to imaging the scan lines. The ROI-defining entries are used to update the sensor's ROI during the camera's Frame-Overhead-Time. In this manner, the ROI is changed in between the imaging of consecutive scans lines.

A camera image processor receives frames from an image sensor of the camera. While continuing to receive frames from the image sensor, the camera image processor detecting an action within one or more frames of the received frames, for example using a convolution neural network trained to recognize one or more actions. While continuing to receive frames from the image sensor, the camera image processor captures the one or more frames with the detected action, for example as a still image, or as a slow-motion portion of a video that includes the received frames.

In an image capturing apparatus, an image sensing device includes a plurality of groups of pixels each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being readable separately for each photoelectric conversion element via a signal line used in common by each group of pixels. A reading unit performs, on a plurality of groups of pixels, a reading-out operation to reading out a signal as a first signal from part of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a second reading-out operation to mix signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and read out a resultant mixed signal as an image signal. A generation unit generates one image file including the first signal, the image signal, and defect data indicating a group of pixels for which the first signal is defective while the image signal is not defective.