公开(公告)号：US10367998B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15871978

申请日：2018-01-15

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Manabu Nakata ,  Shinichi Machida ,  Takeyoshi Tokuhara ,  Sanshiro Shishido ,  Masaaki Yanagida ,  Masumi Izuchi

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H01L27/30

Abstract: A method is for controlling an imaging device that allows switching of an operation mode between a first mode to perform imaging in a first imaging wavelength band and a second mode to perform imaging in a second imaging wavelength band different from the first imaging wavelength band. The method includes: determining whether ambient light includes near-infrared light based on information obtained in the first mode and information obtained in the second mode; and maintaining or changing the operation mode.