Patent ID: 8229183
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a first housing; a second housing; at least two living-body detecting units that are provided on the first housing at a imaging position where a part of a living body is laid, in conformity with the shape of the part of the living body; an imaging unit provided on the second housing that images the part of the living body, which is laid at the imaging position; a drive unit that drives the imaging unit when all of the at least two living-body detecting units detect the part of the living body; and notification means configured to provide a first message indicating that either the first or second housing should be moved relative to the other housing and a second message indicating that the part of the living body should be laid on the at least two living-body detecting units; wherein the notification means is configured to change the content of the second message when one of the at least two living-body detecting units detects the part of the living body and another one of the at least two living-body detecting unit does not detect the part of the living body.