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Image acquiring method and image acquiring apparatus using the same

US10133052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2014
Grant dateNov 20, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30148
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image acquiring method for acquiring an image using a measurement apparatus including an image acquiring means which acquires an image of a surface of a target to be measured in the unit of predetermined size pixels and a moving means capable of moving the target to be measured, the image acquiring method includes: acquiring an image of a first region from the surface of the target to be measured through the image acquiring means; acquiring an image of a second region, which is different from the first region, by moving the target to be measured, through the moving means; acquiring a differential image by subtracting, from either the image of the first region or the image of the second region, the other image; and overlapping the differential image multiple times.

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