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Three-dimensional shape measuring system

US7027641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateDec 27, 2000
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/89
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A measuring section for measuring a three-dimensional shape of an object by scanning the object, and a display section for displaying information about an area where the scanning has been already completed in accordance with the progress of the scanning are provided. Thus, an image for clarifying the area where the scanning has been already completed and an area where the scanning has not been completed yet is displayed, and the progressing status of the scanning can be grasped accurately by a user.

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