Imaging apparatus
US7643183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/02493
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The imaging apparatus includes a light application unit that applies light to an object to be imaged, a first converging unit that converges diffuse reflection rays from the object to be imaged, a second converging unit that converges specular reflection rays from the object to be imaged, an image pickup unit that receives the rays converged by the first converging unit and by the second converging unit, and generates image signals corresponding to each rays, an image data generating unit that generates image data by combining first image signals corresponding to the rays converged by the first converging unit with second image signals corresponding to the rays converged by the second converging unit, and an image data output unit that outputs the image data generated by the image data generating unit.
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