Image capturing device and recording apparatus

US9129196B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9129196-B2
Application numberUS-201414166557-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 28, 2014
Priority dateSep 16, 2010
Publication dateSep 8, 2015
Grant dateSep 8, 2015

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An image capturing device includes: a housing; a reference pattern used for color measurement and arranged in the housing; an image capturing element that captures an image of the reference pattern in a first area and an image of an object in a second area of the image capturing area; an image forming element causing the image of the reference pattern and the image of the object to be formed on the image capturing element by being arranged on a first optical path between the image capturing element and the reference pattern and a second optical path between the image capturing element and the object; and an optical member that guides any one of the images of the reference pattern and the object formed by the image forming element so that the images are to be formed on an element surface of the image capturing element.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image capturing device comprising: a housing having an aperture; a two-dimensional sensor that captures an object outside of the housing through the aperture; a reference pattern arranged in the housing for being captured together with the object by the two-dimensional sensor; an image forming element arranged on both a first optical path between the two-dimensional sensor and the reference pattern and a second optical path between the two-dimension…

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What does patent US9129196B2 cover?
An image capturing device includes: a housing; a reference pattern used for color measurement and arranged in the housing; an image capturing element that captures an image of the reference pattern in a first area and an image of an object in a second area of the image capturing area; an image forming element causing the image of the reference pattern and the image of the object to be formed on…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Satoh Nobuyuki, Kobayashi Masato, Taki Norikazu, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/6044. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).