Image sensor
US-12094907-B2 · Sep 17, 2024 · US
Image capturing apparatus, medium type determining apparatus, and image forming apparatus
US9716124B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9716124-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414563741-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
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An apparatus includes: a light source; a two-dimensional image sensor that receives reflected light from a subject including specular light of the source and outputs an image of the subject; and an optical member arranged in an optical path of light emitted from the source to the subject. When a specular position of the source in the subject arranged apart from the two-dimensional image sensor by a certain distance is defined as a first specular position, whereas a specular position of the source in the optical member is defined as a second specular position, a relative positional relation of the optical member and the source with respect to the two-dimensional image sensor is determined so that a difference between an incident angle from the source toward the first specular position and an incident angle from the source toward the second specular position is a reference value or more.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a light source; a two-dimensional image sensor that receives reflected light from a subject including specular light of the light source and outputs an image of the subject; and an optical member arranged in an optical path of light emitted from the light source to the subject, wherein when a specular position of the light source in the subject arranged apart from the two-dimensional image sensor by a certain d…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9716124B2 cover?
- An apparatus includes: a light source; a two-dimensional image sensor that receives reflected light from a subject including specular light of the source and outputs an image of the subject; and an optical member arranged in an optical path of light emitted from the source to the subject. When a specular position of the source in the subject arranged apart from the two-dimensional image sensor …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yorimoto Mamoru, Satoh Nobuyuki, Kobayashi Masato, and 6 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01L27/14643. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 25 2017 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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