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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Shimano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/1842 (2013.01); G02B 5/1871 (2013.01); G02B 27/0037 (2013.01); G02B 27/0068 (2013.01); G02B 27/0087 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device includes: a modulator with a first pattern, which is configured to modulate light intensity; an image sensor configured to convert light passing through the modulator to image data, and output the image data; and an image processing unit configured to restore an image on the basis of cross-correlation operation with the image data and pattern data that represents a second pattern.