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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
Yusuke Taneda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Shimbo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A spectral characteristic acquiring apparatus includes a color data acquiring unit including a plurality of spectral sensors configured to receive reflected light from an object that has been irradiated with light to acquire color data of the object, a spectral characteristic calculating unit configured to estimate spectral characteristics of the object based on the acquired color data of the object using a preset transformation matrix, a first conveying unit configured to convey the object in a predetermined conveying direction, and a second conveying unit configured to convey the color data acquiring unit in a direction intersecting the predetermined conveying direction. The plurality of spectral sensors are arrayed in the predetermined conveying direction.