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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Tohru Nakanishi, Sakai, JP;
Zenken Kin, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2018.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01N 23/20 (2013.01); G06T 3/0031 (2013.01); G06T 11/008 (2013.01); G01N 2223/401 (2013.01); G01N 2223/42 (2013.01); G01N 2223/611 (2013.01);
Abstract
A book digitization apparatus includes an emitter that applies an energy ray to a book, a detector that detects an energy ray radiated from the book in response to a material existing in the book, and a three-dimensional data generator that generates data of a plurality of space points in accordance with the detected ray. The data of the space points associates position information of a position in a three-dimensional space within the book with a physical property value used to identify a layout pattern of the material at the position in a direction of thickness of the book.