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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Takuroh Sone, Kanagawa, JP;
Takafumi Hiroi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Soma, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Hideyuki Kihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuroh Sone, Kanagawa, JP;
Takafumi Hiroi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Soma, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Hideyuki Kihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An evaluating method includes obtaining, by an imaging device, a two-dimensional reflected light amount distribution of a surface of a target; classifying, by one or more processors, the surface into a plurality of areas on the basis of chromaticity information of the two-dimensional reflected light amount distribution; and evaluating, by one or more processors, appearance characteristics of the target on the basis of respective sets of chromaticity information of the areas.