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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chikaya Iko, Yokohama, JP;
Kunio Toshimitsu, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ; G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ; G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
A section image obtaining apparatus includes an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject, a section specifying device that specifies the position of a section of the subject, an image of which is to be obtained, a distance adjusting device that adjusts the distance between the subject and the image-capturing device and an image processing device that rearranges the image obtained by the image-capturing device at the position specified by the section specifying device based upon the distance that has been adjusted by the distance adjusting device.