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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Kondo, Sakai, JP;
Motohiro Nakanishi, Sakai, JP;
Hitoshi Hagimori, Nara-ken, JP;
Shinichi Ban, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 ;
Abstract
An image is displayed on a monitor after recognizing, based on 3-D data obtained by measuring an object in three dimensions, an error region which is an unmeasurable portion of the object in a measured range. A partial image is extracted corresponding to the error region from a 2-D image obtained by imaging the object. Then the partial image is highlighted on the display. This allows the operator to elect to use, or not, the image in forming a 3-D model of the imaged object, e.g., the face of the operator.