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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Jun Tanida, Kobe, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Kawachinagano, JP;
Daisuke Miyazaki, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yoshiki Ichioka, Kobe, JP;
Shigehiro Miyatake, Osaka, JP;
Kouichi Ishida, Sakai, JP;
Jun Tanida, Kobe, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Kawachinagano, JP;
Daisuke Miyazaki, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yoshiki Ichioka, Kobe, JP;
Shigehiro Miyatake, Osaka, JP;
Kouichi Ishida, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co. Ltd, Osaka, JP;
Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Satima-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image input apparatus has a photoelectric converter element having a flat photosensitive surface and an image formation unit array having a plurality of image formation units arranged in an array. This image formation units individually receive light beams substantially from an identical area and focus the received light beams on different regions of the photosensitive surface of the photoelectric converter element to form images thereon.