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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Eiichi Ide, Itami, JP;
Koichi Kamon, Takatsuki, JP;
Fumiya Yagi, Toyonaka, JP;
Takashi Kondo, Sakai, JP;
Eiichi Ide, Itami, JP;
Koichi Kamon, Takatsuki, JP;
Fumiya Yagi, Toyonaka, JP;
Takashi Kondo, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A measuring section for measuring a three-dimensional shape of an object by scanning the object, and a display section for displaying information about an area where the scanning has been already completed in accordance with the progress of the scanning are provided. Thus, an image for clarifying the area where the scanning has been already completed and an area where the scanning has not been completed yet is displayed, and the progressing status of the scanning can be grasped accurately by a user.