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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Shuichi Horiguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Shuichi Horiguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An eye image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit, a guide mirror, a range sensor, and an infrared illuminating section. The image pickup unit includes an objective lens, an image pickup element such as a CCD, a shooting section and a light guide section as a basic configuration, and the image pickup unit shoots an image of an eye of a person. The guide mirror guides a subject to a shooting position. The range sensor measures the distance between the image pickup apparatus and the subject. The infrared illuminating section illuminates the subject. Rough guidance of the user is made using the guide mirror and fine alignment is made by using a guiding visible light obtained from the light guide section.