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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Makoto Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image input device including a substrate, a light sensor, a light emitter, and a light guide. The light sensor, the light emitter, and the light guide are provided on the substrate. The light emitted from the light emitter is guided to a position above the light sensor by the light guide.