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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Satoshi Fukui, Kato, JP;
Takayuki Sugiura, Kato, JP;
Atsushi Miki, Kato, JP;
Shuji Kimura, Kato, JP;
Kiyoshi Chinzei, Kato, JP;
Mieko Nakano, Kato, JP;
Naoyuki Fujimoto, Kato, JP;
Mitsuhiro Gotoh, Kato, JP;
Toshio Endoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuaki Fukuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaki Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Fukui, Kato, JP;
Takayuki Sugiura, Kato, JP;
Atsushi Miki, Kato, JP;
Shuji Kimura, Kato, JP;
Kiyoshi Chinzei, Kato, JP;
Mieko Nakano, Kato, JP;
Naoyuki Fujimoto, Kato, JP;
Mitsuhiro Gotoh, Kato, JP;
Toshio Endoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuaki Fukuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaki Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image taking device (), which takes an image of an object by focusing reflected light from the object on an image sensor (), is provided with a distance measuring sensor () for measuring a distance between the object and the image taking device (), and means for controlling exposure time of the image sensor () upon taking an image in accordance with a measurement result.