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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Shinichi Horita, Amagasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Horita, Amagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka-Shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/081 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for obtaining data on the three-dimensional shape is provided with: a device for producing data on the three-dimensional shape of an object; a display device for displaying an image based on the data produced by the producing device; a viewpoint variator for changing a viewpoint of the image displayed on the display device; and a position changer for changing the relative positional relationship between the object and the producing device in accordance with the viewpoint change by the viewpoint variator.