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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Akira Fujimoto, Komaki, JP;
Yukihiro Matsuura, Nagoya, JP;
Tadashi Asano, Gifu, JP;
Yukihiko Yoshinaga, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Fujimoto, Komaki, JP;
Yukihiro Matsuura, Nagoya, JP;
Tadashi Asano, Gifu, JP;
Yukihiko Yoshinaga, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus for taking an image of a face includes an imaging element having sensitivity for a near-infrared range and a visible range, a first optical filter provided between the face and the imaging element to reduce an intensity of a visible light entering the imaging element and a near-infrared light irradiating portion for irradiating the face with a near-infrared light.