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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Takashi Naba, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuro Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Naba, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuro Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an image acquisition apparatus for acquiring a 3D retinal image with high resolution, which is capable of reducing a time period required for data transmission. In the image acquisition apparatus: a blink of a subject is detected; acquisition of image taking data is suspended thereafter until a line of sight becomes stable; and the data transmission to a computer is started at a timing at which a blink has been detected, thereby avoiding acquiring unnecessary data, allowing a capacity of a data buffer to be smaller, and making the data transmission efficient.