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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Eiji Kanda, Suwa, JP;
Tsukasa Eguchi, Matsumoto, JP;
Yasunori Hiyoshi, Suwa, JP;
Yasushi Tsuchiya, Suwa-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Eiji Kanda, Suwa, JP;
Tsukasa Eguchi, Matsumoto, JP;
Yasunori Hiyoshi, Suwa, JP;
Yasushi Tsuchiya, Suwa-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a substrate in which multiple pixel circuits are formed and a driving unit that generates an image signal in which a target has been captured by driving the multiple pixel circuits. When the region in which the multiple pixel circuits is formed is taken as a capturing region, the capturing region includes a fingerprint capturing region for capturing a fingerprint and a vein capturing region for capturing veins.