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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Ken Fukuba, Warabi, JP;
Tohru Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Ken Fukuba, Warabi, JP;
Tohru Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Assignees:
Opticon, Inc., Renton, WA (US);
Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 15/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); G03B 15/03 (2006.01); G03B 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 2207/1013 (2013.01); G06K 7/10801 (2013.01); G06K 7/10732 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device preferably for use in a 2-D CCD or CMOS sensor is disclosed. The illumination means uses a plurality of illumination sources, some of which are coupled to lenses in an offset manner to promote far field illumination, and some of which are not so coupled and are arranged to provide near field illumination.