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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Kei Yasutomi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kei Yasutomi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/409 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40093 (2013.01); H04N 1/00 (2013.01); H04N 1/4092 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capture apparatus includes: a light irradiation unit that irradiates an object with light; a reading unit that reads an image in accordance with reflected light of the light irradiated to the object; and an enhancement unit that enhances a predetermined spatial-frequency component of the image.