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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Siu-Kei Tin, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/0203 (2013.01); G01B 11/2509 (2013.01); G01B 11/2513 (2013.01); G01N 21/31 (2013.01); G01N 21/49 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); H04N 13/0253 (2013.01);
Abstract
Illumination of an object with spectral structured light, and spectral measurement of light reflected therefrom, for purposes which include derivation of a three-dimensional (3D) measurement of the object, such as depth and/or contours of the object, and/or for purposes which include measurement of a material property of the object, such as by differentiating between different types of materials.