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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Yorimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Yorimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device comprises: a two-dimensional image sensor that includes a plurality of light receiving units capable of reading an output value individually according to a volume of received light thereof; a receiving unit that receives a control signal that specifies an operation mode of the two-dimensional image sensor that is predetermined according to a purpose of using the output value; and a sensor controller that sets, on the basis of the control signal received by the receiving unit, an imaging area representing an area of a light receiving unit that reads the output value from among the light receiving units of the two-dimensional image sensor and controls reading of the output value.