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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ishiwata, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional position information acquiring method includes acquiring a first image of a first optical image, acquiring a second image of a second optical image, and performing a predetermined computation using data of the first image and data of the second image, wherein acquisition of the first image is performed based on light beams having passed through a first area, acquisition of the second image is performed based on light beams having passed through a second area, the position of the center of the first area and the position of the center of the second area are both away from the optical axis in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, the first area and the second area respectively include at least portions that do not overlap with each other, and three dimensional position information about an observed object is acquired by the predetermined computation.