Image capturing device and electronic keyboard using the image capturing device
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1. An image capturing device comprising:
- a camera for capturing images;
a first optical portion for changing direction of light incident on the first optical portion from a right side of the camera, toward the camera, wherein an image to be captured by the camera extends along a first direction and has a right side and a left side along the first direction; and
a second optical portion for changing direction of light incident on the second optical portion from a left side of the camera, toward the camera, whereinthe first and second optical portions are arranged along a second direction, transverse to the first direction, with the first optical portion spaced apart from the second optical portion by a space through which light that is captured by the camera passes,the camera captures respective first, second, and third images of the light incident on the first optical portion, passing through the space between the first and second optical portions, and incident on the second optical portion, andthe first, second, and third images are separated from each other and appear along three respective rows.
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Abstract
An electronic keyboard using a camera, and more particularly, to an electronic keyboard using a camera, which includes a retroreflective film, a light source for irradiating light on to the retroreflective film, a camera for capturing light of a light source retroreflected from the retroreflective film, and an image processing means that analyzes the captured image to track the position of the reflected light source, to find a depressed state of the keyboard, and to generate a sound of an instrument corresponding to the depressed state.
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1. An image capturing device comprising:
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a camera for capturing images; a first optical portion for changing direction of light incident on the first optical portion from a right side of the camera, toward the camera, wherein an image to be captured by the camera extends along a first direction and has a right side and a left side along the first direction; and a second optical portion for changing direction of light incident on the second optical portion from a left side of the camera, toward the camera, wherein the first and second optical portions are arranged along a second direction, transverse to the first direction, with the first optical portion spaced apart from the second optical portion by a space through which light that is captured by the camera passes, the camera captures respective first, second, and third images of the light incident on the first optical portion, passing through the space between the first and second optical portions, and incident on the second optical portion, and the first, second, and third images are separated from each other and appear along three respective rows. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An electronic keyboard device comprising:
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a keyboard including a plurality of individually movable keys arranged along a first direction, wherein the keyboard has right and left sides along the first direction; an image capturing device comprising a camera for capturing images, a first optical portion for changing direction of light incident on the first optical portion from a right side of the keyboard, toward the camera, and a second optical portion for changing direction of light incident on the second optical portion from the left side of the keyboard, toward the camera, wherein the first and second optical portions are arranged along a second direction, transverse to the first direction, with the first optical portion spaced apart from the second optical portion by a space through which light that is captured by the camera, the camera captures respective first, second, and third images of the keys from the light incident on the first optical portion, passing through the space between the first and second optical portions, and incident on the second optical portion, and the first, second, and third images are separated from each other and appear along three respective rows; and image processing means for detecting movement of respective keys from the first, second, and third images captured by the camera, and outputting a musical instrument sound or a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) signal corresponding to each movement of a key that is detected. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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