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Image input device

  • US 20060072029A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2003
  • Published: 04/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image input apparatus comprising:

  • a micro-lens array having a plurality of micro-lenses; and

    a light detecting element facing said micro-lens array;

    wherein a single object image of an subject is obtained by rearranging image information of a plurality of object reduced images focused on a prescribed region on said light detecting element by said micro-lens array, and a relative position between said micro-lens and said prescribed region on said light detecting element, on which said object reduced images are focused as responding to each one of said micro-lenses, is arrayed differently for each of said micro-lens.

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