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Distance measuring device and a camera provided with the distance measuring device

  • US 6,963,376 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2001
  • Issued: 11/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distance measuring device comprising:

  • a distance measuring sensor for measuring a plurality of regions of an object region and outputting distance data;

    a detector for detecting an unmeasurable region within the plurality of measurement regions based on the distance data output from said distance measuring sensor;

    a calculator for calculating a spacing on the object corresponding to the unmeasurable region detected by said detector; and

    a creator for creating distance data of the unmeasurable region based on the distance data of the measurable region among the plurality of measurement regions and the spacing calculated by said calculator.

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