Measuring instrument and surveying system
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Feb 20, 2018
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Abstract
The invention provides a measuring instrument, which comprises an image pickup unit for acquiring an image of a range including an object to be measured, a distance measuring unit for two-dimensionally scanning a predetermined range in synchronization with an image acquisition and for measuring, an arithmetic control unit and an attitude detecting unit for detecting a tilt angle of the image pickup unit with respect to a horizontality, wherein the arithmetic control unit associates a measurement result and a detection result of the attitude detecting unit with each pixel on a scanning locus corresponding to an acquired image.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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TOPCON CORPORATION | TOKYO 174-8580 |
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- H04N Class
- 19055 Applications Filed
- 14406 Patents Issued To-Date
- 75.61 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Anai, Tetsuji | Tokyo-to, JP | 43 | 837 |
# of filed Patents : 43 Total Citations : 837 | |||
Kumagai, Kaoru | Tokyo-to, JP | 163 | 2199 |
# of filed Patents : 163 Total Citations : 2199 | |||
Ohtomo, Fumio | Saitama, JP | 270 | 5478 |
# of filed Patents : 270 Total Citations : 5478 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- H04N Class
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