Patent ID: 6222582
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G01B,G01N,H04N

Abstract:
A image capture system comprising:at least one movable mirror disposed over an object so as to reflect a part of the object to be photographed;a mirror driver for changing an angle of the movable mirror relative to the object so that the part of the object reflected on the movable mirror is changed to another part of the object to be photographed;a control circuit for controlling the mirror driver;a camera for photographing the part of the object reflected on the movable mirror;an image processor capturing an image signal from the camera every time the angle of the movable mirror is changed, andmeans for locating the movable mirror at least a predetermined value above the object so that the image photographed by the camera is prevented from being unfocused upon angular change in the movable mirror, and wherein:the image processor comprises a plurality of image processing units whose number is equal to or smaller than the number of parts of the object to be photographed,the image processing units deliver photographing request signals to the control circuit requesting different parts of the object to be photographed respectively;the control circuit controls the movable mirror in response to the photographing request signal from each image processing unit so that the angle of the movable mirror is changed; andthe camera photographs the requested part of the object to be photographed after completion of the angular change in the movable mirror, each image processing unit having delivered the photographing request signal captures an image signal from the camera.