SEAL DIRECT READER AND SEAL IMPRESSION DATA CREATION METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal direct reader for obtaining clear seal impression data by directly imaging the surface of a seal with inexpensive device configurations.;SOLUTION: The seal direct reader is provided with: a support part for supporting a seal; a plurality of light emitting parts arranged around the surface of the supported seal to emit light to the surface of the seal from a plurality of directions; an image pickup part for imaging the surface of the seal; an image pickup control part for controlling the image pickup part to image the surface of the seal by causing some of the light emitting parts to emit light to the seal unidirectionally and causing the image pickup part to image the surface of the seal by changing the irradiation directions of the light emitting parts to obtain a plurality of image data; and an image data synthesizing part for creating seal impression data by synthesizing a plurality of image data obtained by a plurality of imaging operations by the image pickup control part.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT