IP Library Granted Patent US 7,333,193
Granted Patent B2
US 7,333,193 · App. 10/507,412 · Granted Feb 19, 2008

Analysis apparatus irradiating detection light and reading state of analysis object

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Patent No.
US 7,333,193
App. No.
10/507,412
Granted
Feb 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An analysis apparatus capable of normally creating image data and an analysis disc used for this. Instead of using a signal which has been read in time series by pickup following a track so as to create an image by utilizing address information engraved on an optical disc, a mark ( 110 ) is recorded over the radius direction (A) of a read area ( 109 ) of the analysis disc ( 108 ) where an analysis object (B) is arranged, at least at a preceding position or a following position of the read area ( 109 ) in the rotation direction (C), so that video processing aligned according to this mark is executed, thereby executing video acquisition or a shape count with a high accuracy.

Claims (8)

1. An analysis apparatus for irradiating detection light and reading a state of an analysis object, the analysis apparatus comprising:

an analysis disc including:

an analysis object located on a reading area ( 109 ) of the analysis disc; and

a mark ( 110 ) recorded in a radial direction in one of rotationally frontward and rearward positions from the reading area;

a pickup ( 103 ) for tracing a track and detecting the mark and detection light reflected from the analysis object; and

an image processor for acquiring video or counting shape of the analysis object through video processing by aligning the analysis object and a reading signal of the mark by a time axis relative to a position of the mark, and wherein the analysis object and the reading signal of the mark are read in time series by the pickup.

2. The analysis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image processor is for managing a result of the video processing based on a specific pattern in association with the reading area.

3. The analysis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image processor is for managing a result of the video processing based on a specific pattern in association with the analysis object in the reading area.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 29, 2018
From: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046459/0861 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PHC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032785/0498 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 29, 2014
From: PHC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032785/0563 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2014
From: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032480/0433 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032360/0795 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 25, 2014
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032332/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2005
From: WAKITA, TSUGIO; FUJIMOTO, MITSUTERU; MIYAGAWA, SATOSHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL, CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016191/0073 →