Owner Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

Inventors Katou, Kei; Nakajima, Masato; Sato, Isao; Takemura, Yasuhiro; Takesue, Toshiharu; Mimura, Kazuhiro; Aoki, Hirooki

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2004245815

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/109228

Priority 2003-163503 09.06.03 JP

Filing date 3 June 2004

Wipo publication date 16 December 2004

Acceptance publication date 19 August 2010

G01B 11/24 (2006.01) Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means - for measuring contours or curvatures

A61B 5/107 (2006.01) Measuring for diagnostic purposes - Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof

A61B 5/11 (2006.01) Measuring for diagnostic purposes - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb

A61B 5/113 (2006.01) Measuring for diagnostic purposes

G01B 11/25 (2006.01) Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means

G03B 15/00 (2006.01) Special procedures for taking photographs

G06T 1/00 (2006.01) General purpose image data processing

G06T 7/20 (2006.01) Image analysis, e.g. from bit-mapped to non bit-mapped - Analysis of motion