US Patent 8693007 Device for measuring three dimensional shape

A device for measuring three dimensional shape includes a first height data acquisition unit for acquiring a height data specified from measurement values according to a multiplicity of light patterns related to an entirely irradiated region irradiated by all of the multiplicity of light patterns, and for using an acquired specified height data as a height data for the entirely irradiated region; a supplemental data acquisition unit for acquiring, based on the height data for the entirely irradiated region, a supplemental data relating to a partially irradiated region that is irradiated by only part of the multiplicity of light patterns; and a second height acquisition unit for specifying a fringe order of the measurement values for the partially irradiated region based on the supplemental data, and for acquiring as height data for the partially irradiated region a height data corresponding to the measurement values of the specified fringe order.