ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,174, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Yamaha Robotics Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Three-dimensional image generation device and three-dimensional image generation method" was invented by Takaya Kinjo (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional image generation device and a three-dimensional image generation method are provided. The three-dimensional image generation device includes multiple cameras using imaging elements, and a control unit that processes respective images captured by the cameras. The control unit sets multiple voxels in a space including a target object; images the multiple voxels from multiple directions; (a) ...