An information processing apparatus operable to perform colorimetry using a colorimeter that performs colorimetry of a colorimetric target based on reflected light obtained by irradiating illumination light onto the colorimetric target. The information processing apparatus loads a control program of a connected colorimeter before confirming a colorimeter to be used for colorimetry, executes the control program and receives an operation event of an operation performed on the connected colorimeter, and in response to the operation event, controls so as to confirm the colorimeter as a colorimeter to be used, or cause the colorimeter to wait until usage preparation, or confirm the colorimeter as a colorimeter to be used and request execution of calibration.

An information processing apparatus operable to perform colorimetry using a colorimeter that performs colorimetry of a colorimetric target based on reflected light obtained by irradiating illumination light onto the colorimetric target. The information processing apparatus loads a control program of a connected colorimeter before confirming a colorimeter to be used for colorimetry, executes the control program and receives an operation event of an operation performed on the connected colorimeter, and in response to the operation event, controls so as to confirm the colorimeter as a colorimeter to be used, or cause the colorimeter to wait until usage preparation, or confirm the colorimeter as a colorimeter to be used and request execution of calibration.

A color measuring apparatus includes an opening portion that is provided in a bottom portion of the apparatus and takes light from a measurement target into the apparatus, an incident light processing unit that processes light that enters the apparatus through the opening portion, a housing that covers an apparatus internal unit including the incident light processing unit, at least one protrusion member that is configured to switch between a first state in which the protrusion member protrudes from a bottom surface of the housing and a second state in which the protrusion member does not protrude from the bottom surface of the housing, and at least one pressing member that presses the protrusion member in a protruding direction from the bottom surface of the housing.

A color measuring apparatus includes an opening portion that is provided in a bottom portion of the apparatus and takes light from a measurement target into the apparatus, an incident light processing unit that processes light that enters the apparatus through the opening portion, a housing that covers an apparatus internal unit including the incident light processing unit, at least one protrusion member that is configured to switch between a first state in which the protrusion member protrudes from a bottom surface of the housing and a second state in which the protrusion member does not protrude from the bottom surface of the housing, and at least one pressing member that presses the protrusion member in a protruding direction from the bottom surface of the housing.

A solar cell module, which is easily coordinated with the color of an exterior member at the installation position, comprises a solar cell; a light receiving side sealing material and a light receiving side protection member laminated and disposed in this order on a light receiving side with reference to the solar cell; and a back-side sealing material and a back-side protection member laminated and arranged in this order on a back side on the opposite side from the light receiving side. A value computed from a measured value of the color of reflected light combining positive reflected light and diffused reflected light which are based on light that has become incident on an object to be measured, and a measured value of the color only of the diffused reflected light based on the light that has become incident on the object to be measured, satisfies a specific condition.

A solar cell module, which is easily coordinated with the color of an exterior member at the installation position, comprises a solar cell; a light receiving side sealing material and a light receiving side protection member laminated and disposed in this order on a light receiving side with reference to the solar cell; and a back-side sealing material and a back-side protection member laminated and arranged in this order on a back side on the opposite side from the light receiving side. A value computed from a measured value of the color of reflected light combining positive reflected light and diffused reflected light which are based on light that has become incident on an object to be measured, and a measured value of the color only of the diffused reflected light based on the light that has become incident on the object to be measured, satisfies a specific condition.

A method for color shade matching obtains a 3D tooth surface representation using an intraoral scanner wherein the 3D tooth surface representation comprises surface data and a spatially resolved angular distribution of color vectors, wherein the spatially resolved angular distribution of color vectors associates one or more point positions from the surface data to the corresponding angular distribution of color vectors. The method identifies one or more shade values, where each shade value is associated with one angular distribution of color vectors from the spatially resolved angular distribution of color vectors, by comparing the angular distribution of color vectors to a set of reference angular distributions of color vectors, wherein each reference angular distribution in the set is associated with a corresponding shade value. The method displays, stores, or transmits the surface data with an indication of the one or more shade values.

Provided are a hyperspectral sensor and a hyperspectral camera in which influence of external information such as a reflecting material is reduced such that the spectral data accuracy of a subject to be acquired can be improved. In the hyperspectral sensor in which light from a subject is split into light components in a plurality of wavelength ranges by a spectral optical element and each of the light components in the wavelength ranges is received by a sensor array consisting of a plurality of photodetection elements to acquire spectral data in which spectral information of the subject is associated with each of the photodetection elements, a polarization diffraction element that emits polarized light is used as the spectral optical element.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for multi-application optical sensing are provided. For example, an optical sensing apparatus can include a photodetector array, a first circuitry, and a second circuitry. The photodetector array includes a plurality of photodetectors, wherein a first subset of the plurality of photodetectors are configured as a first region for detecting a first optical signal, and a second subset of the plurality of photodetectors are configured as a second region for detecting a second optical signal. The first circuitry, coupled to the first region, is configured to perform a first function based on the first optical signal to output a first output result. The second circuitry, coupled to the second region, is configured to perform a second function based on the second optical signal to output a second output result.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for multi-application optical sensing are provided. For example, an optical sensing apparatus can include a photodetector array, a first circuitry, and a second circuitry. The photodetector array includes a plurality of photodetectors, wherein a first subset of the plurality of photodetectors are configured as a first region for detecting a first optical signal, and a second subset of the plurality of photodetectors are configured as a second region for detecting a second optical signal. The first circuitry, coupled to the first region, is configured to perform a first function based on the first optical signal to output a first output result. The second circuitry, coupled to the second region, is configured to perform a second function based on the second optical signal to output a second output result.