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US20070258006 |
Solid state camera optics frame and assembly
Embodiments of a solid-state camera system, particularly an imager module and an associated assembly method are described herein. Embodiments of the imager module include an optics frame... |
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US20100123790 |
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
An imaging device, an autofocus unit, a focusing-target registration unit, focusing-target specification unit and an authentication unit are provided. The autofocus unit performs focus adjustment... |
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US20080112699 |
Method and system for automatically estimating the spatial positions of cameras in a camera network
A method for automatically estimating the spatial positions between cameras in a camera network utilizes unique identifying signals, such as RFID signals, transmitting between nearby cameras to... |
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US20060222355 |
Auto-focusing camera
An auto-focusing camera has a base, a focusing element, a lens, a motor and a transmission assembly. The focusing element is mounted movably on the base. The lens is mounted on the focusing... |
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US20070253692 |
Camera capable of displaying live view
A camera capable of displaying a live view is disclosed, which has a movable reflecting mirror movable between a viewing position for reflecting a light beam from a photographing lens to guide the... |
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US20110150445 |
CAMERA AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTO-FOCUSING
A camera and a method for performing auto-focusing applying thereto are provided. The camera adjusts a focus using two auto-focusing methods if specific photographing conditions are satisfied. |
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US20080285965 |
METHOD OF FORMING THIN CAMERA
A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having... |
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US20060198622 |
Resolution adjustment for miniature camera
A method and system for enhancing the resolution of a camera are disclosed. For example, a single lens can be placed at a predetermined position and the position of a lens assembly can be adjusted... |
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US20070189756 |
Grey card for controlling exposure and white balance of a digital camera
A target (10, 20) is disclosed suitable for setting the exposure and white balance of a photographic digital camera. The target (10, 20) comprises a target surface (12) that has a reflectance of... |
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US20100073549 |
DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING AUTOFOCUS CAPABILITY AND CONTINUOUS SHOOTING CAPABILITY
A digital camera includes an imaging system which performs a photographing operation and records captured image files in a buffer memory; an AF system which performs a focus-state detection... |
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US20120121240 |
IMAGING APPARATUS
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging sensor, a reticle, a focus detection unit, a spectroscopic member, and a diffusion coefficient controller. The imaging sensor is configured to receive... |
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US20090245777 |
Camera System
In a camera system including an interchangeable lens and a camera body, a body controller performs control a drive signal transmission unit to drive a focus lens in a predetermined direction, and... |
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US20090123142 |
METHOD FOR MEASURING SUBJECT DISTANCE
An exemplary method for measuring a distance from a subject to a camera includes the following operations: focusing on the subject using the imaging system; illuminating an area on the subject... |
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US20130028582 |
Stereoscopic Auto-Focus Based on Coordinated Lens Positions
Methods for automatic focus in a stereographic imaging device that includes two imaging sensor systems are provided. Focus searches are executed on both imaging sensor systems to determine optimal... |
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US20070133969 |
System and method for measuring and setting the focus of a camera assembly
A system and method are provided for automatically setting the focus of a camera assembly; providing a camera assembly having a sensor die having indicia points located on a surface, a lens... |
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US20080101784 |
Method for calculating distance and actual size of shot object
A method for calculating distance and actual size of a shot object is provided, which is applicable to an image capture device, and includes the following steps. First, a table of the... |
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US20060269268 |
Camera module and lens moving control device thereof
A camera module includes a lens, an actuator, a first magnetic device and a second magnetic device. The actuator is for applying a driving force to move the lens. The first magnetic device is... |
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US20100053412 |
Camera module and electronic device including the same
A camera module 1 of the present invention includes a moving magnet type mechanical shutter 2 and a lens unit 3 (lens drive section) for driving a lens by electromagnetic force. A magnetic field... |
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US20070065131 |
Auto-focusing and Zooming Systems and Method of Operating Same
Auto-focusing systems are formed by mounting a lens on a flexible membrane on top of an image sensor. A permanent magnet provides a dominantly perpendicular first magnetic field near the center of... |
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US20070253691 |
METHOD FOR EVALUATING EFFECTIVE SAMPLING STEPS OF AUTO FOCUS
A method of evaluating effective sampling steps of auto focus is provided. By utilizing the depth-of-field feature, many sampling steps are ignored and some representative steps in the... |
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US20080219655 |
AUTOFOCUS METHOD FOR A CAMERA
An autofocus method and apparatus provides a reduction in time required for performing the autofocusing procedure, preferably occurring during a one-time frame exposure. A distance between a focus... |
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US20090202234 |
IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE-PICKUP SYSTEM
An image-pickup apparatus (1) includes a light projection part (32, 33) projecting light to an object, a focus detection part (26) detecting a focus state, a light-source detection part 31... |
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US20090047010 |
Imaging device and imaging method
An imaging device includes an autofocusing section, which moves at least a part of an imaging lens as a focusing lens, and focuses the imaging device on a subject, a photographing distance range... |
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US20060159440 |
Method and apparatus for disrupting an autofocusing mechanism
An automatic anti-focusing mechanism which generates and emits one or more distortion signals includes one or more sound or light generators which generate the distortion signals in various... |
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US20110123182 |
EXPOSURE AND WHITE BALANCE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL CAMERAS
A target is provided for setting the exposure and white balance of a photographic digital camera. The target comprises a target surface that has a pre-determined reflectance for all wavelengths of... |
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US20120033956 |
BACK FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS
A back focus adjustment apparatus of a camera includes a casing, an adjusting module and an image capturing device. The adjusting module includes a fixed support, a movable support and a drive... |
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US20060204122 |
Camera with autofocus function
A camera includes a first transfer unit which transfers, in a first transfer time, pixel data of a first pixel range of a plurality of pixel data, a second transfer unit which transfers, in a... |
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US20080166116 |
FOCUS-CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS
A focus-controlling apparatus adjusts a focus in an optical system. The apparatus includes a focus detecting unit, a storage unit, a focus area switching unit, and a drive control unit. The focus... |
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US20090148146 |
FOCUS ADJUSTING APPARATUS, CAMERA INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FOCUS OF OPTICAL SYSTEM
A focus adjusting apparatus includes an imaging unit, a calculation unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The imaging unit is configured to generate an imaging signal of an image formed by... |
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US20100209090 |
SURVEYING APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND SURVEYING AN OBJECT
A surveying apparatus and method for surveying and tracking a moving object is disclosed to improve the tracking so that a moving object may be tracked reliably and automatically. The surveying... |
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US20070116448 |
Focusing Method for an Image Device
A focusing method is disclosed for moving a lens to a focal position when shooting a target object. According to the focusing method, the target object is photographed respectively with the lens... |
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US20080136949 |
OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURE STRUCTURE
An optical image capture structure is provided, which includes a substrate, a frame, a photosensitive element, a first axial actuator, a second axial actuator, and a third axial actuator. The... |
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US20080175576 |
Depth layer extraction and image synthesis from focus varied multiple images
A camera (210) for providing an adjusted image (214) of a scene (12) includes an apparatus frame (224), an optical assembly (222), a capturing system (226), and a control system (232). The optical... |
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US20080044172 |
LENS BARREL ASSEMBLY
A lens barren assembly for a camera is disclosed. The lens barrel assembly comprises a lens barrel, at least one optical element disposed within the lens barrel, and an actuator configured to move... |
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US20110200314 |
LIQUID LENS WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED FOCUS TIME
A temperature compensated liquid lens is disclosed in which wait times for the liquid lens to respond to an applied control voltage or calculated in advance and stored in a table. A temperature... |
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US20080240700 |
IMAGING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD
Unless a release button is pressed halfway to input a command to prepare for capturing a still image, a focus lens is moved at predetermined intervals to focus roughly on a subject. When the... |
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US20080025717 |
FOCUSING DEVICE, IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD
A focusing device includes a first focus-position determining unit configured to determine a focus position based on a change in a radio-frequency component in an image signal obtained with... |
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US20090116118 |
LENS
Lenses comprising first and second walls defining a cavity therebetween, which contains a fluid, are described. At least one of the walls is flexible, and the amount of fluid in the cavity can be... |
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US20090162044 |
METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE DEPTH OF FIELD
A method of automatically adjusting a depth of field, suitable for adjusting settings relevant to the depth of field when pre-shooting an image to be shot through a digital camera, includes... |
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US20090167931 |
IMAGING DEVICE
An imaging device is provided to perform focus control by detecting a facial part of a person, or to prevent focus shift to a background other than a human subject even when no facial part is... |
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US20060245748 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING AND ADJUSTING FOCUS OF AN IMAGING DEVICE
A focus-adjusting apparatus and platform of an imaging device includes a base, a holding device, a gear set, an imaging device and a stepping motor. The imaging device is disposed on the base... |
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US20100166404 |
Device and Method Using a Touch-Detecting Surface
An image capture device and related method are described. The image capture device includes one or more touch-detecting surfaces for detecting both a first and a second touch. The touch-detecting... |
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US20100322610 |
IMAGING DEVICE WITH FOCUS OFFSET COMPENSATION
An imaging device comprises a lens barrel having a lens opening, and a lens positioned in the lens opening of the lens barrel, the lens having an optical center, a focal length F, an aperture... |
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US20080284901 |
AUTOMATIC FOCUS ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC FOCUS ADJUSTING METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD
In an automatic focus adjusting method for adjusting the focus based on image signals in a preset focus detection area, the face is detected from an image, and the detected face area is set as the... |
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US20070077046 |
Photographing apparatus and method using movement detection
Provided is a photographing apparatus and method using a movement detection. In the method, a movement of a photographing apparatus in a photographing mode is measured and it is determined whether... |
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US20070280663 |
IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE
An image-capturing device including a shutter button for capturing an image and a focus button for focusing an image is provided. The focus button is disposed in a range where a user may press the... |
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US20110158623 |
CAMERA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING PHOTOS
A method and a camera device that includes a proximity sensor that senses a current distance between a user and the camera device. The method and camera device acquires the current distance sensed... |
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US20090009651 |
Imaging Apparatus And Automatic Focus Control Method
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging sensor for performing photoelectric conversion of incident light and a focus control portion for adjusting a focal point based on an image signal obtained... |
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US20120045194 |
Imaging apparatus
An imaging apparatus includes an apparatus body having an outer casing, at least a shutter mechanism and an imaging device placed inside the outer casing, an opening formed in the outer casing,... |
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US20110013897 |
LENS BARREL AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
A lens barrel includes a drive ring having a hollow cylindrical shape and a gear by which the drive ring is configured to rotate around an optical axis, and a lens holder configured to move in an... |