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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128339 | ANTI-SHAKE DEVICE AND OPTICAL SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME An anti-shake device for use in an optical system comprises a biaxial rotating element and a electromagnetic driving module. The biaxial rotating element is made by grooving a thin resilient plate to form a special multiple-frame structure. The biaxial rotating element,... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120106936 | Image photographing device having function for compensating hand vibration Disclosed herein is an image photographing device having a function for compensating hand vibration. The image photographing device having a function for compensating hand vibration includes: an optical unit; a magnet combined with an outer peripheral surface of the opt... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082442 | Image photographing device having function for compensating for hand vibration Disclosed herein is an image photographing device having a function for compensating hand vibration to simultaneously perform auto focusing and hand vibration compensation. The image photographing device having a function for compensating hand vibration includes: a bobb... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070138 | LENS BARREL A lens barrel includes an optical system, a drive unit, a drive mechanism, a light adjusting mechanism, and an actuator. The optical system has a correcting lens group with a first optical axis and a retractable lens group with a second optical axis. The drive unit is c... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051728 | IMAGE TAKING SYSTEM An image taking system includes an optical path splitting element that splits beams coming from an object into transmitted beams and reflected beams and first and second lens apparatuses into which the two bundles of beams split by the optical path splitting element ent... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120039589 | IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM A stabilization system includes a camera module, a fixed body, a movable frame, a pivot member, a motion sensor, a magnetic driving module, and an electric member. The movable frame receives the camera module and includes a first outer surface, a second outer surface, a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120033954 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS An image stabilization control apparatus having a compensation member comprises: first and second detection units that detect rotational and translational shakes, respectively, in the image stabilization control apparatus; a rotational shake amount calculation unit that... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027391 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND CAMERA The invention provides an image blur correction apparatus including: a tabular base portion; a movable portion that holds an image pickup device and that is movable with respect to the base portion; and a voice coil motor that has a permanent magnet arranged on a face o... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120020654 | Image-Capturing Optical Device A photographic optical device may include a movable module having a camera module on which a lens and an imaging element are mounted, a support body, and a shake correction mechanism. The movable module may be provided with a sensor for detecting an inclination of the c... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020653 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTING MECHANISM AND IMAGING DEVICE An image blur correcting mechanism is provided that includes an imaging element, a movable frame, a fixed frame, and first and second actuators. The imaging element has a light receiving face with first and second edges that intersects. The movable frame holds the imagi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014681 | IMAGE BLURRING CORRECTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS An image blurring correction device includes a correction member which moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of an imaging optical system to correct blurring of an optical image, two driving units which drive the correction member in different direction... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110317987 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS An image blur correction apparatus includes: a fixed member; a first driven unit pivotally supported by the fixed member around a first support shaft extending in a direction parallel to an optical axis direction; a second driven unit holding a lens or an imaging device... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110299842 | Optical image stabilizer and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is an optical image stabilizer, including: a substrate; a table disposed over the substrate, while levitating, to be movable on the substrate and having an image sensor mounted on the upper end of the substrate; cantilever arms disposed over the substra... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292226 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MOTOR A control circuit generates a driving signal indicating an actuator torque. A first operation unit generates position, speed, and acceleration signals, based upon a detection signal indicating the actuator mover state. A second operation unit generates a first differenc... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286732 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS A lens driving apparatus has a lens portion 21, a first driving portion 36 and 37 to cause a movement of a movable unit 20 including said lens portion 21 relatively to a fixed portion 10 along a vertical direction of a light axi... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110274419 | Lens barrel, camera and lens barrel adjustment device A lens barrel comprises a fixed optical system though which a subject image enters into the lens barrel along with an optical axis, a retreatable blur correction optical system that corrects an image blur by moving within a plane ranging perpendicular to the optical axi... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110262121 | Optical Unit with Shake Correction Function, Optical Apparatus, and Method of Manufacturing Optical Unit with Shake Correction Function An optical unit with shake correcting function may include a movable module on which an optical element is mounted, a fixed body which supports the movable module, a shake detection sensor which detects a shake of the movable module, a shake correction magnetic drive me... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262122 | PHOTOGRAPHIC OPTICAL DEVICE An imaging optical device may include a movable module having a lens drive device on which a lens and an imaging element are mounted; a support body for supporting the movable module; a rocking drive mechanism for rocking the movable module; and a plate spring for rocka... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110217029 | ANTI-SHAKE STRUCTURE FOR AUTO-FOCUS MODULAR An anti-shake structure for auto-focus module includes an auto-focus module for driving a lens to move forward and rearward in a light entering path, i.e. in z-axis direction, so that the lens focuses light on an image sensor; a frame for holding the auto-focus module t... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110211821 | CAMERA MODULE WITH ANTI-SHAKE DEVICE The present invention relates to a camera module equipped with a vibration compensation mechanism. The camera module includes a lens unit for changing an image of a subject at a specific magnification, a housing for accommodating the lens unit so that the lens unit can ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110200312 | MOBILE DEVICE A mobile device includes a camera module and a magnetism generating part that is different from the camera module. The camera module includes: a movable portion that corrects camera shake; a magnetism detecting element that detects a position of the movable portion. whe... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110194847 | SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A shake correction apparatus comprises a shake detection unit which detects a shake of an image capture apparatus, a calculation unit which calculates a shake correction amount for correcting an image blur based on an output from the shake detection unit, a shake correc... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110188840 | LENS BARREL AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME A lens barrel and a photographing apparatus comprising the lens barrel include: a lens module that comprises at least one lens and moves along an optical axis of the at least one lens; a shake correction module arranged near the lens module; at least one fixing member t... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110188841 | Image Blur Correction Device and Imaging Apparatus Equipped Therewith An image blur correction device includes: a movable frame which is equipped with a lens or an imaging element and has a guide part; a fixed frame having a guide supporting part which movably supports the movable frame by coming into contact with the guide part; and a dr... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110182566 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGING LENS UNIT, AND CAMERA UNIT An image blur correction device according to the present invention includes: a tabular base (100) having an opening portion (101) opened in an optical axis direction; a tabular movable holding member (110) configured to hold a lens and supported to ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110164863 | IMAGING DEVICE An imaging device includes an optical system, an imaging unit, a movable member, a drive unit, a second detection unit, and a selection unit. The optical system is configured to form an optical image of a subject. The imaging unit is configured to receive an image signa... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164864 | Vibration detection device, optical device, and method of operation of vibration detection device A vibration detection device provided with a vibration detection sensor 51A (51B) that outputs a detection signal corresponding to a detected vibration, a wave filter 52A (52B) that filters a detection signal in accordance with a cut-off freq... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110158619 | LENS APPARATUS Provided is a lens apparatus supported by a support member, including: a correction lens for correcting an image blur; a correction lens driving portion for driving the correction lens; a vibration detection portion for detecting vibration of the lens apparatus; and a d... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110158618 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS An optical apparatus capable of detecting an attitude of the apparatus in a state where no interference occurs between apparatus components, thereby preventing an error in the attitude detection. A shift lens drive controller of the optical apparatus detects a shake app... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110158620 | LENS APPARATUS Provided is a lens apparatus supported by a support member, including: a pan/tilt detection portion for determining whether or not a pan operation and a tilt operation of the support member are performed, based on pan/tilt operation information output from the support m... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110158621 | LENS BARREL A lens barrel which includes an optical system, a support mechanism, a drive correcting mechanism, a retractable lens frame, and a drive retracting mechanism. The optical system includes a corrective lens group and a retractable lens group. The support mechanism movably... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110158617 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING STABILIZED IMAGES IN A HAND HELD CAMERA Image stabilization devices and methods are disclosed. In various embodiments, image stabilization is achieved by altering the direction of the optical axis through a flexible lens body by activating actuators attached to the flexible lens body, wherein the amount of ap... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110158616 | IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM An exemplary image stabilization system includes a fixed body having a first receiving cavity therein, a movable unit received in the first receiving cavity, a pivot member located between the fixed body and the movable unit, a motion sensor, a driving module, and a U-s... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110157382 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS An image capturing apparatus comprises: at least one vibration detection unit configured to detect a vibration applied to the image capturing apparatus and outputting a vibration signal; a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the vibration signal output fr... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150443 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND CAMERA This invention provides an information processing apparatus for allowing a user to perform operation without any confusion concerning a device which implements a plurality of functions for one operation member in accordance with operation methods for the operation membe... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110150442 | Method and Apparatus for Operating the Automatic Focus or the Optical Imaging Stabilizing System In accordance with an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a printed wiring board. The printed wiring board comprising a coil and being coupled to an image sensor. The coil, using the magnetic circuitry, is designed to tilt the printed wiring board and automatic f... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110150441 | Method and Apparatus for Operating the Automatic Focus or the Optical Imaging Stabilizing System In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a printed wiring board. The printed wiring board comprising a coil and being coupled to an image sensor. Further, the coil, using the magnetic circuitry, is designed to tilt the ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110134259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING SHAKINESS Provided is a method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for correcting shakiness, in which the method includes generating using a hall sensor a hall sensor signal corresponding to displacement caused by a shock; determining whether the hall sensor signal exceeds a... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110129206 | IMAGING APPARATUS An imaging apparatus includes an optical system, an image pickup device, an image blur correction mechanism, and a holding mechanism having a holding member and a state capable of being switched between a holding state where the holding member is engaged with the image ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110122269 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR VIBRATION AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME A method of compensating for vibration and an imaging apparatus are provided. The method of compensating for vibration includes determining whether a vibration compensation starting condition is satisfied, and starting compensating for vibration prior to operating a shu... | 05/26/2011 |
