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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184194 | Image processing apparatus, image division program and image synthesising method A polarization image capturing section 103 obtains a first polarization image containing polarization information. A polarization information obtaining section 104 obtains first polarization information from the first polarization image. An illuminatio... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179470 | Image-capturing lens assembly This invention provides an image-capturing lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169528 | Photographing lens assembly This invention provides a photographing lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a second lens element with negat... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164673 | Filter switching device, photographing lens, and camera A filter switching device includes: an optical filter unit that is disposed on an optical path of an object light that passes through an image pickup lens of a camera, and can be switched to any one of a plurality of spectral transmission characteristics; a spectral... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164674 | Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus equipped with same An image forming optical system characterized by comprising a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, and third and subsequent lens groups having a positive composite refracting power, wherein the first lens group is composed of a cemented lens made... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154647 | Automated extended depth of field imaging apparatus and method An imaging apparatus and method enables an automated extended depth of field capability that automates and simplifies the process of creating extended depth of field images. An embodiment automates the acquisition of an image “stack” or sequence and stores metad... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154648 | Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus using the same A zoom lens system includes in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a negative refracting power, a second lens unit having a positive refracting power, a third lens unit having a positive refracting power, and a fourth lens unit having a negative refr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149320 | Shooting optical system A shooting optical system for performing flange back adjustment by moving a lens unit included in the shooting optical system in an optical axis direction includes: a drive gear engaging a lens holding frame for holding the lens unit; a drive unit for rotating the d... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149319 | End-to-end design of electro-optic imaging systems for color-correlated objects An electro-optic color imaging system includes an optical subsystem, a detector subsystem and a digital image processing subsystem. The system is used to image a color-correlated object. In the optical subsystem, the image surfaces for different color channels of th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8134633 | Color solid-state image capturing apparatus and electronic information device A color solid-state image capturing apparatus is provided, where a plurality of light receiving sections are arranged on a light receiving surface of an image capturing area, a plurality of color filters are positioned in a constant period above the plurality of lig... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134632 | Digital camera The invention relates to a digital motion picture camera including at least one optoelectronic sensor device for the recording of motion pictures. The sensor device has, in an areal arrangement, a plurality of sensor elements for the generation of a respective recei... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8120693 | Imaging unit and mobile electronic device An imaging unit including an image sensor, an incident-side prism, an exit-side prism, and an intermediate optical system positioned therebetween, wherein light incident on the incident-side prism passes through the incident-side prism, the intermediate optical syst... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111318 | Imaging system, imaging apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, onboard apparatus, medical apparatus and method of manufacturing the imaging system An imaging system is provided and includes an imaging lens and an imaging device such that the maximum diameter of an effective region of a point image covers three or more pixels of light receiving pixels, the point image being projected onto a light receiving surf... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111319 | Imaging system using enhanced spherical aberration and specifically sized FIR filters A class of imaging systems in which the imaging optics, the sensor array and the image processing are related by three parameters: W040 the amount of third order spherical aberration, U the undersampling factor defined as the ratio of the Nyquist frequenc... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106992 | Automatic focusing system using a magnification or reduction optical system A taking lens 10 of an automatic focusing system of an optical path length difference type is configured so that AF object light is branched from a main optical path that guides object light to a video imaging device 26 of a camera main body 14,... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106993 | Diffractive imaging lens, diffractive imaging lens optical system, and imaging apparatus using the diffractive imaging lens optical system A diffractive imaging lens 10 includes a surface on which a diffraction grating pattern is formed. The diffraction grating pattern is formed of a plurality of steps formed concentrically with an optical axis (25) at a center. The diffraction grating pa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102459 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup lens section having an aperture stop; an image pickup device obtaining image pickup data on the basis of light detected; and a microlens array section arranged on a focal plane of the image pickup lens section, and... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098319 | Portable electronic device having high-resolution camera with tunable sensor auto focus To improve the consumer experience with portable electronic devices, a high-resolution digital camera function is incorporated into a multifunction portable electronic device. In exemplary embodiments, a clamshell portable electronic device, such as a mobile telepho... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094231 | Photographing optical lens assembly This invention provides a photographing optical lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a second lens element wi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089554 | Image capturing apparatus, control method therefor, and program This invention makes shot image data match dust correction data as much as possible even when the dust adhesion state changes. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit which photo-electrically converts, by an image sensor, an object image formed... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089553 | Lens drive device, image pickup device and lens drive method A lens drive device in at least one lens barrel holding a lens moveably includes a motor to drive the lens; an acceleration detection section to detect an acceleration; and an output control section to control an output of the motor corresponding to the acceleration... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085334 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes: a lens; a solid-state imaging device having, on its top surface, an imaging area in which pixels for converting incident light to a signal are arranged in rows and columns, a vertical scanning circuit located adjacent to the imaging ar... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8072529 | Solid-state imaging device and signal processing circuit A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a principal surface, and three or more pixel regions formed in at least one direction of two different directions along the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each pixel region inc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063973 | Imaging apparatus having unit for removing foreign substance An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to convert an optical image of a subject into an electric signal, an optical member provided on an imaging optical axis in front of the image sensor, a vibrating device configured to vibrate the optical member... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059185 | Photographing apparatus, image display method, computer program and storage medium for acquiring a photographed image in a wide range A photographing apparatus comprises a plurality of optical image pickup units which converges object light and forming an optical image on a focus plane of an image pickup device and an image forming unit which forms a plurality of photographed images from optical i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054368 | Imaging system, imaging apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, onboard apparatus, and medical apparatus There is provided an imaging system configured to include an imaging lens and an imaging device such that the maximum diameter of an effective region of a point image is a size covering three or more pixels of light receiving pixels, the point image being projected ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049804 | Lens driving device and imaging device A contact portion 9 of a lens holding frame 1 and a contact portion 8 of a nut 10 are so formed that when the lens holding frame 1 and the nut 10 are brought into contact with each other by a coil spring 12, an urging... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045039 | Method of luminance compensation for a camera lens using multiline interpolation Provided is a method of luminance compensation for a camera lens by performing a multiline interpolation algorithm. Preferably, a plurality of directional lines are radially arranged on a curved surface of the lens. Sampling dots are then designated along the direct... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045040 | Correction of non-uniform sensitivity in an image array An improved non-uniform sensitivity correction algorithm for use in an imager device (e.g., a CMOS APS). The algorithm provides zones having flexible boundaries which can be reconfigured depending upon the type of lens being used in a given application. Each pixel w... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040423 | Image pickup apparatus, method of controlling image pickup and computer-readable storage medium An image-pickup apparatus for picking up an image using a solid-state image pickup device. The apparatus includes a first and a second input receiving parts for receiving different input signals in accordance with a user's input operation, an image-pickup-condition ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040424 | Mobile communication device with camera mode and mobile communication mode and operation method thereof A mobile communication device with camera comprises a mobile communication module, a camera module, a storage unit, a display unit, and a switching module. The mobile communication module has a first transmission interface, the camera module has a second transmissio... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035723 | Image pickup lens, image pickup apparatus and mobile terminal Provided is a small-sized five-element image pickup lens which ensures a sufficient lens speed of about F2 and exhibits various aberrations being excellently corrected. The image pickup lens is composed of, in order from the object side, a first lens with a positive... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035722 | System and method for calculating dimensions of object during image capture of object for use in imaging device A system for calculating the dimensions of an object during an image capture of the object in an imaging device includes an imaging module, a dimension calculating module, and an indication module. The imaging module is configured for capturing an image of an object... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035721 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus has an image sensor that captures the optical image of an object formed by an imaging optical system and converts the optical image into the electrical still image signal, a signal processor for dividing a representation of the image signal into... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031253 | Image sensor having micro-lens array separated with ridge structures and method of making An image sensor having micro-lenses is disclosed. The image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element. A micro-lens is formed over each of the light sensitive elements. Finally, a raise... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031254 | Optical device, imaging device, control method for optical device, and program An optical device which allows size and cost reductions and enables simultaneous capture of images taken by a first optical system and images taken by a composite optical system composed of the first optical system and a second optical system. A first optical system... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018522 | Lens barrel, image pickup device, lens barrel inspecting method, and lens barrel manufacturing method A lens barrel includes a fourth lens, a prism, and a sixth lens. The fourth lens receives a light flux incident along a first optical axis. The prism includes a reflecting surface reflecting the light flux passing through the fourth lens to a direction along a secon... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8004595 | Solid-state imaging device with a two-dimensional array of unit pixels To provide a solid-state imaging device that can capture an image which is bright through to its periphery, even when used in a single-lens reflex digital camera that accepts various interchangeable lenses from wide-angle to telephoto. The solid-state imaging device... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7978249 | Image capturing device and auto-focus method for same An image capturing device includes a taking lens, an image sensor, an image processing unit, an input device, a processor, and a driving unit for moving the taking lens. The image processing unit is configured for receiving the electrical signals from the image sens... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978250 | Lens barrel and image pickup device therefor A lens barrel capable of reliably housing a flexible printed circuit board without increasing the number of its component parts and its outer diameter. A guide member is inserted in a through hole of a fixing member and projects from a holding member in a direction ... | 07/12/2011 |
