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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7973849 | Image taking apparatus An aspect of the present invention provides an image taking apparatus, comprising: a solid-state image sensor; and a taking lens including a lens barrel that houses a lens disposed in front of the solid-state image sensor, wherein a shielding member that blocks an e... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973850 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes a discriminating unit that discriminates a color component originating in an image structure in an image captured through an optical system from a color component attributable to a chromatic aberration of the optical system, an... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969499 | Lens barrel and image pickup apparatus A lens barrel includes: an image pickup optical system; an image pickup element; and a plurality of reflection members including first to n-th reflection members in order from the subject. The first reflection member is arranged at a position to bend an optical path... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969500 | Optical apparatus having device for removing foreign substance An optical apparatus includes a rectangular optical member provided on an optical axis, a supporting member configured to support the optical member, and a rectangular vibrating device stuck to the optical member close to and in parallel with one of four sides of th... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7948550 | Electro-optic imaging system with aberrated triplet lens compensated by digital image processing An electro-optic imaging system includes an aberrated triplet lens, a detector subsystem and a digital image processing subsystem. The triplet lens is not fully corrected for all aberrations (typically suffering from significant spherical aberration), with the digit... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944497 | Imaging device driver and photography instrument employing it An image pickup device driving apparatus including an image pickup device holding portion for holding an image pickup device with an image pickup surface directed to a predetermined direction and capable of moving in an optical axis direction; a movable portion prov... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7924341 | Optical subsystem with descriptors of its image quality An optical subsystem (e.g., a lens assembly) provides descriptors of the image quality produced by the optics. The descriptors can be communicated to the electrical back-end (e.g., detector plus image processing), which can then automatically adjust the image proces... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920200 | Image pickup device with two cylindrical lenses An image pickup device may include an optical system having a distortion that captures a distortion-containing optical image, a conversion unit that converts the distortion-containing optical image into distortion-containing image data, a storage unit that stores th... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920201 | Shutter and mirror driving mechanism for an image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes a mechanical lock mechanism capable of holding a first curtain and a second curtain in an open state mechanically and a controller that controls the mechanical lock mechanism so as to hold the second curtai... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7893985 | Wide angle electronic camera with improved peripheral vision The present inventions provide a system and method for a wide angle camera capable of high resolution peripheral vision. A wide angle lens system distorts the image and conveys it to an image sensor, which converts the image to an electronic signal and conveys it to... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889263 | System and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems A system and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems includes a splitter, a defocusing system, and a combiner. The splitter reflects a portion of collected light and transmits another portion of the collected light. The defocusing system is configured to mo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880797 | Tilt lens system and image pickup apparatus A tilt lens system includes a focus lens unit movable during focusing; a diaphragm sharing a primary optical axis with the focus lens unit; and a tilt lens unit, arranged on an image side of the focus lens unit and the diaphragm, having a negative refractive power a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880796 | Image pickup device and image pickup lens An image pickup device provided on a base board, comprises an image pickup element provided on the base board and including a photoelectrically converting section in which pixels are arranged, a peripheral surface formed around the photoelectrically converting secti... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880795 | Lens apparatus and camera system A lens apparatus includes an optical system having an aperture unit and a plurality of extender lenses that are selectively locatable in an optical axis. The lens apparatus is mountable on a camera having an image pickup element. To maintain the brightness of the im... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880794 | Imaging device including a plurality of lens elements and a imaging sensor An object of the present invention is to provide: a thin imaging device in which a high image resolution is obtained and in which the resolution does not uniformly vary even when the shooting distance is changed; and a lens array used therein. The present invention ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880798 | Apparatus and method for optically converting a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional planar image A device and method for optically converting a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional planar image includes a camera, a lighting source and a concentric-shaped mirror positioned about a concentric inspection surface of an object to be inspected. A planar im... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7872683 | Lens barrel for an imaging apparatus At least one object of the present invention is to provide a lens barrel, including: a fixed frame (21) having a fixed cylinder (21); a telescopic cylinder (22, 23, 24, etc.) configured to be accommodated within the fixed cylinder (21); a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7859586 | Solid-state imaging device, its production method, camera with the solid-state imaging device, and light receiving chip Provided is a light-receiving chip whose transparent protection plate has an area equal to or smaller than an area of the light-receiving chip, and which does not require a base portion for mounting. Provision of the light-receiving chip contributes to reduction in ... | 12/28/2010 |
