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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165463 | Zoom optical system and electronic imaging apparatus using the same An electronic imaging apparatus has a zoom optical system in which the most object-side lens unit A includes one biconcave-shaped negative lens component, each of air-contact-surfaces of which is configured as an aspherical surface, and when the magnification of the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8032016 | Agile block downconversion for the distribution of narrowcast services An arrangement is provided for transporting information from a central information distribution center (CIDC) to locations where such information is intended. Upon receiving a request for narrowcast information to be delivered to a node associated with a head end, t... | 10/04/2011 |
| RE42717 | Cam mechanism of a photographing lens A cam mechanism includes a cam ring, and a linearly movable frame movable supporting an optical element. The cam grooves are located at different positions in the optical axis direction and which trace a same reference cam diagram. All cam grooves are partial cam gr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019211 | Zoom lens system, interchangeable lens apparatus and camera system A zoom lens system includes a compact focusing lens unit and has a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. The system includes an aperture diaphragm, a first lens unit having negative optical power and being closes... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014660 | Retractable zoom lens having variable aperture-stop mechanism A zoom lens includes a movable aperture-control lens group, and a variable aperture-stop mechanism provided in front or behind the aperture-control lens group. The variable aperture-stop mechanism includes an aperture blade opening/closing mechanism including at lea... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7929850 | Method for measuring distance using a camera module Provided is a method and apparatus for measuring a distance between an object and a user using a camera module. According to the method, when the camera module is driven, a zooming function is performed to examine whether an image is formed on an image device. When ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7848628 | Camera system, camera control apparatus, panorama image making method and computer program product A camera system includes a camera apparatus for shooting an object to output an image signal and a camera control apparatus for controlling the camera apparatus such that the camera apparatus shoots a plurality of images constructing a panorama image in a predetermi... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7689110 | Collapsible lens barrel A cam pin (16) and a demating prevention pin (35) that are provided in a driving frame (15) and have an identical shape are allowed to mate with a cam groove (18) and a demating prevention groove (36) that are provided in a cam fra... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7680404 | Compressible zoom camera A device includes a housing capable of forming an internal space during operation of the device. The device also includes a camera having an optical zoom portion provided within the housing. The optical zoom portion is capable of expanding into the internal space wh... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7668449 | Barrel of variable focal length lens A barrel for an electrically-controllable variable focal length lens in a button-battery type housing includes a hollow isolating cylindrical tube with an inner diameter substantially equal to that of the lens housing, with one or bumps extending radially towards th... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7613388 | Focusing lens with electrowetting based macro switch The present invention provides a discretely adjustable lens (300) that is controllable by means of electrostatic or electrowetting forces. The lens provides two accurately reproducible and freely designable lens states that are defined by interfaces between o... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609954 | Lens module and camera module using the lens module A lens module includes a lens barrel, at least one fixed focus lens fixed in the lens barrel, and at least two variable focus lenses fixed in the lens barrel. Each variable focus lens includes two electrodes and an electro-optical material between the electrodes. Ea... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7593629 | Zoom lens and electronic imaging system using the same In an expensive zoom lens that has a zoom ratio of as high as about 5 and high optical performance and is very thin in its depth direction, the optical path of the optical system is easily bendable by reflecting optical members. The zoom lens includes a plurality of... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7561787 | Reduction optical system with a meniscus single-lens element A reduction optical system for forming, without re-imaging, a reduced image of a subject image formed by a main lens system. The reduction optical system has on the most object side a meniscus single-lens element convex to the object side, allowing for a high-perfor... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7536092 | Camera which incorporates a lens unit that can program an optical property comprising a selection unit A group of optical elements of a zoom lens unit has variable-focal-length lenses whose optical properties can be adjusted. A camera having this zoom lens unit incorporated therein includes a program memory which stores therein a plurality of mocking design data with... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7536093 | Camera which incorporates a lens unit that can program an optical property and a corresponding method A group of optical elements of a zoom lens unit has variable-focal-length lenses whose optical properties can be adjusted. A camera having this zoom lens unit incorporated therein includes a control unit into which control information, with respect to any of a plura... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7493031 | Automatic focusing module An automatic focusing module (100) includes a lens barrel (10), a first lens (11), a piezoelectric element (14), and a deformably adjustable lens (13). The first lens is disposed in the lens barrel. The piezoelectric element is ins... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7493032 | Camera module A camera module (100) includes a housing (110), a lens (120), an optical group (130), a drive mechanism (160) and two image sensors (180, 190). The optical group includes a first and a second mirror (132, 134) respect... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7471888 | Image pickup device and portable electronic equipment A cellular telephone handset has a built-in image pickup device. A lid shaped reception unit is slidable on a transmission unit or main body between closed and open positions, lies on a first surface of the main body when in the closed position, and uncovers at leas... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7463824 | Collapsible lens barrel A cam pin (16) and a demating prevention pin (35) that are provided in a driving frame (15) and have an identical shape are allowed to mate with a cam groove (18) and a demating prevention groove (36) that are provided in a cam fra... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7450836 | Image device, control method for the imaging device, program for performing the control method, and recording medium recording the program Disclosed herein is an imaging device having a lens including a zoom lens and a focus lens; an image sensor for outputting an imaging result of an optical image formed by the lens; a signal processor for processing the imaging result to output a video signal; a dete... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444073 | Digital camera module with auto-focusing function A digital camera module (100) with an auto-focusing function is adapted for use in a foldable electronic device. The digital camera module includes a lens mount (10), a lens barrel (20), a voice coil actuator (40), and an image pick-up mo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433584 | Variable-magnification optical system and image-taking apparatus therewith A variable-magnification optical system has, from the object side to the image side, at least a first lens group having a positive optical power, a second lens group having a negative optical power, and a third lens group having a positive optical power. The first l... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423822 | Lens barrel and optical apparatus The present invention is directed to a lens barrel that is simplified in structure with the reduced number of components and is facilitated in assembly and associated adjustment. The lens barrel enables an appropriate frictional force against the rotation force caus... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423813 | Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus including the same There is disclosed a zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens unit ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424214 | Push-pull type camera module for portable wireless terminal A push-pull type camera module for a portable wireless terminal in which a hollow outer lens barrel is installed in the portable wireless terminal, a push-pull switch is installed in the outer barrel, an inner barrel is installed in the outer barrel, the inner barre... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418199 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus including a first lens unit with positive power in which the most object-side surface is concave and the most image-side surface is convex, an aperture stop, a second lens unit with positive power in which the most object-side surface is convex ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417673 | Optical and digital zooming for an imaging device The invention relates to photographing process, where zooming is carried out. In a method an image is formed through imaging optics onto a light sensitive image sensor in an imaging device and wherein the device is capable of both optical and digital zooming. The me... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409151 | Photographing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium for recording image processing program, capable of improving contrast characteristics in high zooming magnification In a photographing apparatus, while a deterioration of a contrast characteristic caused by an optical zooming operation is prevented, superior photographic images are continuously acquired. Magnification set by an optical zooming function is acquired, and a gamma cu... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7391965 | Lens apparatus and image-taking apparatus A lens apparatus is disclosed, which is capable of keeping the engagement of a protruding portion of a first member and a cam groove portion of a second member even if an external force acts on the apparatus. The lens apparatus comprises: a first member including fi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7375900 | Variable power optical system and image pickup apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a compact size variable power optical system capable of producing a high quality image. The variable power optical system comprises a plurality of lens groups for forming an optical image on an image surface of an ima... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372638 | Lens barrel There is disclosed a lens barrel including a fixed frame, a rotary frame rotatable with respect to the fixed frame to advance or retract in an optical axis direction, and a rectilinear guide frame rotatable relative to the rotary frame to displace integrally with th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373082 | Light shielding structure of a zoom lens barrel A light shielding structure of a zoom lens barrel includes an outer ring, an intermediate ring and an inner ring which are concentrically arranged, the intermediate ring being movable relative to the outer ring and including at least one through-slot, the inner ring... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372980 | Information terminal apparatus with collation function According to this invention, a fingerprint sensor is mounted for fingerprint collation, and a movable protection unit which coverts the fingerprint sensor is arranged. In fingerprint authentication, the protection unit moves to expose the fingerprint sensor. Along w... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365910 | Electronic image pickup system The invention relates to an electronic image pickup system whose depth dimension is extremely reduced, taking advantage of an optical system type that can overcome conditions imposed on the movement of a zooming movable lens group while high specifications and perfo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362510 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus A zoom lens with a reduced overall length having a color separating prism therein and a telecentric property with a first lens group (GI) having a positive refractive power and having a fixed position, a second lens group (GII) of the variable magnification type hav... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359131 | Lens positioning systems and methods An improved lens mount and related lens and lens barrel positioning methods are provided. In one example, a lens mount for use with a miniature camera can include a ring member having a substantially cylindrical interior surface defining a substantially cylindrical ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356251 | Assembly-stage focus adjustment mechanism of a zoom lens An assembly-stage focus adjustment mechanism of a zoom lens barrel including a plurality of lens groups which are moved while distances therebetween are changed to perform a zooming operation, the assembly-stage focus adjustment mechanism including two lens fixing f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350915 | Lens having at least one lens centration mark and methods of making and using same A lens having at least one lens centration mark formed on a major surface of the lens is disclosed. The lens centration mark may be located at the intersection of a first axis and the major surface, where the major surface is symmetrical about the first axis such th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351914 | Flexible printed circuit board for catheter, catheter using same, and production method of catheter The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board having a band-like meandering pattern as a whole, which includes multiple linear parts configured about parallel to each other and a folding margin connected to one end in a longitudinal direction of tw... | 04/01/2008 |
