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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139142 | Video manipulation of red, green, blue, distance (RGB-Z) data including segmentation, up-sampling, and background substitution techniques RGB-Z imaging systems acquire RGB data typically with a high X-Y resolution RGB pixel array, and acquire Z-depth data with an array of physically larger Z pixels having additive signal properties. In each acquired frame, RGB pixels are mapped to a corresponding Z pi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139141 | Single chip red, green, blue, distance (RGB-Z) sensor An RGB-Z sensor is implementable on a single IC chip. A beam splitter such as a hot mirror receives and separates incoming first and second spectral band optical energy from a target object into preferably RGB image components and preferably NIR Z components. The RG... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134637 | Method and system to increase X-Y resolution in a depth (Z) camera using red, blue, green (RGB) sensing An imaging system substantially simultaneously acquires z-depth and brightness data from first sensors, and acquires higher resolution RGB data from second sensors, and fuses data from the first and second sensors to model an RGBZ image whose resolution can be as hi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130309 | Light spot position detection device, optical device including the same, and electronic equipment including the optical device In a light spot position detection device, in one frame of operation, under control of a control unit, pixel data obtained in a pixel section in exposure of a solid-state image sensor in synchronization with light emission of a light emitting element are added to co... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8049812 | Camera with auto focus capability A method and apparatus for automatically focusing a camera that may rely upon ambient light for auto focusing and flash illumination for image capture. A correction factor may be determined that is based at least in part on a range between the camera and a desired s... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7929043 | Image stabilizing apparatus, image-pickup apparatus and image stabilizing method An image stabilizing apparatus includes a motion vector calculating part that calculates a motion vector between a plurality of images including a displacement caused by a motion of an image-pickup apparatus, a shake-correction parameter calculating part that receiv... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7782392 | Device and method for autofocus adjustment by combining a distance-measuring sensor and contrast autofocus The autofocus adjustment device comprises a distance-measuring sensor and a contrast system AF, and is capable of attaining further speeding up and high accuracy. The autofocus adjustment device drives a focus lens according to the measurement result of a distance-m... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7777802 | Imaging apparatus including an auto focusing function An AF controlling unit (83) starts an outside light AF operation controlled by an outside AF unit (81) by a half-pressing of a shutter release button (61), and a change over between the outside AF operation and a CCDAF operation controlled by a ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7710493 | Image-pickup apparatus and focus control method An image-pickup apparatus includes a first detector configured to generate first information corresponding to a contrast state of a picked-up image, a second detector configured to detect second information that is used for focus control and different from the first... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7697058 | Device and method for autofocus adjustment by combining a distance-measuring sensor and contrast autofocus The autofocus adjustment device comprises a distance-measuring sensor and a contrast system AF, and is capable of attaining further speeding up and high accuracy. The autofocus adjustment device drives a focus lens according to the measurement result of a distance-m... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7683963 | Method of distance estimation to be implemented using a digital camera A method of distance estimation is to be implemented using a digital camera, and includes: selecting a pre-established reference dimension corresponding to a target whose distance is to be estimated; enabling operation of the digital camera to capture a clear image ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683962 | Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors in a rangefinder configuration to provide a range map An electronic camera for producing an output image of a scene from a captured image signal includes a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor for generating a first sensor output and a first lens for forming a first image of the scene on the first image ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7593053 | Autofocus device method Autofocus device has a lens-driving unit, a focal-point-position-detecting unit, and a distance measurement sensor that measures a distance to a subject. The device also has a control unit for controlling the lens-driving unit to drive the lens, thereby meeting the ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7502064 | Using light pulses to implement auto-focus in a digital camera A camera includes a light transmitter configured to transmit light pulses at a first rate, a light receiver configured to receive return signals corresponding to the light pulses transmitted by the light transmitter, and a sampler configured to sample electrical sig... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499096 | Device and method for autofocus adjustment The autofocus adjustment device comprises a distance-measuring sensor and a contrast system AF, and is capable of attaining further speeding up and high accuracy. The autofocus adjustment device drives a focus lens according to the measurement result of a distance-m... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7499097 | Electronic camera equipped with an automatic focusing function A user by halfway depressing (S12) a shutter button acquires (S13, S14) the output OR and the output OL of a sensor array. Subsequently, an operation judges whether or not the absolute value of the difference between the output OR and the output... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7456897 | Image-taking apparatus for setting maximum exposure time and control method therefor There is provided an image-taking apparatus which sets a proper exposure time with repressing camera shake in accordance with a situation of an object. This image-taking apparatus comprises an image-pickup element which converts an object image into an image signal ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453512 | Auto-focus apparatus, focus adjusting method, image capturing apparatus and image capturing method An auto-focus apparatus, a focus adjusting method, an image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method make it possible to perform accurate focus adjustment on a subject for which the focus should be adjusted. The auto-focus apparatus emits an irradiation wav... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7423685 | Image-taking apparatus with first control method in which focus lens is driven based upon signal from image-pickup device and second control method in which focus lens is driven based on signal representing object distance An image-taking apparatus capable of appropriate AF control without depending on a zoom enlargement ratio is disclosed. The image-taking apparatus includes a signal processing section which generates an image signal based on the output signal of an image-pickup devi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423686 | Image pickup apparatus having auto-focus control and image pickup method To track a region of interest (“ROI”) such as, for example, in a viewfinder of a camera, both the location and distance of a point in the ROI are estimated for a time in the future, based on actual measurements of locations and distances of the point at the pres... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421195 | Apparatus for acquiring focussing information and method of acquiring focusing information A storage unit is configured to store beforehand a table that shows a relation between spread parameters and command values supplied to a control unit to acquire a focused image of an object, and information that designates a command value corresponding to an inflec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411624 | Image sensing apparatus, control method therefor, program, and storage medium An object of this invention is to increase the precision and speed of autofocusing operation. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes a photographing optical system which forms an object image, the photographing optical system having a focusing o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412159 | Image pickup apparatus and defocus amount correction value calculation method An image pickup apparatus, in which a light is projected toward a physical object by projection means, and based on the reflected light by the physical object of the light, a defocus amount is detected (steps S2003 to S2008) by the first focus detectio... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408585 | Auto-focus apparatus, focus adjusting method, image capturing apparatus and image capturing method An auto-focus apparatus, a focus adjusting method, an image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method make it possible to perform accurate focus adjustment on a subject for which the focus should be adjusted. The auto-focus apparatus emits an irradiation wav... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405762 | Camera having AF function A camera having an electronic image pickup element and a distance-measuring circuit that uses light signals obtained from light images of a plurality of distance-measuring areas set in a photographing screen to select a main subject and measure the distance to the s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7391442 | Digital camera including a distortion correction system A digital camera system includes a camera body; a lens mounted to the camera body, and an image processor operatively coupled to the lens. The image processor converts a visual image passing into the lens to a digital format to form a captured digital image. The dig... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7365790 | Autofocus system for an image capturing apparatus A digital camera 100 includes a photographic optical system (21) for projecting an image of a subject; a CCD (24) for converting the projected image into an image signal and outputting it; a focus driving system (25) which changes a focus... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362367 | Digital camera having composition determining operation for temporarily storing freeze image data representative of a composition It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital camera that forms, on a solid state imaging device, an object image resulting from object light transmitted via a photographing optical system, to obtain image data representative of the object image, the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355634 | Moving image pickup apparatus carrying out automatic focus adjustment and still image recording method therefor A moving image pickup apparatus which is capable of attaining both enhanced focusing accuracy and increased chances of snapshooting. A predetermined time period is determined according to a designated image pickup period. Responsive to designation of still image rec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7330212 | Drive controller of lens apparatus A drive controller of a lens apparatus including a first lens unit movable to perform manual focus and a second lens unit disposed closer to an image than the first lens unit. The drive controller includes a detection device detecting a focal state of the lens appar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310770 | Method and apparatus for a home network auto-tree builder A method and system is provided for detecting, commanding and controlling diverse home devices currently connected to a home network. An interface is provided for accessing the home devices that are currently connected to a home network. According to the method, a d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301579 | Imaging apparatus An AF controlling unit (83) starts an outside light AF operation controlled by an outside AF unit (81) by a half-pressing of a shutter release button (61), and a change over between the outside AF operation and a CCDAF operation controlled by a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298412 | Image pickup device, automatic focusing method, automatic exposure method, electronic flash control method and computer program There are provided an image memory which stores one image of a subject, an image fetch section which takes in an image from the image memory to another memory or register in a predetermined unit, a control section which takes charge of the overall control, a face ch... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7280147 | Auto focusing apparatus and image inputting apparatus An auto focusing apparatus comprises a contrast AF (auto focusing) means (10), an outside light AF means (20), a release button (30), a focusing accurate priority button (40) and control means (50). The control means controls the c... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274815 | Parallel phase-sensitive three-dimensional imaging camera An apparatus is disclosed for generating a three-dimensional (3-D) image of a scene illuminated by a pulsed light source (e.g. a laser or light-emitting diode). The apparatus, referred to as a phase-sensitive 3-D imaging camera utilizes a two-dimensional (2-D) array... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262803 | Camera with adjustable auto-focus detection area An optical apparatus which can be focused on an object included at an arbitrary position in an image-taking area with simple operations, is disclosed. The optical apparatus according to the present invention comprises a focusing state calculating circuit which deriv... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259375 | Special effects video camera The invention provides a video camera fitted with telemetry means which provide, in parallel with the image, information relating to the distance of each of the filmed points of an image. A clip key calculated on the information relating to the distance may be calcu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260270 | Image creating device and image creating method An image-capturing unit generates an image signal corresponding to an image of a subject formed by a photographing optical system. A point spread function generating unit generates varying point spread functions corresponding to various distances based upon two-dime... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256833 | Method and apparatus for automatically optimizing optical contrast in automated equipment Techniques for automatically adjusting and/or optimizing the color and/or intensity of the illuminating light used in a vision system is presented. The intensity of each of a plurality of illuminating light colors is allowed to be independently adjusted to adapt the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248796 | Imaging apparatus and method, recording medium, and program An image capturing apparatus includes: a focal position adjusting device operable to adjust a focal position of an optical system to a predetermined position in a first image capture period and change the focal position of the optical system in a second image captur... | 07/24/2007 |
