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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7893988 | Method for pre-focus of digital slides Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information prior to scanning digital microscope slides with a line scan camera. The methods include a point-focus procedure that works by moving the slide to the desired measurement location, moving the objecti... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7609318 | Imaging system utilizing spatial image oscillation An imaging system includes an image detector for producing a continuous image signal from an image received thereat; oscillation means coupled to the image detector for inducing a spatial oscillation in the image relative to the image detector; and a spatio-temporal... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7518652 | Method and apparatus for pre-focus in a linear array based slide scanner Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information prior to scanning microscope slides with a line scan camera. The methods include a point-focus procedure that works by moving the slide to the desired measurement location, moving the objective lens ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7430010 | Image sensing apparatus with focusing CCD movably inserted in a light splitting path of a half-mirror A half-mirror is interposed between a photographing lens and a photographing CCD, and a focusing CCD is movably inserted in the light splitting path of the half-mirror. In photographing, particularly in photographing of a motion image, the focusing CCD is moved to s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7365788 | Imager apparatus In an imager apparatus, an optical member protecting an imaging element is vibrated. Dust is thereby removed from the optical member. A vibration member can vibrate the optical member in a plurality of conditions. A photographing-mode setting unit sets a photographi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352403 | Method for adjusting relative position of lens module by using uniform light source A method for adjusting relative position of a lens module by using a uniform light source is provided. The lens module includes a bottom board, an image sensor, an adjusting module and a lens apparatus. The image sensor is disposed on the bottom board and perpendicu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333672 | Image processing system/network which performs recognition process only upon regions having higher high spatial frequency content An image recognition process applied to a photograph is preceded by a pre-processing step which identifies parts of the image which are in focus. The recognition process is then limited to those parts. The pre-processing typically operates by creating a measure of h... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292270 | Image blurring correction apparatus When the camera is performing the pan or tilt operation on performing image blurring correction, the image blurring correction is stopped and a vibration-proof lens is returned to a reference position at a speed that is changed according to a focal length of the zoo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277126 | Image data quality adjustment A first image processing device uses image data, and image generation information that is associated with the image data and that includes at least aperture information, operating mode information, and lens focal length information at the time of generation of the i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268817 | Method of automatically focusing using a quadratic function in camera A method of automatically focusing a camera determines a position of a focus lens where an amount of a high frequency in an image signal is a maximum. The amount of a high frequency included in an image signal is measured at intervals of multiple focus motor steps. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250974 | Image pickup apparatus with improved auto focusing and method of autofocusing An image pickup apparatus for electronically photographing a still image using a photo-voltaic transducer device. The focusing position of a focusing lens is detected from the contrast of the photographed image as AF supplementary light is illuminated on the object.... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236696 | Auto focus camera, lens apparatus and camera system with a vibration motor drive A camera comprising the following components is disclosed: a vibrating motor which drives a focus lens of an image-taking optical system, and a control circuit which controls the vibrating type motor to repeatedly drive and stop the focus lens, extracting higher fre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7193651 | Camera system, lens apparatus and camera A camera system has a camera with a photosensitive member that records optical images; and a lens apparatus removably mounted on the camera and forming an optical image with an image taking optical system including a focus lens. Focus control of the focus lens is ch... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187857 | Lens control apparatus In a lens control apparatus for detecting a magnification lens position and a focus compensation lens and controlling a focus compensation position in zooming such that a focused position of the focus compensation lens with respect to a discrete magnification lens p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183530 | Imaging device and electronic apparatus with the same An electronic apparatus with an imaging device has a photographing optical system that forms an object image, an image pick-up device that has a photo-receiving area and generates image-pixel signals from the object image formed on the photo-receiving area. The phot... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7136104 | Mirror box and electronic still camera A mirror box comprises a quick return mirror and an optical low-pass filter. When observing a subject image, the quick return mirror is set to a reflecting position, in which the quick return to mirror is inclined to the optical axis of a photographing lens group by... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126640 | Autofocus strobe control in image sensing apparatus Provided is control relating to autofocusing in an image sensing apparatus having an image sensing unit for photoelectrically converting an optical image of a subject to obtain an image signal representing the subject, and an autofocus function, the apparatus being ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123292 | Mosaicing images with an offset lens A camera can be used to record multiple low resolution images of an object by shifting a camera lens relative to an image sensor of the camera. Each camera image recorded represents a portion of the object. A composite high resolution image of the object can be obta... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7084910 | System and method for using multiple images in a digital image capture device A digital image capture and processing system, comprising a lens coupled to a lens control element is disclosed. The image capture system includes an image sensor configured to capture images from the lens, and a memory element and a processor coupled to the lens co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079187 | Focus adjusting apparatus and focus adjusting method An apparatus, such as a focus adjusting apparatus, includes a focus adjusting system, a driving device which drives the focus adjusting system from one of a state in which a near-distance object is in focus and a state in which a far-distance object is in focus to t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064789 | Digital camera having a tilting/swinging mechanism A digital camera includes a photographic lens that is provided on a camera body of the digital camera so that an optical axis of the photographic lens is stationary with respect to the camera body; an image pick-up element on which an image of an object to be photog... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057646 | Focus adjusting system, image capture apparatus and control method thereof A focus adjusting system includes an optical unit movable to adjust a focus of an object image to an image capture unit for imaging an object to produce a signal representative of the object image, a detection unit for extracting, as a first signal, a high-frequency... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7026606 | Auto-focus system with 2-D or 3-D compensation An optical scanning apparatus and method for scanning a surface of an object is provided. The scanner has an image sensor having a sensor plane and an image data output. An optics system defines an optical path having an axis and a first end whereat a scan object su... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023483 | Framing aid for a document capture device A framing aid for a handheld document capture device such as a digital camera, comprising two pattern generators (10,20) generating convergent patterns (14, 24) that are in register on a target object plane. Triangulation between the two pattern genera... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006138 | Camera A camera provided with a lens assembly, a CCD and a circuit for applying a signal which is disposed between the lens assembly and the CCD, where the circuit for applying a signal is vibrated. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006139 | Image pickup apparatus with focusing lens control device A lens control apparatus and an image pickup apparatus each of which, during a magnification varying operation in an inner focus type of lens system, predicts a destination position to be reached by a variator lens after a predetermined time period, calculates a spe... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006137 | Micro mode focusing apparatus for digital still camera using focus driving motor A micro mode executing apparatus of a digital still camera has an image sensor and a focus controlling lens connected to a focus driving motor and a spindle of the motor, thereby controlling an optical length within the range of a fixed barrel structure. The micro m... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6967680 | Method and apparatus for capturing images A method and a camera perform processing functions based on a preliminary frame of light before capturing a second frame of light that forms a final camera image. After the light for the final image is captured, additional post-capture processing is performed on ima... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963074 | Omni-directional optical code reader using scheimpflug optics An optical code reader for reading optical codes in any orientation with a preferred depth of field (DOF), the optical code reader including imaging sensor arrays arranged at angles to one another and tilted in accordance with the Scheimpflug principle to allow for ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961090 | Two zone automatic lens focusing system for digital still cameras A two zone lens auto-focusing system to be used in a digital still camera includes a picture taking lens, a solenoid to switch the lens focus point between near distance point and far distance point. The CPU or the electronically controlled distance measuring system... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6947128 | Alternative detector configuration and mode of operation of a time delay integration particle analyzer Light from an object moving through an imaging system is collected, dispersed, and imaged onto a time delay integration (TDI) detector that is inclined relative to an axis of motion of the object, producing a pixilated output signal. In one embodiment, the movement ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6940542 | Imaging apparatus, and method and device for shake correction in imaging apparatus Detection information for shake is detected by a shake detection unit, predictive shake information is calculated based on the shake detection information, a start position (center) of a correcting operation on an imaging surface of a shake correction unit is determ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937285 | Image pickup apparatus and power supply control method therefor In order to be able to reduce power consumption while making possible manual operation in any scene when the photographic situation demands its use, an image pickup apparatus has a ring member arranged concentrically with the optical axis of lenses, a detecting devi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924842 | Focusing state determining adapter for taking lens The focusing state determining adapter is detachably mounted between an interchangeable taking lens and a camera body in a camera system. The focusing state determining adapter includes a focus-imaging element and a beam splitter, which divides the subject light ent... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914635 | Microminiature zoom system for digital camera A digital camera for use in a communication device in which the image sensor is formed on a substrate and is mounted on a micro-electromechanical system for movement relative to the camera lens to provide an autofocus capability. In addition the lens may be mounted ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6897899 | Electronic image pickup apparatus An electronic image pickup apparatus comprises a photographic optical system; solid state image pickup devices disposed on a plant where a subject image formed by subject beams which have passed through the photographic optical system is formed; a main mirror dispos... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6879343 | Automatic focus adjusting device An automatic focusing device includes an extracting circuit which extracts a focus signal corresponding to a degree of focus from a picked-up image signal, a focusing lens and a direction deciding circuit which decides the direction of driving the focusing lens on t... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6822688 | Movable-lens position control apparatus An optical apparatus having an image-forming optical system comprising a movable lens, comprises a lens drive mechanism for moving the movable lens, a focus adjusting device for automatically adjusting an imaging position by moving the movable lens or another optica... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6816199 | Focus detecting device This invention provides an inexpensive image pick-up device which can enhance the focus detecting precision and reduce the time lag due to focus adjustment without using an exclusive-use AF sensor different from an image pick-up element. In the image pick-up device ... | 11/09/2004 |
