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Image stabilization control circuit

Patent 8068139 Issued on November 29, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 30, 2028. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Hand deviation correction apparatus and video camera
Patent #: 5959666
Issued on: 09/28/1999
Inventor: Naganuma

Mechanism and method for correcting trembling of focused image
Patent #: 6127667
Issued on: 10/03/2000
Inventor: Enomoto

Image stabilization apparatus and optical apparatus
Patent #: 7668447
Issued on: 02/23/2010
Inventor: Yamazaki

Shake correcting device, shake correcting method and control program for implementing the method Patent #: 7675548
Issued on: 03/09/2010
Inventor: Yamazaki

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 12182175 filed on 07/30/2008

US Classes:

348/208.2Mechanical motion detection (gyros, accelerometers, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Tran, Sinh
Assistant: Cutler, Albert

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 1598681 CN 03/01/2005
  • 6339063 JP 12/01/1994
  • 10-213832 JP 08/01/1998
  • 2000350084 JP 12/01/2000
  • 1999-0060032 KR 07/01/1999
  • 10-0423380 KR 06/01/2004

International Class

H04N 5/228

Abstract

An image stabilization control circuit controls an optical element driving element configured to move an optical element provided in an imaging apparatus based on an output signal of a vibration detection element provided in the imaging apparatus. The image stabilization control circuit includes an analog-digital conversion circuit configured to receive an analog signal from a position detection element that detects the position of the optical element and convert the input analog signal into a digital signal, and a servo circuit configured to generate a correction signal for correcting the position of the optical element based on an output signal of the analog-digital conversion circuit and output the generated correction signal to the optical element driving element. The servo circuit includes a digital filter circuit and a register. The digital filter circuit performs filter processing based on a filter coefficient stored in the register.

Other References

  • Chinese Office Action for Application No. 200810136098.8 issued Dec. 25, 2009 with English translation.
  • Korean Office Action for Application No. 10-2008-73920 mailed Jan. 29, 2010 with English translation.
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