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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Chanyoung Moon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jonghyeok Chun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Duseung Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sangkee Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autofocus camera apparatus and method using multiple motors are provided. The AF camera apparatus includes a housing, an AF lens group disposed in the housing, a processor configured to generate a control signal to control movement of the AF lens group according to a determined focus location, and a plurality of motors configured to move the AF lens group in an optical axis direction according to the control signal of the processor.