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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01); H04N 23/959 (2023.01); G02B 30/22 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/66 (2023.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); G02B 21/0012 (2013.01); G02B 21/241 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04N 23/959 (2023.01); G02B 30/22 (2020.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an operation instruction made by a voice input to an imaging device including: an optical system including a focus lens; and an image sensor; and a controller configured to control the focus lens moving at a first velocity to stop movement when the operation instruction is an instruction to stop an operation of the focus lens, and control the focus lens to move at a second velocity lower than the first velocity.